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Northern Ireland Peace Process
Ms. Keane spoke about the recent I.R.A. bombings in London. She blamed both the Irish and the British governments for not allowing the peace process to move forward more quickly in order to avoid such a recurrence of violence. She stressed the need for earnest negotiations among the parties as soon as possible. After her prepared remarks, she took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
State of the U.S. Navy
Secretary Dalton spoke about four aspects of the Navy: readiness, technology, efficiency and personnel. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Health of Presidential Candidates
Professor Post talked about health of presidents, both mental and physical, and about the public's right to know about health problems.
Type: Media
Bosnia and the Future of Europe
Assistant Secretary Holbrooke spoke about the difficulties implementing the Dayton agreement. He emphasized that the success of peace is important not only for the Balkan region, but for Europe because it will show how European nations can cooperate in the post Cold War world. He also talked about successful U.S. efforts to diffuse Greek-Turkish tensions over a small island. He used this as an example of how post Cold War problems can be handled by the U.S. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Forming a Third Party
Mr. Verney talked about third parties and his attempt to form a Reform Party. He focused on valid access barriers to forming new political parties, including a lawsuit in Maine. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Boston Pops Orchestra
Mr. Lockhart talked about his career in music and his new position as conductor of the Boston Pops. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
B.B. King on the History of Blues Music
Mr. King, a veteran blues guitarist, talked about his career, the history of blues music, the teaching of blues in schools, and other topics. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Bosnia Peacekeeping
Mr. Portillo spoke about the situation in Bosnia. Great Britain has the second largest peacekeeping force in the Balkans.
Type: Media
Corporate Responsibility
Rep. Bonior spoke about how the Congress and president can resolve the budget impasse and about corporate responsibility to citizens. He criticized the Republican budget proposal and also emphasized that raising wages is just as important as balancing the budget in relieving the economic burdens on U.S. citizens. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
The Moor's Last Sigh
Mr. Rushdie spoke about his new novel, The Moor's Last Sigh, which deals with the story of a Spanish family in early 20th century India. He also read several passages from the book.
Type: Media