Pearl Harbor 69 Years Later

Video Title: (Pearl Harbor 69 Years Later)
Video Duration: 1:56
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transcript by newsy you're watching multisource us news annaysis from newsy pres. franklin delano roosevelt "yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." video from ksdk tuesday marks the 69th anniversary of one of the most noted events in american history. "a day that lives in infamy 69 years after the fact. december 7, 1941, japanese fighters bombed hawaii's pearl harbor, killing 2300 people and effectively drawing the united states into world war ii." cnn the day will be filled with tributes, ceremonies, and events of remembrance. hln's robin meade took a live look-in at the nation's capital, which has its own set of memorial plans. "to mark the day, flags that you see at the capitol and the white house are at half-staff. at noon, ceremonies will be held at the world war ii memorial." hln time magazine took a unique look at pearl harbor coverage from 1941. "... news organizations attempted to make sense of it all. far removed from the future 24 7 news cycle, the correspondents of the era had only bits and pieces of information from the japanese ault on hawaii and did their best to put it into a broader context." take a look at this headline from the pittsburgh post-gazette the day after the attack: "japs' desperation shown by attack" and from the st. petersburg times: "there is no turning back now the die is cast." and back to 2010 - a fox news reporter stopped by a new pearl harbor museum and visitor's center in honolulu ltbgt...lt bgt
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Acquittals Hurt White House 911 Trial Plans

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Video Duration: 2:38
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transcript by newsy ahmed ghailani is the first guantanamo bay detainee to be tried in a civilian court and the verdict is in. ghalani was acquitted of all but one of 285 charges surrounding the 1998 terror attacks on us embies in kenya and tanzania, that killed 224 people. ghalani faces a minimum of 20 years in prison. now the obama administration is in the hot seat, as critics claim its push to try terror suspects in federal courts, rather than military courts, is folly. former federal prosecutor michael wilde debates the issue on al jazeera. wilde "this person should've been tried in a military combatant tribunal. he committed an act of war, and right now, availed himself with the very liberties and bill of rights that were meant for citizens and people of this country who respect la" al jazeera: "but it doesn't work like that, the military commissions are grossly inefficient, they have no legitimacy and they have to usually give very short sentences because of that lack of legitimacy in proving war crimes have been committed instead of terrorism." wilde: "your qualification of military tribunal is an editorial and not factual. the truth is a military tribunal is exactly where this gentleman should've been prosecuted." so, why a military versus civilian court hln notes one key difference - the restrictions surrounding the presentation of evidence. the federal courts' tight regulations prohibited prosecutors from calling one key witness to the stand ltbgt...lt bgt
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Annaysis Pelosi As Minority Leader

Video Title: (Annaysis Pelosi As Minority Leader)
Video Duration: 2:23
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transcript by newsy former speaker of the house nancy pelosi has gone from a leader of the majority to the minority leader. and while some question the wisdom of the democratic leadership holding others say, it's really not a surprise. politico's white house correspondent mike allen says four factors led to pelosi's re-election. "math the speaker has a lock on california, on women, on progressives. fear she's still going to control committees, staff, space, a lot less of it, but she's still going to be in charge. talent democrats tell me there's no one better to lead them out of the wilderness, no one better to keep the caucus together in tough times...the final factor that they mentioned is obama this is a way for democrats to say to the president, 'we stand with speaker pelosi.'" the new york times' nate silver says those are all good ideas but it certainly wasn't pelosi's popularity with the public that kept her in a top spot. "in fact, ms. pelosi is among the least popular politicians in america today — perhaps the single least popular one that maintains an active political role." but pelosi blames her low approval ratings on opponents - who she says spent s75 million against her. abc's jeremy hubbard and politico's john hohmann conclude the election really didn't have much to do with pelosi herself. hubbard "so really this is maybe less about her and more about controlling the white house." john hohmann from politico: "she'll make ltbgt...lt bgt
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