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. >> 14-year-old carla and 15-year-old terrance stood on the steps of little rock host in 1957. the two members of the little rock nine recall their participation in the integration of the arkansas high school and the years that follow. >> i have to tell you, it is such an honor to be sitting here signing my book at the table with carlotta walls and terrance roberts. when i started my journey as a professional writer in 1984, i could never imagine that i'd be signing books with two recipients of the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian on horin the united states, and i am humbled to be here. but i'm also proud to be here, to be with them. this book, it's an interesting book, because national geographic has a series called "remember" and the whole idea in the series is to tell stories as much as possible through eyewitness accounts and contemporary photographs. now the first two books that i wrote in the series, were called "remember little big horn" and "remember the almow," now how i became the national geographic expert on eyewitness accounts on battles of where ever
. >> 14-year-old carla and 15-year-old terrance stood on the steps of little rock host in 1957. the two members of the little rock nine recall their participation in the integration of the arkansas high school and the years that follow. >> i have to tell you, it is such an honor to be sitting here signing my book at the table with carlotta walls and terrance roberts. when i started my journey as a professional writer in 1984, i could never imagine that i'd be signing books with two...
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terrance, let me get you in on this? are you working with the school on this? where does it stand, your relations with the school? >> first of all i want to initially reiterate two things. on the first day, on or about september 29th when my client was asked was he gay, that was so inappropriate, so out of the way and that doesn't belong anywhere in an algebra class which is the class they were in. on the next day when the verbal altercation ends, she was a little bit kind. i think it was closer to that i will hit you in your fing mouth is what the teacher told him. my client did go to the principal's office and report this to the vis principal. we want to reiterate that. he's coming up with -- i've seen reports he's coming up with all kind of things and excuses. however, he did not go to the authorities, being the principal or vice principal and report this incident while my client did. nothing was done about it. >> we have it to the point where this teacher allegedly goes on the bus and he's asking another student to basically take care of, marcia, of your so
terrance, let me get you in on this? are you working with the school on this? where does it stand, your relations with the school? >> first of all i want to initially reiterate two things. on the first day, on or about september 29th when my client was asked was he gay, that was so inappropriate, so out of the way and that doesn't belong anywhere in an algebra class which is the class they were in. on the next day when the verbal altercation ends, she was a little bit kind. i think it was...
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[laughter] >> robin woods who is on the back cover with a wonderful quote, and she befriended terrance in math class entered her book with him and suffered a lot for it. and she and her husband have become great friends. and i have to tell you a little story. tarrance told me about robinett said you ought to interview robin. so i called robin. i said coming back out to little rock to do more research here can i would like to interview. and she said, why don't you just stay with us? and i said oh, my god. i've never met this woman. and she said, she invited me to stay in her home. she said a friend of kerry is a friend of mine. and i become very close friends with robin and harry and i'm here at the chÂteau. this is really fun. [laughter] >> so the experience of being able to work with people who were part of the story was with a remarkable. of course i can't interview davy crockett. i can't interview citywalk. there is another side of his. i worked with some people and none of the ones i mentioned yet, they had issues with the way i use their quotes and the way i introduced their quote
[laughter] >> robin woods who is on the back cover with a wonderful quote, and she befriended terrance in math class entered her book with him and suffered a lot for it. and she and her husband have become great friends. and i have to tell you a little story. tarrance told me about robinett said you ought to interview robin. so i called robin. i said coming back out to little rock to do more research here can i would like to interview. and she said, why don't you just stay with us? and i...
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european commission and now -- they come to one single compelling conclusion, and that is that the terrance instrument has created more renewable energy at lower costs than any other single policy initiative tried anywhere else in all world and we should go through the federal power act and take away those burdens and barriers that some utilities say that those who desire to go forward should be able to do so. our balkanized way of planting and permitting licensing of our transmission system is not suitable. they are met with the predictable knee-jerk resistance from local authorities and we have a proud tradition of local control of land use decisions in our country. i would ask each of my former colleagues which one of you has been unfairly diminished by the decision made by congress several decades ago to create a national licensing system for our natural gas pipelines? as a result of that decision, our gas distribution system is the envy of the world. our economy is immeasurably more prosperous and our environment is infinitely cleaner. we should do the same thing with the electric tran
european commission and now -- they come to one single compelling conclusion, and that is that the terrance instrument has created more renewable energy at lower costs than any other single policy initiative tried anywhere else in all world and we should go through the federal power act and take away those burdens and barriers that some utilities say that those who desire to go forward should be able to do so. our balkanized way of planting and permitting licensing of our transmission system is...
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terrance graham was convicted for his part in armed robberies that took place when he was 16 and 17 yearslso sentenced to life in prison. >>> this is a group of kids who led the groundbreaking for the memorial to flight 93 yesterday honoring crew and passengers who died in a september 11th crash in pennsylvania. one mother, who lost her daughter, said it was a joyful day. >> i was thinking of my daughter who was a passenger on flight 93 and what she would think of today. and she would be very happy and proud that people will have a permanent memorial to come to and remember her and her fellow passengers. >> organizers say they'll push to make sure the memorial is completed by september 11th, 2011, the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. >>> one father just got to hug his daughter for the very first time in three decades. >> i never stopped looking. you know, i never forgot about you, ever. >> they looked for each other for years and years but they found nothing. but then -- a little coincidence changed all that. y8 >> the yeas are 220, the nays are 215. the bill is passed. >> a
terrance graham was convicted for his part in armed robberies that took place when he was 16 and 17 yearslso sentenced to life in prison. >>> this is a group of kids who led the groundbreaking for the memorial to flight 93 yesterday honoring crew and passengers who died in a september 11th crash in pennsylvania. one mother, who lost her daughter, said it was a joyful day. >> i was thinking of my daughter who was a passenger on flight 93 and what she would think of today. and she...
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. >> hi, terrance. >> i hope things are going okay for you. can i ask you, are you finding yourself sliding back into overshopping and overspending again? >> hey, terry, i'll ask the questions. this is not a therapy session. >> oh, i thought it was. >> we'll do that later. >> go ahead. give me this last one. so if what you're asking, buying a home is a wonderful accomplishment, can we afford it and of course how we fill it up and how quickly we fill it up, everybody has individual values, but what we have seen collectively in our society is people biting off more than they can chew and having to give up much of what they have worked hard to buy and filing for bankruptcy and home foreclosures so we're living in a new age where we have to really kind of come to grips with reality with want versus need. >> how much in debt are you ali? >> right now i'm about $17,000. a year ago, i was $21,000. >> i read somewhere they're now up to 29% interest rates. >> it's either bankruptcy or never, you know, continuing to pay these bills, pay these bills and
. >> hi, terrance. >> i hope things are going okay for you. can i ask you, are you finding yourself sliding back into overshopping and overspending again? >> hey, terry, i'll ask the questions. this is not a therapy session. >> oh, i thought it was. >> we'll do that later. >> go ahead. give me this last one. so if what you're asking, buying a home is a wonderful accomplishment, can we afford it and of course how we fill it up and how quickly we fill it up,...
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. >> fourteen year-old carlotta walls a 15 year-old terrance roberts stood on the stairs of little rockool in september of 1957. the two mirrors of the "little rock nine" recalled their participation in the integration of the arkansas high school and the years that followed. the little rock central high school national historic site in arkansas posted this 45 minute event. >> i have to tell you, it is such an honor to be sitting here signing my book at the table with carlotta walls lanier and tarrant roberts. when i started my journey as a professional writer in 1984, i could never imagine that i would be signing books with two recipients of a congressional gold medal, the highest civilian
. >> fourteen year-old carlotta walls a 15 year-old terrance roberts stood on the stairs of little rockool in september of 1957. the two mirrors of the "little rock nine" recalled their participation in the integration of the arkansas high school and the years that followed. the little rock central high school national historic site in arkansas posted this 45 minute event. >> i have to tell you, it is such an honor to be sitting here signing my book at the table with...
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terrance graham was convicted for his part in rm aed robberies when he was 16 and 17 years old.enced to life in prison. lawyers will argue that giving juveniles life sentences amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. >>> someone paid nearly $54,000 for the hat worn by the man who shot lee harvey oswald. jack ruby's fedora was one of the items on the auction block. the items were linked to president john f. kennedy's assassination. the auction came weeks before the 46th anniversary of that event. a newspaper signed by kennedy for a maid the morning of his assassination sold for about $39,000. get this, it was worth about a nickel before his death in 1963. >>> is there anything that isn't being shared on the internet? well, we're going to tell you about am sp personal online events ranging from the beginning of life to the search for higher meaning. >> everybody online right now, i got a question for you. >> we've got questions, too. about churches in cyberspace. hear what a pastor says about communing with a computer. >>> muslims in and out of the military were quick to condemn t
terrance graham was convicted for his part in rm aed robberies when he was 16 and 17 years old.enced to life in prison. lawyers will argue that giving juveniles life sentences amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. >>> someone paid nearly $54,000 for the hat worn by the man who shot lee harvey oswald. jack ruby's fedora was one of the items on the auction block. the items were linked to president john f. kennedy's assassination. the auction came weeks before the 46th anniversary of...
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european commission and now -- they come to one single compelling conclusion, and that is that the terrance instrument has created more renewable energy at lower costs than any other single policy initiative tried anywhere else in all world and we should go through the federal power act and take away those burdens and barriers that some utilities say that those who desire to go forward should be able to do so. our balkanized way of planting and permitting licensing of our transmission system is not suitable. they are met with the predictable knee-jerk resistance from local authorities and we have a proud tradition of local control of land use decisions in our country. i would ask each of my former colleagues which one of you has been unfairly diminished by the decision made by congress several decades ago to create a national licensing system for our natural gas pipelines? as a result of that decision, our gas distribution system is the envy of the world. our economy is immeasurably more prosperous and our environment is infinitely cleaner. we should do the same thing with the electric tran
european commission and now -- they come to one single compelling conclusion, and that is that the terrance instrument has created more renewable energy at lower costs than any other single policy initiative tried anywhere else in all world and we should go through the federal power act and take away those burdens and barriers that some utilities say that those who desire to go forward should be able to do so. our balkanized way of planting and permitting licensing of our transmission system is...