c-span: with the hat on in the back... >> guest: yes. c-span: ... looking out. >> guest: yes. c-span: and all three boys were borne from irene? >> guest: no. the second marriage, from mary. c-span: from mary. >> guest: from mary. c-span: so they didn't have any children. >> guest: they had no children. apparently--i found out--again, very late in the process, but i found out from someone who knew them that she didn't--she refused to have children, and he very much wanted to. c-span: what happened to the marriage? >> guest: well, that's the marriage that she--she ran off with--embarrassed him very much--ran off with the brother of good friends of theirs in new rochelle, socia--very--socialites that he had--kind of had set him up. they took him--the socialites took him to europe, and while they were gone, one of the couple--the--the woman of the pair, her brother, took irene away. and for them to, i guess, consummate their affair. and when rockwell got back, irene notified him she wanted a divorce. it was very public because he was so well-known, and humiliating for him. c-span: what happen

c-span: when's it coming out? >> guest: next fall, i th--not this fall, but year from now c-pan: thousands and thousands of little notes from george bush over the years. does either one of your political sons write notes like you do? >> guest: i think both of them do. c-span: do they? >> guest: yeah. they're not instructed to by their father, but i think it's just something they--they do. they care about people and people's feelings and--and like to share the joy of somebody or the hurt of somebody. c-span: general scowcroft, you remember the first note you ever got from george bush? and did you keep it? >> guest: is it printable? >> guest: i--i've kept most of them, but i don't remember the first one. i have... c-span: how many do you have? >> guest: i don't know. stacks of them. c-span: how man--do you have any sense of how many you've written over the years? >> guest: no. no sense at all, but a lot. c-span: when did you start that? >> guest: it's so easy to do. c-span: when did you start it? >> guest: probably when i--probably when i got out of college or right in that time frame, way back in the late '40s, i g

: drew pearson and jack anderson were... >> guest: that's right, were... c-span: ...were teammates... (unintelligible)... >> guest: ...were teammates, were teammates, and anderson worked for pearson, really sort of learned his--learned the trade. c-span: what's the slap story? >> guest: the slap story is that they went to a dinner hosted by a leading washington hostess, who decided that it would be--i guess--decided it would be fun to put these two bitter personal enemies side by side at the same table, and after a series of bitter exchanges at the--at the table in which, almost certainly, mccarthy, you know, was drinking more and more bourbon, they met again in the cloakroom on their way out, and mccarthy's impulse was to grab at him and to slap him across the face, and then it seems--according to mccarthy's later versions--but again, you could never really trust mccarthy; he was always happy to embellish the truth--also kneed him in the groin, pushed him down into the--into the cloakroom, you know, the back where the coats are and so on. it was richard nixon, w

c-span: and your degree is in what? >> guest: i started out as an english teacher, and my graduate work was largely in linguistics. my first job was at san francisco state college teaching linguistics. c-span: thirteen books -- or is this the 14th? >> guest: actually it's 20 if you count the textbooks, but we'll settle for 14. c-span: just reading the liner notes. it says 13 books. which one of those 13, at least the consumer books, sold the most? >> guest: a book that i wrote with an old friend named charles weingartner called "teaching as a subversive activity". that was a book published in 1969. it was about education, and it came during those very hectic and exciting school-reform days when many people were writing books about that subject. i think it sold about half a million copies. so my name first became familiar with leaders in the field of education through that book. but obviously, in more recent years, the book "amusing ourselves to death", which i think has sold about 200,000 copies now, and, unlike the othe

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c- span.org. on the house side debate begins on the free-trade agreement with south korea, colombia, and panama. to into c-span for that debate. the senate finance committee will mark of the pending trade agreements as well and the coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. on c-span 3. good morning on this tuesday morning, october 11. we will begin with education. "the washington times" reports the senate and house are working on differing bills to reform the nation's school system. we want to get your take. how would you change education in america? how would you change education in america? let me show you "the washington times" this morning and there headlines -- their headlines. this shows tom harkin, a democrat. he is expected to present the plan today. the piece says he is working with his republican counterpart, michael enzi from wyoming. the details are not known but it says house republicans are also working on legislation and they are moving forward on their own policy overhaul -- a five-part package focusing on freeing states and school districts on many mandates and how to spend federal money, promoting more ch

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i listened carefully and watch c-span every morning. and whatened carefu carefully c-span every morning. you do a very good job. it is coming down to the independent vote. listening to the independent voice, i am convinced that they are convinced that we need smaller government. the headline should be, $14 trillion debt. host: and growing. thanks for the call. let's get a response. guest: 2004, parties. after [unintelligible] everybody playing to their base getting out to vote and making it a turnout election. san francisco having independent voters, if you are a republican, you could buy a subscription to a magazine. the middle is losing clout in this country, because so many of these districts are safe seats. moderates and independents do not generally participate in primaries. their voices are muffled there. when the general election comes, they do not get a voice. we will see with independencts do. they may well take the senate in the next election. getting a filibuster proof majority is going to be difficult. not impossible. they ma

both campaign events we will have on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. following the washington post- bloomberg debate, c-span will show live coverage of some of the republican candidates and their campaign staff taking questions from reporters in the spin room. we will have that on c-span.org . while we are waiting for our live coverage of minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann at a town meeting in new hampshire, we have some phone calls from today's washington journal on mitt romney and issues of fath. carrying out this theme based on the that took place over the weekend in washington, d.c. social issues test romney. and he has tried at every stage for the republican nomination to focus on the economy as he did on saturday when he appeared at the summit a gathering of social conservative activists but he felt compelled to reiterate that he was in sync as he went through other positions and condemning homosexuality and raising questions about whether a mormon is a true christian he sufficed that tolerance and civility are conservative values. from the

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and make a checklist what you need to do. don't worry, the process becomes clear once you get started. >> another great thing about the c-span cumentary you can work alone on the project and work on teams. if you're a good writer but not very handy with a camera then get a friend to help out. not only will you both learn something but you'll increases your chances of winning. >> you don't need to be an expert at video production or interviewing to make this work. you can use your parents, other students, teachers and c-span as resources for you along the way. you'll find it extremely rewarding. anyone can do this. ♪ >> all eight of your books about liberals is that fair to say? >> yeah. i mean, the first book was on was on the impeachment for bill clinton and the and the column book how to talk to a liberal if you must, that covers everything under the sun including dating tips in washington. >> slander, treason, godless, guilty, demonic, those fight words. >> gripping titles aren't they. demonic i was thinking of calling it legion or my name is legion but a small slice of christians would understand what i was talking about.

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and a revised jobs bill. watched live coverage on c-span and the senate on c-span2. eview what happened this week, use our comprehensive congressional chronicle. vote records, daily schedules, committee hearings, and more. the c-span networks, created by cable and provided as a public service. >> if you think that a bill of rights is what sets us apart, you're crazy. every banana republic in the world has a bill of rights. every president for life as a bill of rights. the bill of rights of the former evil empire, the u.s.s.r., was much better than ours. literally. it was much better. we guarantee freedom of the speech and press. they guaranteed the freedom of street demonstrations, protests, and anyone who is caught trying to suppress criticism of the government be called into account. that is wonderful stuff. just words on paper. >> justices antonin scalia and steven briar well testify -- breyer will testify about the role of judges in the constitution. watching all on line in the video library. washington your way. host: lorraine woellert writes about housing policy

host: that is at 10:00 eastern time here on c-span and c-span radio.aking of, nancy is looking at the guests and topics of the sunday morning programs, all of which can be heard commercial free beginning at noon eastern. >> network tv talk shows begin at noon. today, secretary of state clinton began -- is on four of the five programs. beginning at noon, "meet the press." david gregory balkans hillary clinton and ron paul of texas. at 1:00, "this week." after talking with elrich clinton, they welcome john mccain, -- after talking with hillary clinton, they welcome john mccain. on "fox news sunday," hillary clinton, then lindsay gramm. also, michele bachmann, republican presidential candidate. at 3:00 p.m., "state of the union." another appearance by elrich clinton. joe biden sits down in a pre taped interview. after that, mitch mcconnell offers the republican view. finally, "face the nation," two were pad -- republican candidates -- michele bachmann and rick santorum. noon eastern with "meet the press." 1:00, "this week." to a clock, "fox news sunday."

you can use your parents, other students, teachers, and c-span as resources. process is fun and extremely rewarding. with a little bit of effort, anyone can do this. ♪ >> republican presidential candidates, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann held a town hall meeting today in moultonborough, new hampshire. this is part of her campaign tour of new hampshire. her remarks are about an hour. >> it is a great honor and i want to tell you right now, it is a great honor and a privilege to introduce to you, the next president of the united states, michele bachmann. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, tim, what a terrific introduction. thank you, everyone, for being here. maybe we can find a few more seats. this is a good problem to have. we are glad you are here. we welcome everyone for coming. what a glorious day in new hampshire. aren't we thrilled to be able to be here? this is the best auditorium we could ever ask for. thank you for taking on what is arguably the number one weekend of new hampshire, to think you are here on the sunday afternoon doing your dut

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and on our iphone and blackberry apps. c-span radio, another public service created by the nation's cable television industry and now in our 15th year. >> the senate finance committee yesterday approved free trade agreements with south korea, panama and colombia setting the stage for votes in the full house and senate later today. supporters expect the trade deals to boost u.s. exports by $13 billion a year. this markup meeting is an hour. >> the meeting will come to order. the committee will come to order to consider bills to implement three trade agreements, the united states, colombia promotion agreement, the united states panama trade promotion agreement and the united states korea trade agreement. and appoint three nominees michael punke ambassador of the world trade organization, islam siddiqui to be chief agriculture negotiator at the office of the u.s. trade representative and paul piquado to be assistant secretary of commerce and david johansson to be a member of the united states international trade commission. john qui

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it's easy to sign up, go to twitter.com/c-span and see what to watch on c-span 1, 2 and 3 now. >> republicanxas governor rick perry. held a townhall session in new hampshire. new hampshire is scheduled to hold their first primary though the date has not been set. >> i know or i think know now how it must feel down in texas, it's hot. and i am going to invite the governor back to new hampshire this winter to go snowmobiling. >> i will be back. >> i want to thank bill poley to invite me down, and john stevens for his kind words. and i want to take a second and a show of hands of how many veterans we have in this audience tonight. let's give them a big hand, folks. [applause] thank you to all of our veterans for all you do. i am her >> thank you to all the veterans for what you do. perry, and he has agreed to sign the thompson presidential pledge, which you see here. i would like to give a little background. new hampshire is a state which has no sales or income tax. this is because of my father, in big part. [applause] 40 years ago, he galvanized the pledge in new hampshire. he promised the peo

and on c-span -- eastern on c-span3. >> because i am a businessman -- incidently, of which i am very proud and formally connected with a large company -- the opposition has attempted to picture me as an opponent of liberalism. but i was a level for many of those men heard the word. i thought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson will for another roosevelt adopted and distorted it the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years. switching in 1940, when bill will be sought and won the republican nomination for president. although we lost the election, he left his mark and political history, speaking out for civil- rights of becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie as one of the 14 men featured in our new weekly series live from indiana, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" business. we will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. this morning, janet napolitano will be on capitol hill testifying about the nation's security, immigration, and violence along the southern borde

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and a strong ending. >> what do you think we should do for this year's c-span student cam competition? u don't need the best video equipment to have a winning project. today cell phones and flip cams do a great job of capturing video. if you don't have access to better video equipment, don't let that stop you. and if you need a little bit more help, go to studentcam.org. >> this process can be confusing at first, but c-span will help you stay organized. i find it useful to read the rules very carefully and then make a checklist of what you need to do. don't worry, the process becomes clear once you get started. >> another great thing is you can work alone on the project, or you can work in teams. for example, if you're a good writer but not very handy with the camera, then get a friend to help out. you'll increase your chances of winning. >> you don't need to be an expert at video production or interviewing to make this work. you can use your parents, other students, teachers and c-span as resources for you along the way. this process is both

and on american history tv on c- span 3, a visit to the sequoia birthplace museum. an escalation on how and india silversmith successfully created a system of writing for the cherokee language. also, a visit to a secret city. of bridge laboratory historian on their part on the development of the atomic bomb. is it a true southern city? the history and future, saturday at 11:00 a.m. and sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. watch on book tv and american history tv on knoxville, tennessee. >> middle and high school students, it is time to get your cameras rolling for this year's studentcam video competition. make a five-eight minute video on this year's theme, the constitution and you, and get it to seize in by the deadline of january 20 it and you could win the grand prize of $5,000. for complete details, go to studentcam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: now on your screen is chairman john mica of the house transportation and infrastructure committee. chairman mica, each of the major committees was asked to give their recommendations to the super deficit committee

and public events. c-span2 as "book tv." and "american history tv" on c- span 3.f our programs are available any time at the c-span video library. the c-span that works. it is washington, your way. host: we are joined by texas congressman henry cuellar to discuss the homeland security hearing today entitled iranian terror operations on american soil. the title of the hearing makes it sound like there are more operations going on, rather than the one that was just foiled, to assassinate the saudi ambassador. guest: we just have to be careful. there was one situation, so that means there could be others. we need to be careful about what happens. when we talk about homeland security, we have to get it right every time. the bad guys have to get it right one time, and that is why we need to be careful about what is going on. host: would have you heard about this foiled plot? are these aspirational plans, actual operations? what can you tell us about iranian plot going on inside the united states? guest: in this case, we have somebody from corpus christi, texas, who tri

c-span.org. you will find it speeches and appraisals. >> let the c-span network speed your source for public affairs and american history. it is politics and even. c-span 2 has a book to -- tv. showcasing the people and events that shaped our country. all of our programs are available any time at our library. it is washington, your weight. -- way. >> turki al faisal said the right to choice was made in the air to the throne. he was referring to making the interior minister crown prince after the death of his predecessor. he made those remarks at the national council on u.s.-arab relations. this is about 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention. continue to eat and enjoy the meal. we are most grateful for it has been hosted by the u.s.-uae business council. fewer americans are aware of it and its role in world affairs than it needs to be the case. it is a confederation, a form of government that united states has tried to establish and accomplished twice in its history. it has failed ignominiously on both occasions. it has proven the lie that arabs are more dis-united than they

c-span website. the republican congressional leadership is gathering in washington. host: by the way, the value voters summit will be live, online, andive on c-span, because the house is in session. from "politico, closed but this morning, from nancy pelosi -- host: are these bank fees faire? tom, ohio. caller: it does not sound fair, but it millions of dollars for year? these big banks for the need to cut this out. host: annandale, virginia. antony, republican line. caller: my total income is a small government disability check. i have been using an atm with no fee for a long time. i really appreciate it. i have seen people on television that make a normal income complaining about this. there are other options that you can do. it might take an afternoon for you to accomplish. host: john, a democrat, good morning to you. caller: the bank tanks your money, then charges to give it back to you? if you put up money in the bank, they will not charge you. obama took over the government, us 700,000 jobs per month, letting the banks out. it still was not useful. the banks take your money and charge you for it. host: that you for calling in t

c-span 2012 web site. it helps you to navigate the campaign with biographies and polling data, as well as links to c-span learningers in the caucus states. now, republican presidential candidate and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, delivers a foreign- policy address in charleston, south carolina. >> i welcome the opportunity you have given me to speak. it is always an honor to be here in south carolina, where patriotism is a passion that tops barbeque and football. [applause] and it is a great honor to be here at the citadel. every great university and college produces future engineers, doctors, lawyers. here you do all of that, but you have another specialty as well, you produce heroes. over 1400 of your alumni have served in iraq and afghanistan, and elsewhere, fighting the war against terrorism. 16 have paid the ultimate price. since 1842, every tyrant, petty thug, and great power that threatened america, they learned that if he wanted to threaten america, you would have to take on the citadel as well. that is a lot of heroes that have never broken, and never will be. [applause] this is, in fact, a

and "the contenders." >> thank you for this series and c-span. i've been watching for over 20 years and i think if more people would watch c-span we would have better presidential candidates. but you beat me to the punch. i wanted to ask you about belle moskowitz. i wonder if they could expand on belle moskowitz's role and the job she had for governor smith. and also earlier you mentioned al smith didn't speak for two years. eighth grade education. didn't speak in the assembly, intimidated by all the other lawyers there. can you tell us what al smith did at night while the others went down on state street to booze it up and carouse? how did he educate himself to become majority leader and speaker? >> we're going get john to answer those questions. but i know you are a new yorker. is that the reason for your interest in al smith and your knowledge? >> i read a great book called empire statesman. i worked in albany for a while and i knew the al smith building was there, the tallest building in the state before the empire state building, i believe. b

. >> and that will wrap up c-span 's coverage of the faith and freedom forum.ny of the speeches, we will be showing them in their entirety at midnight eastern time. and one of tonight's participants, michelle bachmann, will be on c-span tomorrow as she makes an appearance in occupy wall street. iowa. louisiana governor bobby jindal has won a landslide victory and 70% of the vote in the state's open primary. he only needed 50% to take the governor's seat. heading into his second term. on the campaign trail, just a reminder, you can watch clips from the road to the white house on line at the c-span campaign website. go to c-span.org and watch online any time. tomorrow on "washington journal", daniel serwer from the jat -- john hopkins organization that fo. alex lawson has details on that affected social security recipients will get a 3.6% increase next year. then jonathan martin and amy gardner on the latest developments in the 2012 presidential campaign. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it is just to me very obvious that with all the

and i don't hear people say that. >> you are watching booktv and c-span 2, 48 hours of nonfiction authorsbooks every weekend. >> tell us about what he is and what he does. he said he is the most complex individual you have written about inanity of books. take that, mark zucker burke. [laughter] tell us a little about about him and what mainly attracted you to tell his story. >> zero, sad robert came from a very hard background, the fundamentalist and he was kicked out of his house at 18 for admitting to premarital that. and then he decided he wanted to be an astronaut and he changed his whole life in the king james bonney majored in geology and physics and astronomy the university of utah and learn how to fly airplanes and scuba dive and spoke i said, five languages. many got into nasa's johnson space center. it's a co-op program for college kids, but it's really a feeder to the astronaut training program. he was achieving his dream. he was a big star, became a social leader of all the co-ops and the interns and then he fell in love with the young intern that was all done something out of

sunday night, mitch daniels on his new book, the economy, and his decision to not run for president in 2012. at 8 eastern on c-span. >> it is time to get those cameras rolling for this year's studentcam video competition. make a be on that theme, the constitution and you, and get it to c-span by the deadline of january 20 and you could win the grand prize of $5,000. >> on last day of his bus tour, president obama visited a military base in hampton, virginia, to talk about employment for veterans. he is joined by first lady michelle obama, who announced the american logistics association has committed to hiring 25,000 military veterans and spouses by the end of 2013. this is 40 minutes. >> that morning, everyone. >> i would like to say good morning to all you all and the fellow service members and guests. my name is melissa and it is my pleasure to be here. i have been in the army for 26 years. i am presently an army colonel in the reserve. i am also an officer. i have had 10 years on active duty and i have about 16 years in the army reserve. for the last 10 years, i have worked as an attorney for tyson's food. i a

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we will -- just a quick reminder, please turn off your cell phones, and c-span is filming the event so for the q & a we'll pass around the microphone so wait for the microphone to reach you and then ask your question. thank you so much. and now please welcome brooke hauser. [applause] >> so suzanne said, we're here to discuss brooke's new book, and it's about just to give a capsule summary, a high school in brooklyn called the international high school, which specializes in the education of immigrant teens, and brooke spent much time at the school, chronicling a year in its life and the life of its seniors, and i wanted to -- brooke will do a reading of a portion later, but i wanted to ask a few little introductory questions. the first of which is, brooke, you're an experienced journalist. you've written a lot about hollywood and about film. this is a subject matter that is far afield from that. how did you come to this topic? >> actually, the person who led me to the international school is in the audience, his name is ronny saja, and he we went to come together and he was working at

eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> during deliberations, the only people allowed in the supreme court's east conference room are the nine justices. so, who gets the door? >> this is my first or second conference. i was playing close attention to the discussion, as i remember, and i failed to hear the knock on the door. the two otehrs go -- others got up and answer the door. it made me feel like i was two- feet high. i learned that one of the most important job of the junior justice is to remember that you are the doorman. >> retired justice john paul stevens, tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> next, "the contenders." this week, charles evans hughes. then treasury secretary timothy geithner testifies on the u.s. economy at a house financial services committee hearing. later, mississippi governor haley barbour on the republican economic agenda. >> next, from washington, d.c., a profile of the life of charles evans hughes on the

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on c-span, politics and public affairs events. c-span2 has book tv with the latest nonfiction books and authors. an american history to be on c- span freeing, showcasing the people and events that shaped our country. and all of our programs are available anytime at the c-span video library. the c-span networks, it is washington your way. "washington journal" continues. host: grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. atr.org. thank you for coming back. the timing is especially interesting, not just what the debt committee but halloween. guest: exactly. host: and we are right in the middle of a presidential campaigns. what do you like so far in the gop side? guest: all of them have taken the pledge, a commitment to their citizens that they would vote against any effort to raise taxes, or veto any effort. with the exception of huntsman, the former governor of utah. he has not taken a pledge but the plan he put forward is revenue neutral. so, his plans are not to raise taxes. he just will not put it in writing. but all th

landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaigns, candidate bios and the latest polling data, plus links to c-span and caucus states all at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> coming up on c-span2, questions about the economy and new unemployment figures at today's white house briefing. then our interview about the federal debt with former senator judd gregg followed by more of today's values voters submit in washington. >>> on sunday michele bachmann will hold a town hall meeting in new hampshire. we'll have live coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. eastern time on c-span and c-span.org. >> some people say that to succeed in this world we need to be more like india or china or brazil. i say we need to be more like us. >> on this final sunday of british party conferences, conservative leader and british prime minister david cameron sets the tone and goals for his party in the upcoming year. watch his keynote address from the conservative party conference sunday at 9 on c-span. and live wednesday look for the return of prime minister's questions on c-span2. >> at today's white house briefing, spokesman jay car

and annabel. i am a c-span viewer for over 30 years and a political junkie for 40 years. i joined the coffee party over a year ago. i am amazed by the media blast. i wanted to know if there was an alternative to the tea party. even c-span is doing their job. when the tea party has their guests, they have a separate line for tea party members. the difference between the tea party and coffee party members seems to be in the interpretation of who "we the people" are. it is all about, if you agree with them, you are an american. host: what is your question or comment? caller: just a comment about the media's suppressing all of the voices. host: we have given 45 minutes to this guess. go ahead. guest: this is really what a grass-roots movement looks like. it takes an idea and a group of people wanting to change the country. many are successful because there was a lot of money going into building an infrastructure and they got support from people inside washington. we did not have appeared we really -- we did not hav

and the contenders. >> thank you for this series and c-span. i've been watching for over 20 years and this -- i think if more people would watch c-span we would have better presidential candidates. but you beat me to the punch. i wanted to ask you about belle mosskowitz. i wonder if they could expand on belle mosskowitz's role and the job she had for governor smith. and also earlier you mentioned al smith didn't speak for two years. eighth grade education. didn't speak in the asem establish, timmed by all the other lawyers there. can you tell us what al smith did at night while the others went down on state street to boos -- booze it up and carouse? how deeducate himself to become majority leader and speaker in >> we're going get john to answer those questions. but i know you are a new yorker. is that the reason for your interest in al smith and your knowledge something >> i read a great book called empire statesman. i worked in albany for a while and i knew the al smith building was there, the tallest building in the state wf the -- before the

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see what political reporters are staying and track the latest campaign contributions was c- span websiteor campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape would twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaign and the latest polling data, plus links to c-span media partners. "washington journal" continues. >> every wednesday in the last hour we are taking a look at a recent magazine article. this is an article from " newsweek" in september. joining us is author of the cover story, jesse ellison. let's begin with the criteria for the story. the first one is justice. guest: we looked at a loss in place for protecting women from marital race and so on in their access to land, a bank accounts and that sort of thing. host: the next one is health. guest: this is maternal mortality rates, a child mortality rates, and hiv rates. then education, which is average level attained. a literacy rates in gender parity in school. and economic power, which is a percentage of the label foror fe and the ability to climb the corporate ladder. host: you took the five criteria. where does the

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