. >> do you think michelle obama -- this has been her signature thing, trying to deal with obesity. she made a dent in the problem? >> absolutely. we are aware that we are not a healthy nation even though we are the wealthiest nation of all time. we have unhealthy people on a regular basis. our problem with hunger is that we do not have any economic mechanism to get the food to the right place. >> a hot job in washington, the white house chef is leaving. is that a job you want to have? does it launch you to celebrity? >> the personal chef to the president and his family. the white house chef is a different women. those are both great jobs. the beauty would've been access to real policymaking and perhaps being able to help michelle obama and barack obama figure out what they want to talk about. >> he is moving to new york city. will he be a hot chef on the market? is that qualification not mean much? >> it is a cool thing and i imagine he will try to join something that does not have him working behind the line. maybe working in a grocery store or produce world where he else -- helps

>> first lady michelle obama welcomed military families to the white house earlier this month for the first public the 2014 white house holiday decorations. up next on c-span, we'll show decorations,hose followed by remarks from the first lady. >> they notified you in october. us.06 of >> from every -- staren a mother hangs the on the tree, lost her son in 2010. tears come down her face. enoughdn't give me kleenex, because i'm -- you don't know, when you come in to volunteer, you have no idea where you're going to be placed. and i think each of us are put significant place. i have a grandson that was a marine for four years. two of those years, he was in iraq. and he was -- god bless him -- he was shot for the second time, when he came home. was right after the war was really mean. see them place a -- when i see a child placing his ither's star on there or think, you know, that could have been me. respect these to gold stars. >> sometimes it's chocolate. gingerbread. gingerbread.a to u.s.is dedicated service members, as it has been in the past. >> how are you doing? are you having fun

then first lady michelle obama with a look at this year's white house christmas decorations. after that, house speaker john boehner and other lawmakers at the lighting ceremony for the capitol christmas tree. earlier this month, president obama and the first family helped light the national christmas tree on the mall in washington. the president and first lady spoke. tom hanks and rita wilson cohosted the ceremony. >> now, here are our hosts for this evening, tom hanks and rita wilson! [cheering and applause] ♪[music]♪ >> and i want to tell you, good evening! >> all right. that's the way to do it. hey, welcome to president's park everybody. you can see, we are just across the street from the white house on a wonderful winter night here in washington, d.c. >> this is the 92nd annual national christmas tree lighting, a great holiday tradition here in the nation's capital that dates back to the coolidge administration. >> honey here's a very fun fact. did you know that calvin coolidge played the harmonica and had two pet raccoons? >> how do you know that? >> his facebook page. [l

your point being is it was how michelle obama felt. in these situations. >> absolutely. we always want to talk about these things as if there is an answer to the question. rather than seeing the importance of actually having conversations about the question even when you cannot find the answers. no one knows why somebody asks you for help in a store. i get asked for help all the time. something about the little old ladies always want crackers at the top. i'm 6'2" so i'm always doing that. in addition to that, in department stores i am always asked whether or not -- do you have this in blue or something? the first few times you think this is just a weird little funny little mistake we're making. both people laugh it off. but after decades of it happening, your brain starts to do what your brain does which is try to make connections and figure out what is happening and why is this happening to me all the time? and certain things, certain patterns develop. it's never men for me. it's never being black for me. >> i was asked the other day,

. >> michelle obama. she is pretty powerful. >> she is telling everyone what to eat.do you think about that? >> i think it's great. >> i'm so hungry, i could eat a sandwich from the gas station. >> i think she has gotten her power given to her rather than earning it. >> behind every powerful man there is an extremely powerful woman. >> who are you? >> i could be behind you. >> the day is young. ♪ ooh dream weaver >> honk my hooter. >> what about her? >> i know ellen degeneres, yes. >> why do women love ellen so much? >> because ellen will speak her mind. >> are you reacted to to her? >> i just love her energy. >> do you like women? >> i love women. >> what about after a few drinks? >> no. >> you've got to cut that out. >> she could dance pretty nicely for a white girl. >> yeah, she gets down. ♪ >> nice moves. >> who is that? >> i don't know who this is either. >> i'm looking at her. i don't know her. >> is she from brooklyn? >> no. >> i feel like, you know, a lot of people make fun of her. >> hillary clinton? what, what's she been eating? >> i am a big fan of her husb

and michelle obama's comments, just this is odd as well. look at what michelle obama had to say in this case she said the only person, talking about her visit to a target store, saying the only person who came up to me me to help her take something off the shelf because she didn't see me as the first lady, but someone who could help her. that is what she said she referred to the same moment when she went into a target store and it's interesting because she says in the first instance she was sort of a little bit incognito and the second she suggests she wasn't. listen to this. >> a woman walked up to me, right, i was in the detergent aisle. she said, excuse me, i just have to ask you something. i thought, cover blown. she said can you reach on that shelf and hand me that detergent. i reached up and pulled it down, she was short. and she had no idea who i was i thought as soon as she walked up i said we're going to have to leave. just needed detergent. >> such a different context. there she's in target. you know? a baseball hat on, a famous p

michelle obama and the lighting of the capitol machine, and celebrity activists talk about their causes. >>> and samuel alita, and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern venture into the art of good writing, and at 12:306789 so the feminist side of a superhero. 7:00 p.m. all thor pamela paul and others talk about their reading hands. on american history tv on c-span3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. >>> at noon fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived at 10:00 tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and american naval forces clashed for 2 1/2 hours in cumberland bay near plaths'burgh. david fit

lighting of the national christmas tree, folded with the white house decoration with first lady michelle obama. >>> just after 12:30 p.m. celebrity activists talk about their causes. >>> then at 8:00, samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding father. venture into the art of good writing, and at 12:30 so the femme nit side of a super superhero. pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foodage with george bush and bob dole. >>> and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived, and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day. for our complete schedule. go to cspan.org. >>> baltimore's ft. mchenry is celebrated at the birthplace of the star-spangled banner. but the fort played an important war in the civil war, world war i, and beyond. next, america history tv explores the history after the star-spangled banner. >> i'm chief of interpretation here of the bi

everybody knew michelle obama so i was very happy. >> and beyonce.l knew her. >> everybody loves beyonce and everybody loves ellen. if she ran for president she would win. even i like ellen. >> pop culture. >> they are nice. >> no fisticuffs. the only time i screemgd was when i was on that little roller coaster. that was the only time. >> didn't ask about fox news, probably wise. >> i don't think there is a loft fox news fans down there. >> i don't know jersey there are. >> maybe not seaside heights. >> watters will be back whenever we say so because he has to do what i say. watters world on deck. jesse up in martha's vineyard as well with the president. you know what that spells, trouble. >> when reagan was president, the democrats controlled the house and the senate. reagan got a lot done. how's come president obama can't get done. >> because president obama is black. can you feel the tension in the air right now? >> right back, watters world. if you're suffering from constipation or irregularity, powders may take days to work. for gentle overnight

i think there's going to be interesting things between michelle obama and the republican party whichry clinton found herself in when she was first lady, so maybe nostalgia -- >> and you wasn't to boldly predict she's going to run. >> i want it more than she actually wants it. >> i'm going to predict that bernie sanders will be a teacher by the end of this segment. >> on that note, helena andrews jeffrey goldberg and evan mcmorris santoro, thanks for joining us. >> ifill: we close tonight with a look back at the year at the movies. jeffrey brown has that. >> brown: we talk favorite films, best performances and more with film critics dana stevens and mike sargent. we asked each of you to pick a top film you wanted to recommend. i know it's hard to whittle but dana you choice "boyhood." tell us briefly why. >> for the purposes of this conversation i chose "boy hood." i never like to rank the movies because i like to choose a different. boy hood is outstanding. it's richard link letter's opus about a texas family that takes place over the course of 12 years and filmed over the course of

listen to what michelle obama had to say in this case. she's talking about her visit to a target store. she says the only person who came up to me in the store was a woman who asked me to help her take something off the shelf because she didn't see me as the first lady but as somebody who could help her. that's what she said in this "people" magazine article. she referred to the exact same moment when she went into a target store and it's also interesting because she said in the first instance that she was sort of a little bit incognito and then in second incident suggested she wasn't. listen to this. >> the woman actually walked up to me, right, i was in the detergent aisle. she said -- i kid you not -- excuse me. i just have to ask you something. i thought cover is blown. she said, can you reach on that shelf and hand me that detergent. she was short. i reached up and pulled it down. she said you didn't have to make it look so easy. she had no idea who i was. i thought as soon as she walked up, i was with my assistant. i said this is. i

followed by the white house decorations with the first lady michelle obama. and the lighting of the capitol tree. >>> just after 12:30 p.m. celebrity activists talk about their causes. >>> then at 8:00, samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding father. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. at 12:30 see the feminist side of the a superhero. jill lepore researches super woman. pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foot j of president george bush and bob dole. with ronald reagan. at 12:00 p.m. fashion experts on first lady's fashion choices. then at 10:00 p.m., tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. each week we go to historic sites around the country. baltimore's ft. mchenry is celebrated as the birthplace of the star-spangled banner where american force

the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama and the lighting of the capital christmas tree. and just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. then at 8:00, supreme court justice samuel alito and jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. and see the feminist side of a super hero as searches the secret history of wonder woman. at 7:00 p.m., pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on "american history tv" on c-span 3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole. with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> each week, american artifacts

all added the hashtag thanks michelle obama. diane prat heppener with the school nutrition association supports the roll back. >> we have already seen school meal programs having to lay off staff and make tough decisions about what they're offering in the cafeteria. >> reporter: because students are not taking the meals. >> because students are not taking the meals. >> reporter: the white house press secretary says the weakening of school lunch rules may not be what the white house wants but "that's the nature of bipartisan compromise." jim. >> axelrod: mark albert in our washington newsroom. thank you, mark. the ebola outbreak in west africa has now killed more than 6,500 people, according to the world health organization, that out of more than 18,000 who have been stricken so far. the rising toll is forcing drastic action in sierra leone, a largely muslim country, where nonetheless christmas celebrations are common-- or at least were common. debora patta has more. ♪ how can they know it's christmastime at all ♪ >> reporter: bo

what first lady michelle obama says happened when she went shopping at target in disguise. >>> then,er from texas end up here, in the hands of isis? >>> and she lost her job as a teacher. this bank he was fired. this woman says she was booted out of the police academy. could it really have been because they were too hot for their jobs? >> i had a gut feeling the whole time that they were trying

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. >> president barack obama and first lady michelle obama took time to speak at a marine base station yesterday. and the fight over how to end the war in afghanistan is still being debated. president obama says afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its country and that the u.s. is not going to be the source of terrorist attacks again. the withdraw has been a moment many family have been waiting well over a decade for. nearly 11,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan will stay to keep the country stable over the next few months. >> it's an important mission here but it's difficult to be away from home. >> reporter: the u.s. is prepared to leave but critics aren't so sure that afghanistan can stand on its own. >> a group of hackers called lizard squad taking credit for xbox and play station outages. sony and microsoft are working to fix the problem. >> the holidays are all but over but holiday shopping of course is not. f for. >> at first we're going to take a quick look at markets. the santa rally sticks and for a few more days. futures are pointing to a higher open. expect it to be a light trad

laura bush highlighted literacy, and throughout michelle obama decor, focus on military families. verse tours, the white house hoses throughout the season, get the opportunity to see the more public displays of decor, first families, do still have a chance to keep some traditions to themselves. >> there are quarters within the house that are private, and family usually has their own tree there, with their own ornament on it, the types of things were hand i crafted by the children of the household, that sort of thing, much beloved. >> white house historical chief william, says the first known christmas tree wasn't until 1889. rye questions of benjamin harrison for children and grandchildren, five years later grover cleveland's family had the first white house tree with electric lights. and one first family had to sneak a tree past their commander in chief. >> of course roosevelt didn't really agree or enjoy the idea of having christmas trees in the house because he was such an after i had conservationist, but did bundle under to his children's wishes and actually they did have a tr

historic preservation commission i have broad community support by organizations including 70 michelle obama ma the buena vista arts and sf beautiful and the cb d from integral market and yerba buena this is an exciting project that is the first of its kind in the world visualize the light rail vehicles thin light strange longer than market street if the embarcadero to van ness sending delicately delicate lights matching the 200 underground trains people will monitor the trains by the above ground lights colleagues this is the transportation spine of san francisco and one of the most important streets it is deserving of improved treatment compared to what it is today that's why we're moving forward with the better street market plan as the supply moves forward the light rail will build awareness for the 0 future improvements on market street 24 installation was conceived and advanced by the arts that is the same organization be responsible for the beautiful light bay lights on the bay bridge which the m t c approved or answered into an mou to make that installation on the bay bridge permanen

♪[music] >> first lady michelle obama ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ steve >> first lady michelle obama welcomed military house holiday decorations. up next on c-span, we'll show you some of those decorations, followed by remarks from the first lady. >> they notified you in october. >> 106 of us. >> a mother hangs the star on the tree, lost her son in 2010. and you see the tears come down her face. they didn't give me enough kleenex, because i'm -- you don't know, when you come in to volunteer, you have no idea where you're going to be placed. and i think each of us are put in a significant place. i have a grandson that was a marine for four years. two of those years, he was in iraq. and he was -- god bless him -- he was shot for the second time, when he came home. that was right after the war was really mean. so when i see them place a -- when i see a child placing his father's star on there or i think, you know, that could have been me. so we all have to respect these gold stars. >> sometimes it's chocolate. gingerbread. >> sometimes it's chocolate. gingerbread. >> just made a gingerbread. -- is this m

with the lighting of the christmas tree followed by christmas decorations with first lady michelle obamand the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity their this stock about causes. supreme court justice samuel alito and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on seas and 2, venture into the art of good writing. at 1230, the feminist side of the superhero as jill searches the secret history of wonder woman. otherspamela paul and talk about their reading habits. on american history tv, at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john f. kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady's fashion choices representing the style of the times in which they lived. former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than the years of reporting on world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, www.c-span.org. guilllette of the moving picture institute on the lyrical messages in pop cul

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the national christmas tree, followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obamathe lighting of the capital christmas tree. after 12:30 p.m. former governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from president's johnx1e kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion ex pert s on first lady's fashion choices and how they represented the styles at the time in which they lived. and tom brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur he moirl in norfolk virginia hosting a symposium marking the world war 1 centennial. author katrine clay talks about royal cousins george v of ing gland, kaiser will hem. of germany and nicholas ii, of russia on the eve of the first world war with and how itir impacted the coming global conflict. this is about 50 minutes.ne2b

the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obamar 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talked about their causes. at 8:00, supreme court justice alito and jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the art of good writing. at 12:30 p.m., the feminist side of the superhero. p.m., reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall. there will be speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. on his morem brokaw than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. coming up next, former white house press secretary's from the ford, reagan, george h w bush, clinton and obama administrations. they talk about how the position has changed over time and some of the difficulties they faced while trying to work for the white house an

and it is my great honor to welcome the first lady of the united states, michelle obama.plause] ♪ >> how are you guys doing? i'd love to see you too! are we ready to read? >> i'm ready. >> all right. are you ready for the story? twas the night before christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. the stockings were hung, by the chimney with care, in hopes that st. nicholas soon would be there. >> the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. and mamma in her 'kerchief and i in my cap had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. >> when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, i sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. >> away to the window i flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave a lustre of midday to objects below. >> when what to my wondering eyes did appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. >> i knew in a moment he must be st. nick. >> more rapid than eagles his coursers

tika hunter will play michelle obama. who do you pick for barak obama besides yourself?am just in shock that they are going to do a movie about that point in time. >> chadwick bosman. he made a career out of the doing biographys. and right there in action and super hero kind of have it all. i can't believe they haven't settled on him. >> tyler james williams is age appropriate at the time barak and michelle met. and i was doing a research. the back up dancer, we do have a picture. >> i love that song. >> we have a photo. >> i will take your word for it. >> i need a time machine so we can go back. we need denzil who was my fake boyfriend. he is to old now. >> why did you pick him? >> he is denzilwashington. >> you are welcome. >> you could have said anything. >> i pick lance gross. you know him? he's most famous of playing calvin pa yne in tiler peri. i think he is really good looking. >> there is nothing wrong with that. >> you are yelling at me for den zil? >> come on! >> and he locks like it. great to have you. >> thank you. love to be back. and happy holidays. >> grea

carolyn spotted michelle obama from across the room. she looks like fun, carolyn said. sit next to her. the rest, as they say, is history, and it is also remarkable, because when tom announced his retirement, from across the political spectrum, it was a day, listen to this, a day when barack obama and jim demint found something they could agree on. it must have brought some joy to tom at such a difficult time. tome departs the senate, will leave one battle behind to confront another. beste sending him every wish in that fight. we are keeping him in our prayers. we know that he will prevail, but he is really going to be missed around here. he is just the type of citizen and legislator our founders envisioned. moreas pored over oversight documents than anyone cares to imagine. his waist but has become an annual phenomenon. it helps draft the conversation on spending. he has lead on issues like hiv and malaria, and in the senate, a critical leader in intelligence oversight lost when he leaves. tom played an invaluable role on the intelligence committee where he brought a u

. ♪ >> tell us what is going on in that video of michelle obama and that turnip. >> she is a lawyer.so many degrees. she is sitting there, a social media in turn comes up and says, here is a turnip. how many vegetables is she dancing web, which vegetables? >> there's not a lot of time in general, right? >> that is one of the highlights. you do not need to watch the rest. barack obama says some little things, announcements, boring. >> [indiscernible] an actual turnip. >> she is dancing with a vegetable. --does not get better. >> this congressman's assistant who posted about the obamas daughters and resigned or was forced to resign -- what do you think? >> talking about the present's daughters, that is a no go. i do not think they should have social media accounts. >> they can handle it? >> i don't think they know people read it. >> i will be your twitter friend. >> i am humorist. i have a life. i'm not a public official. it is kind of funny -- i read something where she was arrested as a teenager, too. so, talking about going to the club and stuff -- >> have you feel about that turkey

followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama. and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about the causes. bushsamuel alito and jeb on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. eastern,2 at 10 a.m. venture into the article writing with steve pinker. then see the feminist side of a leporero as jill searches the history of wonder woman. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from john kennedy and robert reagan -- ronald reagan. theyon choices and how represented the styles of the times in which they live. at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. this month is the 10th anniversary of our sunday primetime program, q and day. we are featuring an encore presentation from each year, highlighting film makers, and reducing -- leading public policy make

. >> i cannot imagine michelle obama would. they do have good drugs though. >> they do.s led a lifestyle that is tailor-made for acid reflux. spicy foods. >> eats mahi-mahi. >> we will be right back with a very special monday surprise after this. ♪ >> it is time for the bloomberg politics advent calendar. the lovely guest is already peeking through the door. let's open up a new one. it is the bloomberg christmas tree. i think it is really a holiday tree. it is the best tree on lexington avenue. it has two very handsome ornaments as you can see. >> we are only on television a half hour a day but we are live 20 for seven on bloombergpolitics.com. check out our conversation with al hunt. up next is taking stock on tv and on the radio is bloomberg law. sayonara. ♪ >> i am pimm fox and this is what i am taking stock up on monday, december the eighth. new elections are set for march 17 in israel. the economy minister sees an economic solution to the competition between israel and the health and he and -- and the palestinians. >> investor manically in improving the lives of ara

he and first lady michelle obama dined at a japanese resident in waikiki. oesn't have to be traveled to paradise to be called the foodie-in-chief. >> reporter: president obama has dined at some of the trendiest restaurants in the world. from gentleman dan -- >> that's good sushi right there. >> reporter: -- to martha's vineyard, his hometown of chicago and childhood home in hawaii. as the first six years in the white house, the couple has found plenty of reasons to eat at the top eateries. eating at the city's best high-brow and low-brow cuisines. >> the president is eating at hipper places than any president, part because we have hipper restaurants and part has to do with their taste. they like going out. >> reporter: washingtonians rarely saw his predecessor out on the town. >> president bush didn't leave the white house at night often. he didn't enjoy dining out and dining at hip places the way the obamas do. >> reporter: washington norah, a washington, d.c. fine dining landmark has hosted the first couple twice. even opening up its special private room i

her theses stratman founded direct to your michelle obama christened in 2010 and commissioned in 2012 as the first time that a first lady had sponsored a navy or coast guard ship and the first time that a coast guard. women today could learn from each of these women. i know i did. they changed my life. they are changing my life right now. they are just great women. >> for more information on the recent visit to lafayette and west lafayette indiana and many other cities visited by local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/vocal content. >> coming up next, "after words" with guest host dave levinthal. this week, lindsay mark lewis and his book "political mercenaries: the inside story of how fundraisers allowed billionaires to take over politics". in it, the executive director of the progressive policy institute explains how election fundraising has changed in recent decades and repealed the tactics used to amass a large quantities of cash the candidates now need. this program is about an hour. >> lindsay mark lewis, good to have you with us today. the book is "political mercenaries." it'

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