. >> george: it was in this exact spot back in 1984 that sarajevo held the opening ceremonies to thempic games. today it is filled with thousands of people, victims of the bosnian war. and in reality, this is what the tiny evangelical church has to deal with, trying to bring healing and reconciliation to a nation that is bitterly divided by the acts of war. >> the politicians are trying to bring us together, the world is trying to bring us together, humanitarian groups are trying to bring us together. but it is only in the church where real fellowship, real community, and real reconciliation is possible. >> george: his church sits in the heart of bosnia's capital city, sarajevo. on any given sunday morning, you will find croads, serbs, and former muslims worship under one roof. >> amen. >> george: during a recent service, that unanimity was on dramatic display when a muslim converted to christianity, and a couple from serb and crowad backgrounds publicly declared their faith in jesus christ by getting baptized. >> this is my way of showing the world that i belong to jesus christ. >>

and then last, "the cellist of air -- sarajevo" and this is about a cellist who is protesting and he's 21 days in sarajevo playing the cello and all of the characters that come up and meet him so everybody in maryland is encouraged to read this book. >> why? >> because it's a program called one maryland, one book. maryland humanities council sponsors it and there will be discussions, the author will be here, and it will be quite something leading up to the baltimore book festival and the pratt library will have a tent and it's all high-tech, 21st century library, encouraging people to bring their e readers and we will show you how to use them and download. >> people always trying to figure out how to download library books. >> bring your device and we will show you how. if you don't want have a device, we can loan you one. >> you have chris cleave coming, dr. peter bealionson coming? >> yes and we are excited about that because of his book on health issues and jeffrey tubin coming so that's wonderful in terms of the election so a lot of good things coming up. you have a few weeks. read

the continuing brutal attacks by the seshs in sarajevo. and the earth cake shakes southern california. meanwhile, an announcement for the united states government. his faux? one of the biggest icons of american politics. senator ted kennedy. it would be a fas natsing recursor with many of the same issues and campaign tactics put in play by both sides. romney playing up his business success, his o poent, questioning it and questions about romney's religion, the church of jesus christ of latter day sants. even though smith is acquitted, the political damage to kennedy is clear. >> in 1993, '94, ted kennedy was somewhat weak. he had this bachelor hood that had brought a lot of bad headlines. he seemed to be somebody you could beat. the miracle happened. >> romney is married. the father of five sons and has the right dna. his father, george, was a three-time nominee. it causes team kennedy to rethink its campaign strategy. we had a meeting. he said the first thing i want to know is bob, what are we going to do in television in the next couple

simpson case. 2 continuing brutal attacks by the serbs in sarajevo and an earthquake shakes southernalifornia near northridge. meanwhile in massachusetts a little known businessman, willard mitt romney, announces his candidacy for the united states cincinnasenate. his foe, one of the biggest icons of american politics. senator ted kennedy. >> some of us wondered why would you want to take on ted kennedy in massachusetts as your first political task. and he was very committed, very engaged. >> in fact the 1994 massachusetts senate race would be a fascinating precursor to the 2012 presidential election. with many of the same issues and campaign tactics put in play by both sides. romney, playing up his business success. his opponent, questioning it. and questions about romney's religion. the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. but in 1994 it was ted kennedy, a five-term senator who seemed vulnerable. coming off the well-publicized 1991 rape trial of his nephew, william kennedy smith. even though smith is acquitted, the political damage to kennedy is clear. >> in 1993, 1994, ted

if sarajevo goes under, then all who care for such things will have lost something precious and willhemselves, because they never knew its value while they still had it. [applause] >> i'm leslie coburn. i've chosen one of christopher's tart political commentaries on our leaders. this is from slate in 2004. ronald reagan used to alarm his soviet counterparts by saying that surely they'd both ute against an invasion -- unite against an invasion from mars. ronald reagan used to alarm other constituents by speaking about end times. in to value office, ronald reagan told simon breesenal on two separate occasions that he himself had assisted personally at the liberation of the nazi death camps. there was more to ronald reagan than that. reagan announced that apartheid south africa had stood beside us in every war we have ever fought. [laughter] when south african leadership had been on the other side in the most recent world war. reagan allowed al sander -- alexander haig to green light the invasion of lebanon in 1982, fired him when that went too far and led to mayhem in beirut and then r