the wall street journal -- >> this sunday and q&a washington post columnist walter pinkus talked about various jobs as a journalist and u.s. spending overseas and the budget priorities. >> you build a four million-year-old facility, 40 people. and -- you spend $4 million you raise a question. >> more with walter pinkus on c-span's q&a. >> hillary clinton completed an 11 day trip to africa. she spoke at the university in cape town south africa. and the broadcasting corporation. >> when it was suggested that i deliver a speech in south africana and we asked the south african embassy in washington there was only one answer. the university of west. [applause] >> of course it is a most fitting institution despite the ambassador's prejudice. this distinguished and storied university has played an important role in berthing a new south africa. at a time when apartheid was entrenched the faculty and staff took a brave stand over the years. they were in the vanguard of the struggle for justice even giving thought to a new constitution. it is only appropriate that this university and this area o

. >> tonight on "q&a" -- walter pinkus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, and his criticism of the defense department. >> and they build a facility. and it's goots separate rooms for everybody. he wants to vienna the program for future generations. this is about 35 minutes. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure and a privilege to introduce to you, united states congressman from the state of wisconsin, and the next vice president of the united states, ladies and gentlemen, congressman paul ryan. >> hey, everybody. hey, everybody, how are you? oh, wow. i want to introduce to you my mom. this is my mom, betty. she's why i'm here. she and her grand kids are why i'm here. say hi to my mom, betty. thanks, mom. have a seat, mom. friends, we have a big choice to make. this is no ordinary election. it's not an ordinary time. we have a choice. we can stay on the path we are on, the one president obama has put us on. it's a nation deeper in debt. it's a nation further in doubt. it's a nation in decline. or we can elect a leader, a leader who will make the tough decisions,

>> c-span, created by american cable companies in 1979, brought to you as , walter pinkus discusses his career as a reporter along with issues of national security. us, you wrote on july 24, 2012, is congress a serious legislative body or not? in what is your answer? -- what is your answer? >> part of it is the terrible history in which, i was in my 20's, i worked for senator fulbright running an investigation, a totally different body. totally different. it has become so polarized that it does not work. and something has got to change. >> what did you do for senator fulbright and what committee? >> center for foreign relations committee. i have written in order -- a magazine article in 1960 on foreign government lobbying. he called it the next year and said, he pointed out weaknesses in the foreign agents registration act, do you want to come to the committee for 18 months and change the law? and i was 28 years old and fancy free. writing for three north carolina papers and magazines. the idea of changing the law was tempting. >> did you get it done? >> we investigated for six months a

. >> tonight and q&a washington post columnist walter pinkus talk about his views on extravagant u.s. spending overseas and criticism of the defense department budget priorities. >> you build a $4 million facility which is about 40 people. and -- you spend $3 million on elementary school. >> more with walter pinkus on c-span's q&a. >> this weekend on american history tv 75 years since amelia earhart's attempt to circumnavigate the globe for u.s. air force flight surgeon and aircraft crash investigator dr. wallace andboard shares feelings on her life and disappearance and more from the contenders. our series that what that key political figures who ran for president and lost but change political history. >> i draw the line in the dust and cost the gauntlets before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever. >> alabama governor george wallace. american history tv this weekend on c-spanread. >> which is more important? her honor. it is not like four years ago. the economy, stupid. it is the kind of nation we are and whether we still posses

walter pinkus talks about his views on extravagant u.s. spending overseas. >> they built a $4 million facility. which is about 40 people. it's got separate rooms for everybody. he spent $4 million on an elementary school, i bet somebody would raise questions. >> more with walter pincus sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span's "q&a". now, a discussion about the accountability of the presidency from "washington journal". this is 45 minutes. host: dan schnur is the co- founder of no labels. your organization has been going through the branches of government in washington and looking for ways you think they can be improved on. what is wrong with the presidency? guest: first of all, i want to make it clear to your viewers that we are not targeting this president or any other individual was held the office. rather, the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could stand some reforms, just as we think congress could stand some reforms also. we do not come at this unnecessarily from the left or the right. what we want to se