The New Battleground: Panel 2 VA Oversight - Congress' Scorecard
On September 29 in Washington, D.C., Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and Defense One are once again teamed up for a special event to discuss the future of veterans in the United States. The event, “Continuing the Conversation – Veterans: The New Battleground,” brought together top military, political, civic leaders and experts working on essential issues facing today’s veterans.
Leaders on the Hill provide an honest assessment of veterans services, legislation and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Featuring: Representative Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. House of Representatives and Co-Chair, Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus Representative Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Representative Scott Perry, U.S. House of Representatives and Co-Chair, Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus (Moderator) Molly O'Toole, Politics Reporter, Defense One
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano | Audiobook with Subtitles
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time spent in slavery, serving primarily on galleys, documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter.
The book contains an interesting discussion of slavery in West Africa and illustrates how the experience differs from the dehumanising slavery of the Americas. The Intereresting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is also one of the first widely read slave narratives. It was generally reviewed favorably. (Wikipedia)
This work was produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah EQUIANO Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography
Chapters: 0:15 | Introductory 3:05 | Chapter 1 41:22 | Chapter 2 1:09:58 | Chapter 3 1:45:00 | Chapter 4 2:26:09 | Chapter 5 3:07:58 | Chapter 6 3:50:58 | Chapter 7 4:27:23 | Chapter 8 5:03:36 | Chapter 9 5:47:46 | Chapter 10 6:29:58 | Chapter 11 7:25:24 | Chapter 12 Audio Book Audiobooks All Rights Reserved. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer visit librivox.org.
Senator Judd Gregg: The Role of the Senate
Senator Judd Gregg Former U.S. Senator (R-NH) Constitution Day Program The Role of the Senate
Monday, September 17, 2012, 4:30 PM Room 028, Silsby Hall The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences