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Solid Jobs Report, Visa CEO

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu talks about the solid jobs report. Visa CEO Al Kelly breaks down the state of the economy and the health of the consumer. Bloomberg News Bond Reporter Alex Harris and Bloomberg Economics Senior U.S. Economics Senior U.S. Economist Yelena Shulyatyeva provide more insight into jobs data. And we Drive to the Close with Melda Mergen, Deputy Global Head of Equities at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Doni Holloway.
Chris Lu
UVA Today

Miller Center announces release of George W. Bush presidential oral history

“Capturing and preserving the thoughts and recollections of the most senior Bush administration officials allows those of us on the outside to understand better how decisions were made,” Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis said. “These detailed insider portraits are essential for knowing how they worked behind the scenes to set priorities, shape public debates and make critical decisions.”
William Antholis
Courthouse News Service

Divided House Backs Impeachment Push Against Trump

While Collins and other Republicans accuse Democrats of underhandedness and of rewriting impeachment history, Ken Hughes, an expert on Watergate with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said Thursday that anyone who thinks closed-door sessions are unprecedented in the process is “just making history up.” “Most of the evidence for Nixon’s impeachment was presented to the committee behind closed doors in executive session,” Hughes said. “The head of the inquiry, House Judiciary Committee chairman Peter Rodino, said secrecy was necessary to avoid prejudicing the rights of defendants in ongoing criminal trials related to Watergate and to avoid defaming the president and prejudicing his impeachment case and potential Senate trial.”
Ken Hughes
UVA Today

In Memoriam: Remembering former Gov. Gerald Baliles

“To have an endowed chair is the highest honor a professor can have,” said Miller Center Director of Presidential Studies Barbara Perry when she became the first to hold the title. “I have had two chairs previously, but this is the first I’ve had that is named for someone who not only hired me at the Miller Center, but whom I considered to be a mentor and friend.”
Barbara Perry
UVA Today

In Memoriam: Remembering former Gov. Gerald Baliles

“Jerry brought wisdom and integrity to everything he did,” current Miller Center Director Bill Antholis said. “His record of service to the commonwealth and the nation is extraordinary. His commitment to the University and the Miller Center set the standard that we all strive to maintain. The governor’s wife and family are in our thoughts and prayers.”
William Antholis