talbot expose this myth about the reception -- the recession and what it will take to recover, and jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to help the environment. the end of overeating. former fda commissioner david kessler explains how americans can control their eating habits. . . chair daniels. ogata, creator of universe is -- oh, god, creator of universes, we're here to recognize a friend, a patriot, a leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence in the work of our hands, your light, and the clarity we attain. your spirits, and the wisdom we achieve. your inspiration, and the good that we seek to do. we ask for continued guidance and a blessing, even as we know that we often merit them not. we thank you for our many guests. -- figts. -- gifts. so many across the nation and the globe are not here this evening. our tradition teaches that five years old, the person should study scripture. at 13, the commandments. at 20, one is ready for 1's life pursuit -- one's life pursuit. at 50, one is ready to give counsel. at 60

john talbott discusses the recession and jay richards about why capitalism is the best way. and the end of overeating, former f.d.a. commissioner, david kessler. and on "after words," from the garden of eden to today. recollection of 600 stories and talks to a are columbia university professor. we have the entire schedule and great new features and streaming videos, archives and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents' dinner. it was held at the washington, d.c. convention center and lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much. thanks to all of you. have a seat. before i get started as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. dad would be proud. to heather and all the others who have made this evening possible, thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that weren't funny enough for me to use when we did this five weeks ago. [laughter

jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to ease poverty and protect the environment. also the end of overeating. david kessler explains how americans, programmed by too much sugar, salt and junk, can control their eating habits. then writers an authors from the garden of eden to today. the history of the world through a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with columbia university professor john dinges. our website has the entire schedule and great new features. >> this past wednesday secretary of state hillary clinton met with the israeli foreign minister to discuss how to advance the israeli-palestinian peace process. they also spoke with reporters at the state department. secretary clinton responded to a question on the iranian elections. this is just over 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. it is my pleasure to welcome foreign minister leiberman to the state department for his first official visit to washington in his new role. it gave me the opportunity to reaffirm the united states' deep unshakable friendship and bond with israel. our commitment to israel's secu

banker john talbott expose is the myths of the recession and what it will take to recover and jay richards on what he thinks are the best way to protect the environment. also, the end of overeating. former fda commissioner david kessler explains how americans can control their eating habits. there are a lot more books and authors this weekend on "book tv." our website has the entire schedule and great new video -- and great new features, including streamy video, easier searches, and several ways to share your favorite programs. >> now a house hearing on the internet and the use of behavioral advertising. this technique has given rise to privacy concerns because it involves advertisers tracking the web browsing habits of internet users. bob rush of illinois chairs the commerce committee on consumer protection. this is 2 1/2 hours. >> good morning. today is a joint hearing of the subcommittee's on commerce, trade, and consumer protection and communications technology and the internet. i want to welcome all of you to this hearing, and i want to just give you some advance notice that in about

and jay richards on why he thinks [inaudible] is the best way to end poverty. >> the end of overeatingd.a. commissioner david kessler says americans can control their eating habits. much more books and author this weekend on book tv. the website has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video. archives that are easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. >> nelson smith is the president and ceo of the national alliance for public charter schools. first up, what is a charter school? why have the populations grown over the last couple of years? guest: that is first of all a public school. it is a public school that is in lieu of a traditional school district. it is held through performance of a contract, which is called a charter. it is subject to the federal laws that other public schools are. they're free are to integrate for the high accountability, they can make quick decisions and move nimbly to serve the kids. as a result they're freeing to try things and try strategies that other public sch

banker john talbott exposes myths concerning the recession and what it will take to recover, and jay richardsnd what it will take to ease poverty and help the environment. also, concerning overeating. david kessler explains how americans program by too much sugar, salt, and junk can control their eating habits. afterwards, from the garden of eden until today -- this author recounts the history of the world through a collection of 600 short stories. he speaks with columbia professor john dinges. our website has the entire schedule and great features including streaming video and easy to search archives in simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> the sec should be a model for fairness. monday, on the communicators, a discussion on president obama's choice to lead the federal communications commission with andrew of broadband census.com and with this other guest of the news wires. monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome tom davis. guest: banks. host: we would like you to respond to this piece from time magazine. he

investment banker john talbot exposes myths about the recession and what it will take to recover and jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to ease problems. also this weekend, the end of overeating. david kessler talks about how americans, programmed by too much sugar, salt, and junk can control their eating habits. lots more coming up this weekend on book tv. our website has more information and great features including streaming video, searching, and sharing your favorite programs. that's booktv.org. >> a discussion now on iran, general motors, health care and other political news with syndicated columnist george will. he was a guest on "washington journal" for about an hour. >> on this thursday morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are reg

banker john talbott exposes the myths about the recession and what it will take to recover, and jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to protect the environment. also, the end of overt eating. david kessler explains how americans program to buy too much sugar, salt, and junk can control their eating habits. there are lots more books and authors of this weekend on "book tv." the website has the entire schedule, and great features including streaming video, easy searches, and ways to share your favorite programs. >> up next, a hearing on aviation safety. the circumstances surrounding the february crash of flight 3407 in buffalo new york. this is a hearing held by the transportation subcommittee on aviation operations. it is about two hours. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and i thank you again for conducting these hearings. i would just add my comments to yours. i agree with everything said about the concerns of this flight. a lot of us get on regional flights every week, going back and forth to our home states. we assume a lot when we get on a plane. i know all americans do. we

jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to ease poverty and protect the environment.lso this weekend, the end of overeating, former fda commissioner david kessler explains how americans programmed by too much sugar, salt and john can control their eating habits and on after words, writers and artists, god's and visionaries from the garden of eden to today. atwater galeano recounts the history of the world three collection of 600 short stories. he talks with colombian university professor john dinges. there are lots more books and authors every weekend on booktv. our web site has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video, archives that easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> this summer booktv is asking, what are you reading? >> my summer reading, the first half of my summer reading is going to be to catch up. there are two books i haven't finished. one is the team of rivals, the abraham lincoln book by doris kearns goodwin and the other is by eight jon meacham, "american lion" which is sitting at home.