a.m. eastern here on c-span. now the senate intelligence committee hears testimony and questions about nominees for positions in the c.i.a. and state department. witnesses include caroline dianne krass, nominee for general counsel, who currently serves in the justice department, and daniel bennett smith, nominee to lead the state department's into rowe of intelligence and research this. uns about two hours. >> the committee will come to

a.m. eastern on c-span. did not decide early on. minute, as he often did. he probably met with the pennsylvania governor on november 14 and that is when he finally realized he had to decide and he did decide to go. he's probably and on the night hishe 17th as he said to friend of a dear brother, he said that on the night he found time to write about half the speech and took what he had to gettysburg and wrote the rest there. there is very good evidence that he in fact wrote the speech late but it does not mean it was not important to him. he used in a lot of care and attention in his words. just because he did not write it for two or three weeks does not mean it was not important. circumstances following abraham lincoln's gettysburg address. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, part of "american history tv" on c-span 3. >> coming up tonight, first ladies and the life of may me eisenhower. then a discussion on the increased number of women in the prison system. later, cnn >> today it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time our first lady at her belated birt

a.m. eastern on c-span. thursday, examining mexico's energy sector and the decision to open it up to foreign investment. that is live at eight: 30 -- 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. then senator john mccain speaks about lyrical terminal in the ukraine. -- about a lyrical turmoil in the the ukraine. move towas a deliberate simply end with a controversy. always the perspective of the musharraf government. she was the one that stood out, say hello to the crowd. she was responsible. protected have been and there was no protection. they say that there was a formation of the lead force of policeman that would usher her into the rally where she was killed. that wasn't there. we saw video and pictures. we saw no box formation, no you lead force police protection -- note the lead force police forcetion -- no elite police protection. >> the national inquiry into the death of the former pakistan prime minister and is your bhutto. bhutto.ir >> online, we want to hear what your favorite books were in 2013. throughout the m

a.m. eastern here on c- span. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> next, freshman members discuss why there should be more women in congress. this should be 25 minutes. >> good morning. i am maggie haberman. bym delighted to be joined anna palmer, our senior washington correspondent. group of women that is up of five the topic of our conversation, the peacemakers, making policy in a polarized government to this morning -- government. we have the democratic congressman from hawaii, the democratic senator from minnesota, the republican congresswoman from florida, and republican from missouri and wagner. . tweets.rget to use we will be tracking your questions. thank you for joining us for this conversation. >> we wanted to start the conversation with the senator. era so much talk about how women in the senate get along, bipartisan, they have dinners. how well do you know these women? >> we are really good friends. when people talk about how, in the days of old, people used to work together, that is how we do. there are 20 women

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ashington journal, live every on ing at 7:00 a.m. eastern c-span. >> the house education examines the college of affordability and the pell grant program. at 10:00 e it live a.m. eastern on c-span 3. eastern, juan manuel santos speaks at the the nal press club about economic and political situation in colombia. that's also live on c-span 3. >> as you walk in, there are tables out in front with lots of right?ts, not the -- prior to entering the gun show. how he pamphlets are about the government is trying to take away the right to own guns and the government is doing this, that. is doing obama care is terrible. those were the guys that i wanted to talk to. were the guys with the leaflets, with the ideas. like this yourself. you?id who are i said i'm a -- i'm an academic. i'm a researcher. the researcher on these rganizations and these ideas and try to understand the guys. and study the men who believe this stuff. said -- they m looked at me. they asked me questions. here's what i ok, am. i don't get it. but here's my job. i want to understand how yo

a.m. on c-span. on thursday, katherine clark was sworn in as the 113th congress. she fills a seat in massachusetts fifth district left vacant by ed markie who's serving in the senate after a special election this past summer. her swearing in was followed by brief remarks on the house floor. unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from the commonwealth of massachusetts, the honorable katherine m. clerk, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate her certificate of election is in front of you. there's no contest, no question raised with regard to her election. >> without objection. will representative-elect clark and the members of the massachusetts delegation present themselves in the well of the house. and will all members rise?? and will the member-elect please raise your right hand. do you solemnly support that you'll support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or

on c-span. it is friday. beginning tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. on c-span 2, book tv, 48 hours of nonfiction books all weekend on book tv. over the holidays, you will see a lot of prime time in 24-hour periods of book tv. american history tv begins tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. on c-span 3. those are a couple of options for you over the weekend. happy holidays. ♪ >> taking a look at some of our c-span 3,g today, on getting underway, from the hudson institute, a discussion on u.s.-saudi arabia -- relations. theot abrams is among participants. look for that live shortly on c-span 3. here on c-span, we will be live with the white house briefing. jay carney has scheduled that for 2:00 p.m. it is possible to hear from the president. no official word yet. the ap is reporting that the president is ordering a review of the military's response to sexual assault in the armed forces. set to sign the defense authorization bill. the administration says it has an urgent obligation to respond. the president is giving military leaders a year to report on progress

on friday, went up the week with a look at the u.s. budget and government shutdown. that all starts monday at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span >> coming up next on c-span, newsmakers. and then some of yesterday's memorial service at arlington national cemetery marking the 25th anniversary -- anniversary of pan am flight 103. and then a discussion on the situation in north korea, and the president of having executed his local -- u n ncle. things for very much -- thanks very much for being with us. senior congressional energyondent, covering environmental issues put together with the with us. back to the white house, and the headlights of the washington post is that they urged the obama administration to bypass congress. what do you hear? >> i think that is old news, no new news. that is what has been going on for several years, essentially since the 2010 congressional election. i think that has been their whole strategy on environmental policy, and a bunch of other things since republican to the house in 2010. it is a little hard for me to imagine how they can double down on that. i think they are there already. i can imagine

saturday at noon on c-span two and sunday at five a.m. on c- span 3. from lawte panel heard enforcement officials about the september mass shooting at the washington d.c. navy yard. 13 people died during the shooting including the gun man. several others were wounded. the building where the incident took place is slated to receive repairs and modifications. the senate homeland security committee is two hours 25 minutes. >> good morning. the early bird. >> good morning, mr. chairman. >> you sent in good voice today. welcome. thank you for joining us. some of you, thank you for joining us again and again. it is nice to see you all. this is an important hearing. this is the second in a series of hearings that will enable us to take a closer look at federal security for federal facilities. alexisonths ago, aaron entered the washington navy yard with intention to inflict pain and suffering on anyone in his path. we do not know now and maybe we never will why this tragedy came to pass. hopefully, the lessons learned from it will provide a foundation for prev

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the thing i care about most is to make it more of a museum with more pieces of beautiful furniture that belonged to old presidents. there sis furnishture here now and most of it dates from 1902. >> why isn't their more antique furniture? >> the thing is thomas jefferson do the most wonderful thing of putting in buhl furniture and the sad thing feels the war of 1812 when everything was burned. then they had to stop piecemeal since then and every president who came could sell what he didn't like and they used to have auctions in lafayette square. and one f tof the presidents could change the dayecor. when president grant had the blue room violet. arthur had it robin's egg blue and that was stopped at the time of theodore roosevelt. >> first lady's imbecome r -- influence and image. >> 25 years ago saturday flight 103 from london to new york city was destroyed by a terrorist bomb. all 259 passengers and crew were killed along with 11 people on the ground. a memorial service to commemorate the victims feels held held. speakers include attorney general eric holder an

on the federal reserve system. you can see it live starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. franz ferdinand and his wife were in the capital of bosnia which at that point was part of austria-hungary on a tour. it was a very bad day for them to come because it was a big serbian national holiday. serbia, the neighboring country was absolutely furious that austria-hungary has taken over bosnia. it was seen as a provocation. there were young plotters who had been plotting to build a greater serbia. one of the symbols of the oppression of the people within austria-hungary -- they decided to kill him. it was very sloppy police work. there been warnings that something was a foot. one of the conspirators shot the archduke and his wife point- blank. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. margaret macmillan sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the budget agreement and the impact it will have on military readiness. secretary hagel held a joint pre-k's conference with his singapo

on the etween negotiations b the house and saienate. military times reporter andrew tillman joins us. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. in just a few moments, newsmakers with representative adam smith of washington state. he is the top democrat on the armed services committee. after that, president obama talking about the state of u.s.- israel relations. >> this week on "newsmakers" congressman adam smith joins us from seattle. we are joined in the studio by frank oliveri and craig whitlock. >> i would like to ask you about afghanistan. the obama administration thought they had fought the deal to keep the troops there 2014. that seems like it is falling apart. do you see any way of resolving this before the beginning of next year or will it stride on until afghanistan elects a new president? >> the deal has not fallen

a.m. eastern on c-span three. she was everyone's soul sister. everyone felt they knew irma and they did pretty much because she laid her life out for everybody to see. us about what life was like in suburbia for women in the 1960s through the 1990s. one of the wonderful things about her -- she wrote mainly humor -- it was humor that was accessible to everyone because it was humor that happened in everybody's lives but they might not recognize it until they saw it written on the page or in the newspaper column. because funny things happen to us all the time, but we have to be on the lookout for them. she was the one that focused our attention on the funny things that happened in a family. these were things that at the moment seemed like craziness and driving you nuts but when you look back at them, you say that was really funny. that is a real gift. that is a literary gift. >> the life and times of irma bombeck this weekend on book tv. we look at the history and literary life and dayton, ohio, saturday at noon on c-span two and sunday 5 p.m. on c

one year after the sandy hook shooting. the "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. depot ins a plain depot in- plane georgia. the hustle and bustle would have tables, and beds, and phones going off, and letters. that was all from this small building, the campaign. -- peanutp a grade brigade referred to the campaign. it was a way to get the word out using volunteers, going door-to- door, shaking hands . it was a method so effective that helped him get elected to the presidency. >> watch the program on first carter.lady roslyn then we will show an encore of the first ladies, season two. that will be at 9:00 p.m. on c- span. refugees from a syrian civil war, 100,000 are living in lebanon, and 600,000 are living in jordan. billion inhe $1.3 foreign aid to support the refugees. this is one hour and 35 minutes. >> we are going to start. i know that senator graham is on his way. we have a situation where we are having a series of votes. we are having people going back and forth. i hope that doesn't indicate to anybody a lack of interest because this is a major level of int

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i was a donor to martha's of your e so many viewers. michael and i would do the annual consideration of things we cared they were se important to us, issues that we match bout because they the our broader belief but the and rs in our community martha's table delivered hot meals to the little park outside the bill and melinda gates at mcpherson square and i would see the van there people and i knew that it was volunteer driven. volunteers, 80 hard working staff and they had the ous influence in community they were serving. it was a great brand and i join thaty wouldn't i organization and see if he can put my skills to work and see if i can understand better why do e have this issue persistent child poverty. why do we have so many children that are not graduating high and going to college and being able to attach that careers the way i was able to. and c.e.o. of t martha's table on leading the based nonprofit c-span ight at 8:00 on "q&a." >> now a conversation about the role in eme court's society with justice ruth bader insberg and forme

for international studies on growing security fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. then your phone calls and tweets. it is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think they're moving extremely fast. expires after five or 10 years. there is no facebook or twitter. historically what we have done is we have sliced human life into four slices. there is a resting phase. them alle should have at the same time. we should play. we should learn. the world moves so fast. we really have to stay up-to- date. >> new year's day on c-span. ceo's of the deaths of the, twitter and others on higher education and data. hutchison on who shape texas. on c-span three, american history television. the of civil rights leaders share their memories of the civil rights era at 8:00 30. -- 8:30 p.m. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in review," a debate on gun violence and gun policy and we will start with january 16, 2013. he also talks about what his administration plans to do with the issue. >> i started getting a lot of letters from kids.

also on c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m., anders of the house energy commerce subcommittee will hear from regulatory commissioners. at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, we cover a democratic steering committee meeting on unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of the month. 8, betty ford knew she wanted to do something with dance. she put on skits and plays. to vermont where she studied at the school of dance. these are some of her note cards where she kept notes. this is her organizer during this time. she carried this with her to vermont, to grand rapids, off to new york thomas where she andied with martha graham then back to grand rapids. you will find a whole host of things you would find in just about any organizer. there are brochures on dance costumes. one of her sketches of a costume or one of the dance routines she wanted to put on. here are choreography notes that she made four different dance routines. there is a whole wealth of material in here that talks about her love for dance and how deeply she was involved in it, especially in her early years. >> watch our program on first lady

a.m. on c-span. >> coming up next, health insurance exchange starting at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3.is live at 2:15 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. >> this will be the world first practical airplane that was flown in less than six years time it flew three times and they were very much the proof of concept of power of the flight. the airplane behind me, and this includes repeated flights, but upward for 1905. >> there is more from the wright brothers aviation center next weekend is booktv and american history tv look at the history and literary life. >> george washington university hosted a symposium on the history of the federal reserve. next, panelists discuss the relationship between the federal reserve and congress. this is about one hour. >> the bank of japan, the european central bank, all of them. to start, they all had to deal with the crisis and the recession and how struggling affected them with a sluggish recovery in many of them know each other because they studied and worked together and they are just in some ways a special club right now and there are differences. and they

we will have live coverage on c- span two at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> if you missed any of this morning's "newsmakers" you will have the opportunity to watch it again today at the clock eastern on c-span. the guest is representative adam smith, the ranking member of the house armed services committee. he talked about issues relevant to the military. >> in a survey of major 1909, the made in kansas city star was rated more in favor of a reform than all the other major metropolitan newspapers in the united states combined. as nelson himself told an interviewer in 1910, i don't want the star's editorial to be a lot of literary essays, i want to get things done. nelson followed up his strictures on past performance with an editorial that reject the notion that roosevelt was a man on horseback who seized power to become dictator. he is a gold are recalled to his work, said the paper rather than a man on respect. after roosevelt's arrival from africa amid talk of his candidacy, there were clubs formed, back from elba clubs, like napoleon. >> the im

on supreme court cases in 2013. we are joined by author of in the balance. live everyjournal is morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, our first ladies series featuring eleanor roosevelt. then a discussion on female veterans in iraq and afghanistan on the challenges they face at home. it is followed by a roundtable on the role of religion and faith in politics. >> good evening. i am speaking to you tonight at a very serious moment in our history. the cabinet is convening and the leaders are meeting with the president. the state department and navy officials are meeting with the president all afternoon. in fact, the japanese ambassador was talking to the president at the time that japan was bombing our citizens in the philippines and sinking one of our transports. by tomorrow morning, the members of congress will have a report and be ready for action. ?

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> all this week, we will bring you encore presentations of our q&a program. today, watch former michigan republican congressman and reagan and and stray show and -- reagan administration budget director david stockman here on c-span. >> what we know of the founders at core is, the guys that were against the cost to duchenne were the religious conservatives of the day -- against the constitution were the religious conservatives of the day. they wanted to have religious tests for officeholding and so forth. the founders were mostly christians, but why did they take the approach they did? why did they ultimately come down where madison came down? they agreed that no faith including their own was beyond faction. the prescription was essentially a multiplicity of sects. that is s-e-c-t-s. in terms of government funding and religious institutions, i would say there were some real issues to work through and figure out. the rules that govern this area during the clinton years were different. they changed over time. some people think that was a good thing and some peo

on how federal employees view their jobs and the work lace. with your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the wilson center examines u.s.- brazilian relations in a discussion with the armor u.s. ambassador to brazil. at 10 asee him live clock a.m. eastern on c-span. >> she was everyone's soul sister. everyone thought they knew her ram they did pretty much. she lay in her life out for everyone to see. us about what life was like in suburbia for women in the 1960's through the 1990's. things, sheonderful wrote mainly humor and it was humor that was accessible to everyone. it is humor that happens in everyone's lives. we have to be on the lookout for them. and she was the one who focused our attention on the funny things that happened in the family. moment, it seemed like craziness and driving you nuts them,en you look back at you think it was really funny. that is a real gift. it's a literary gift. the life and times of irma life and- >> the times in dayton, ohio, on c-span 2 and on c-span 3. house press secretary jay carney took questions on the release of a report on the nsa surveillance p

a.m. eastern on c-span. friday, the encore presentation of first ladies continues with the life of jacqueline kennedy. she traveled all over the world with her husband dan spoke spanish and french. three years later, she would be a widow and witness to her husband's assassination. join us as we examine the life of jacqueline kennedy at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i think radio is the longest in the best form of media. what we are doing now is short form. and charlie rose are the only guys who read books in order to talk to these guys and revealing.dously they don't get many people who have actually read their books and know what they're talking about. i get a great deal of satisfaction. that's the best interview i had on this book tour. loved the interview on things that matter, his new collection of essays, some of which are autobiographical. that makes my day. ofee hours is an abundance time. >> more with radio talk host sunday night at 8:00 on c-span "q and a." not decide early on. until the last

on january 1. our roundtable guests are from "los angeles times" and national public radio. everyngton journal" live morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. book tv is in primetime all week. tomorrow night we look at the courts. about herle talks work, "the roberts court." then the thomas healy discusses his book "the great dissent." elliptic guantanamo bay in the book "the terror courts." tv in primetime all week on c-span two. my education expires after five to 10 years. everything is new. of the cloud is new. facebook is new. a lot of these new coating languages -- coding languages. human life, a play phase, a learning phase, a work phase, and a resting phase afterwards, and eventually dying. ,hat i think we should be doing we should have these phases at the same time. we should play, learn, work, all the same time. you get the world moves so fast, you can't have a single time for education any more. we have to stay up-to-date. >> new year's day on c-span, just before 1:00 p.m. eastern and throughout the afternoon, ceo's of twitter and others on the future of higher education, robotics, and data in the new industrial revolution. on bo

a.m. on c-span 3, it is american history tv. nation grieved for a lost president and lbj stepped into the white house from the oval office. >> more from this event on iran and syria. this panel is margaret -- moderated by margaret. it is just over an hour. >> if you would take your seats please. seats we would like to begin the panel. there are some seats up front. i would like to introduce the moderator for our next panel on russia in the middle east. margaret warner. i am pleased to say that our monitor and newshour have agreed a show code per -- a show hosted by margaret warner. >> we have some fabulous participants. i know you know them all. i will give introductions in a minute. we are seeing growing russian engagement in the middle east. after quite a few decades of non-engagement. 'som the critical --assad program --elping deal and theemical nuclear agreement. we are seeing, for the first time, russian officials being welcomed in capitals that have been considered in the u.s. sphere of influence, most notably, egypt. is r

on october 1. you can watch the hearing at 10:35 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on the next "washington journal", a roundtable discussion about federal gun policy. on the anniversary of the shooting of sandy hook elementary school. after speaking with our guests, we will talk about the two-year budget deal headed for the senate next week. we are joined by david lauter. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this weekend on newsmakers, the chairman harold rogers will talk about the recent budget deal negotiated between senator patty murray and representative paul ryan, and what it means for federal spending. the house passed a plan on thursday in the senate is expected to vote on the deal next week. you can watch newsmakers at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern . >> let me be very clear that this is a delicate and diplomatic moment. we have a chance to address peacefully one of the most pressing national security concerns of the world faces today. with gigantic implications of the potential of conflict. we are at a crossroads

on volcker rule. live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. as he walked in, there are tables with lots of pamphlets. the gun show.ing the pamphlets are how the government is trying to take away your right to own the guns. that, obamacare is terrible. those were the guys i wanted to talk to. those were the guys with the idea. i said is this your stuff -- they said, who are you. amaid i and i -- i said i doing research on these organizations and these ideas. trying to understand this. i study men who believe the stuff. suspiciouslyt me and asked me questions. i said here's what i am. i do not get it. here is my job. i went to understand how you see the world. i want to understand your worldview. and ill not convincing will not convince you. that is off the table. i want to understand why you think the way you do. >> downward mobility, racial and gender equality. "chael kimmel on angry white men." sunday night at 9:00 on afterwards, part of book tv on c-span2. justiceme court clarence thomas spoke about adjusting to life on the high court. his r

on age of 95. the live coverage from parliament 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. next, we talk to a capitol hill about's ahead at this week for congress. >> ginger gibson, a reporter for politico. thanks for coming on today. congress is getting readdy to wind up the year. expected to gavel out friday 13 for the holiday recess. what's on the list of items finish up ing to before they leave for the holidays. >> one of the biggest things to come next week is a possible deal on the budget. appeararie and paul ryan to be nearing an agreement on spending levels for the next year and the year after that the sequester as ell as some other revenue increases that aren't new taxes. conference report could come out we would t week, and see discussions on both floors about moving forward on spending bills, potentially a cr to get them over the last little bit to government shutdown. >> the leader pelosi is insisting that unemployment of fits need to be a part the discussion. why is that? that's a be an item hurdle for them to get the deal done. >> the extension which allows be

on the next "washington journal postcode we will discuss the bond buying program. and preparing your 2013 taxes. kiplinger'sd by the editorial director. "washington journal" live 7 a.m. eastern on c-spanthe philippine finance directory -- director at the finance department. economic policy in the philippines. this is about five minutes. >> good afternoon. to welcome the secretary back to washington, d.c. i was pleased to meet with him today. we had an opportunity to exchange views on a variety of topics. i want to express my sympathies to the people of the philippines in the wake of typhoon yolanda. the united states was able to provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of the storm. is pleasedstates with the fast and flexible response we have seen from the world bank and the asian development bank. we look forward to work -- working with the multilateral banks to move forward with well- designed card decks to assist -- projects to assist the population as they rebuild. strong economic leadership in the philippines is helping to make the philippine economy more resilient. makinginistration is great strides to improve governance, including fighting corruption and to reform the phil

a.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up next, "the communicators" looks at the future of television in the first part. that, washington is the focus -- martha washington is the focus in c-span series of first ladies. c-span, created by america's cable company in 1979 brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> this week we focus on the future of television. we speak with julius genachowski and robert mcdowell. that is followed by a discussion with congressman greg walden. >> we are in a landscape that is absolutely shifted. there are areas of the statutory

a.m. on c-span. >> let me be very clear. delicate very diplomatic moment. and we have a chance to address of the most e pressing national security oncerns that the world faces today with gigantic implications conflict.ential of we're at a cross roads. we're at one of those really points in history. lead to an ld enduring resolution in international concerns. the other path could lead to ontinued hostility and potentially to conflict. i don't have to tell you these stakes. >> this weekend on c-span, secretary of state john kerry on not ouse members should impose additional sanctions against iran as talks continue n freezing parts of iran's nuclear program. watch saturday morning at 10:00 eastern. 2, book tv, dick cheney and his long-time reiner gist jonathan talk about the former vice president's history with heart advances in ecent cardiology at 11:00. history 3's american tv, a look at the free former american men and slaves who fought for the union, sunday. >> george washington university hosted a forum, friday, on the system. reserve next, one of the dis

a.m. eastern on c-span. then at 9:40 five eastern, art history professor deborah hansen looks at the work trail of annual boone and minerals and other arts and the u.s. capitol. american history tv in prime time, starting at eight a.m. eastern on c-span three. >> as 2013 wraps up, we are on the front steps of the capital to tell you about our new review series. here's the lineup. opening remarks are provided by anthony harrington, former u.s. ambassador to brazil during the clinton administration. >> good morning. good morning to many good friends in the audience. i am jane harman, president and ceo of the wilson center. i am delighted to welcome you to this just before the christmas holiday important event. the wilson center knows a lot about brazil. and so does our keynote speaker and good friend ambassador tom shannon. our brazil institute led by paulos otero is this from your place in washington for dialogue on u.s./brazil policy. we were the first to honor dilma rousseff when she became president of bra

on the defense department budget. journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span>> they covet my mental health work, the first few meetings we had. one day, i was walking in the white house and met this woman who was one of the press people. said, nobody ever covers my meetings. she

on the key supreme court cases of 2013. we will be joined by mark tushnet. "washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> what we know of the founders condore, the 32nd -- 30-se version, the guys who were against the constitution were the religious guys, that included patrick henry, who wanted to have religious tests for office holding and so forth. the founders were the cosmopolitans, and yet, most of them were probably christians, but why did they take the approach they did? why do they ultimately come down where madison came down? they believe also that no faith was beyond faction. medicines prescription was essentially a multiplicity of sects. >> there have been important developments in the law over the last couple of decades in terms of government funding and religious institutions. i would say that there were some real issues to work through and to figure out. the rule that govern this area during the clinton years or the early clinton years were different. they changed over time. some people think that was a good thing, and some people think that was a bad thing. there are some really importa

on the federal reserve system. you can see it lye starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> the u.s. house passed the two-year $85 brl budget agreement thursday by a vote of 332- 4. 169 republicans and 163 democrats voted yea while 62 republicans and 32 democrats voted against the bill. next, the house floor debate on the bill. it is an hour and 10 minutes. i minutes. rise -- i rise on behalf of the bipartisan budget agreement. s the first time since 1986 that a divided congress has done what we're about to do. here's what the bill does. it reduces the deficit by $23 billion. it does not raise taxes. and it cuts spending in a smarter way. we take temporary, across the board cuts, and replace them with targeted, permanent reforms. and these reforms, they take place immediately. first, we cut waste. we stop paying medicaid bills that deadbeat dads ought to cover. we stop sending unemployment checks to criminals. second, we go after corporate welfare. we eliminate a government ram for energy companies. we eliminate a carveout in the student loan program. third, we start to address the r

question time airs live on c- span 2 every wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and again on sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. you can watch anytime at c- span.org where you can find video of past prime ministers questions another british public affairs programs. the editor of the london-based newspaper "the guardian" testifies before a british committee about publishing the edward snowden leaks. with davidm., "q&a" finkel. then another chance to see british deputy prime minister nick clegg take questions from members of the house of commons. world is really the central circulatory system of our economy, the veins and arteries that really connect what is now the information economy in the united states. onare seeing data traffic our wireline networks increase at the rate of 40% per year. it is wireline networks that connect all forms of communication, whether they originate in the wireline environment or a wireless environment. yeah, i would say america's future is a wireline future. >> the future of the communications industry with

a.m. eastern on c-span.morrow the british prime minister david cameron and members of the house of commons the offered tribute to south african president nelson mandela who died on thursday at the age of 95. spanhave live coverage on c- 2 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. the wireline world is about systemtral circulatory of our economy. it is the veins and the arteries that really connect what is now the information economy in the united states. we are seeing data traffic on our wireline networks at a rate of 40% increase per year. it is that network that connects all forms of communications whether they originate in the wire environment or wireless environment. so yeah, america's future is --eless here and -- wireless communicators"he at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> i got upset with the --sident because they never showed up anymore. woman who was one of the press people. she said, mental health is not a sexy issue here you -- is not a sexy issue. -- itsed a mental health passed through congress. [indiscernible] neve

on thursday at the age of 95. live coverage from parliament beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> next is a discussion on women in politics. kagan --ear from elena kagan.ena span, offering complete gavel coverage of the u.s. house , all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. you can watch us in hd. years ago, a woman become the first american woman to address a legislative body. discussionpan, a honoring this early feminist and a look at women in politics today. from simmons college in boston, this does just over two hours. ♪ [applause] welcome, everyone. moderator.our we are here tonight to explore how women become political. we will look at the past, pressing, and consider the future. there will be remarks in a panel discussion. elizabeth warren is unable to meet us because she needs to be in washington. someone has to work. she is there to work in the senate. [cheers and applause] however, she has made a short video for us that we will share and place -- play some of the remar

a.m. eastern on c- span. ♪ cathy lanier chief discusses her life and her career in law-enforcement.he toughest part of being the chief of police of the washington metropolitan police department? >> out a tough job. it is the toughest bash the toughest part in the first couple of years was getting used to the press which was a challenge. that,than

a.m. eastern on c-span three. colombian president one man well santos speaks at the national press club about the economic and political situation in colombia. that is live also on c-span3. >> as you walk in, there tables out front with pamphlets, prior to entering the gun show. howpamphlets are all about the government is trying to take away your guns. those were the guys i wanted to talk to. they were the guys with the leaflets. i said to them. is this yourself? and they said yeah, who are you. i said i am an academic, a researcher and i'm doing research on these organizations and these ideas and trying to understand them. a bunch of them looked at me suspiciously and said -- and asked me questions. i said look, here's what i am. i don't get it. here's my job. i want to understand how you see the world. i want to understand your worldview. look, you will not convince me, and i will not convince you. that is off the table. what is on the table is at one to understand why you think the way you do very it >> downwa

a.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span three. normsnow have secular instead of the illogical norms ort govern our acceptance rejection of the ways in which a god or gods or goddesses can speak to what impact it has. you had david corrects saying he helping other members of his community understand the bible, particularly the book of exceptions better and that they are living in the end times in a way that most americans don't accept. that doesn't seem to be a problem, but when it leads to other elements, then the trigger of those law enforcement concerns as well as the popular press is concerned, then suddenly this idea of somebody listening to god and having his followers do things that seem to norms,rant to natural that is different and that needs to be policed and controlled. religionan university professor argues that religious persecution in america has been prevalent since the mid-1800s. he is committed by the very government that is supposed to protect us from persecution. tonight at nine on afterwards, part of book tv thi

a.m. eastern here on c-span.federation of teachers president randi weingarten is our guest this week on newsmakers. she talks about education issues, including common core standards, testing and where american students reich compared to other nations. watch newsmakers, sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern on c- span. today on c-span, aren't you and review series looks at the federal budget and government shutdown. later, a panel discussion on the role of religion in the white house. >> the beginning of october 2013 was a perfect storm of politics and policy with implementation of many elements of the health care law and the beginning of the new fiscal year. there was a 16 day government shutdown as a result. over the next hour of c-span's year in review, we bring you some floor debates. we will show you senator ted cruz of texas and his filibuster in the u.s. senate. we will begin with a conversation with a woman who covers issues on political hill. -- on capitol hill, for the "chicagoes" and the tribune." how di

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the thing i care about most it more of a museum with more pieces of beautiful furniture that along to old residents. most of what is here now dates from 1902. >> why isn't there more antique furniture? i would have thought they would have been collecting this since the beginning of the republic. >> the thing is about thomas jefferson did the most one whole thing putting in beautiful furniture. the sad thing is the war of 1812, everything was earned and they had to start piecemeal since then. every president who came could sell what he didn't like. these to have auctions in the president could change the decor if he wanted. president grant had the blue room violet. finally, that was all stopped at time of theodore roosevelt in 1902. >> first ladies, influence and image, season two. weeknights at 9:00 on c-span. >> next, the outgoing federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke, giving his last scheduled news conference with reporters. he talked about the central banking system's ongoing operations, including the recent news it would be tampering down its practice of purchasing

on the ability of american citizens to vote. and a u.s. supreme court decision. we also have a guest with the cato institute. washington journal live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on many campuses, young women are taught that they live in a patriarchal, oppressive society. girls are taught that they are channeled into low-paying fields . in the workplace, they are cheated out of 25% of their salaries. they face visible area errors at all sorts of forces that hold them down and keep them back out of the high echelons of power. this picture does not fit reality. it is distorted. -- the false claim claims that supported have been repeated so me times they take on this aura of truth. >> her critique of late 20th century feminism have led critics to label her as antifeminist. sunday on in-depth, your questions for author christina hoff sommers. during radio talk show host mark levin. tv's in-depth.ok >> next a discussion about cyber attacks and espionage. one of the speakers is william plummer, the vice president of huawei technologies. -- he is joined by former cia official chad sweet. and thomas rid who is the author of a recent book on cyber warfare. this is

we welcome your comments by phone, e-mail, and twitter beginning live on saturday at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span here > -- c-span. >> as a moderate, i have come to a troubling conclusion -- the data broker as it is today does not have constraints and does not have shame. it will sell any information about any person regardless of sensitivity for 7.9 cents a name. list ofe price of a rape sufferers which was recently sold. of rape sufferers, victims of domestic violence, police addresses, people who suffer from genetic illnesses, complete with the names, home addresses, ethnic city, gender, and many other factors. this is what is being sold and circulated today. it is a far cry from visiting a website and seeking and ad. this is a sale of a personally identified information and highly sensitive information of americans. span, yourekend on c- medical history, income, your lifestyle -- the senate committee looks at data mining 10 a.m. eastern. an c-span 2, without a strong middle class, the u.s. is heading for an economic explosion. p.m. s at 8:45 span 3, it was becoming clear that a strong dominan

on october 1st. you can watch the hearing starting at 10:235* -- 10:35 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> on the next "washington journal." >>> this is a train depot in georgia. the oldest building here. as you can imagine in 1976, the hustle and bustle of the activities here on the campaign. you would have tables going off and letters coming in and out of the area. she was helping run the campaign from the small building. this is where rosslyn carter helped with the campaign. it was basically a way to get the word out about jimmy carter using volunteers, going door to door. it was a method so effective it helped him get elected to the presidency. >>> watch our program on first lady rosslyn carter on our website or see it saturday on c-span at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and monday our encore presentation of first lady season two. 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> were in the which was a capital of bosnia which of a part of austria hungary on the tour. it was a big day. it was a serbian began national holiday. and so soviet, the neighboring country was furious they had taken over bosnia. seen a

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a.m. eastern here on c-span. are moving things extremely fast. years, everything is no, twitter is new.gs mean new programming languages. life into d human four slices and five slices. one is play phase the first a learn phase the next 20 phase a arresting afterwards and then eventually dying. we should have them all at the same time. should play, learn, work all at the same time because it we can't ast today, afford to have a single application anymore. date. e to stay up to >> new year's day on c-span, just before 1:00 p.m. eastern and throughout the afternoon, ceos of udacity, twitter, and higher n the future of education, robotics, and data as industrial resolution, n c-span book tv, kay bailey hutchison on the women who helped to shape texas. on c-span 3, american history tv, daughters rights movement share their history of the civil rights era at 8:30. few moments, q&a with hugh hewitthow host talking about the latest book, "the happiest life." westminster review, looking back at some of the most took place ts that in the british parliament's fall session. the north american free

a.m. eastern here on c-span. a congressional gold medal ceremony honored the military service of native american code talkers. these soldiers used their tribal transfer coded messages. a total of 33 tribes were recognized at the ceremony. the speakers included house and senate leaders, and the joint chiefs of staff. it is just under one hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. [applause] >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the state capital. we are honored to be joined by those that made this day possible including dan boren from oklahoma. we are honored to be joined by [applause] we are fortunate to have in congress two outstanding leaders, two native americans of tom cole and mark mullen. today, we need to immortalize men who were in a way meeting for the first time. during the second world war, he was a member of the 195th field artillery battalion. one day in 1944, he was walking through an orchard in southern france and heard one of hi