abraham's partner pulled up to the northern entrance to the bridge and abraham braced himself for a big firefight. oh, man, what happened, he shouted out as the humvee slow down. and older marine whom abraham recognized ran up and pull back the wire. it's horrible. it's horrible he told abraham, shaking his head. its little kids he said in disbelief. abraham's partner maneuvered through the sandbag bunkers speeding 10 100 began the bridge and parked the car close to the southern entrance checkpoint. abraham jumped out and scanned the people lying in front of the bullet riddled and. blood and broken glass all around him. the smell of gunpowder still in the air. he gets overheated stew of the guns. all he heard around him were the screaming and crying coming from the bodies lining the bridge. he did a quick and incomplete accounting as he ran over. there was the driver, the only man in the group, light shot on his ice cream that he was going to die. he saw a little boy wounded in the that there was a woman bobbing back and for. there was the doctor tending to another. then he saw the two

abraham wanted to know what happened. signs were posted hundreds of yards from the checkpoint warning them in arabic the bridge was only open to military traffic. for those who couldn't read there were pictures that should have communicated the message and abraham made sure to teach everyone at least one word, stop, in arabic. he sounded out at camp lejeune for the boys from harrisburg, the ones who shot at this van full of civilians. the marines manning a checkpoint today durham they yelled out several times in english and arabic for the than to stop it had run past the stop sign, past the barbed wire and to the marines seemed like they were speeding up. the soldiers finally opened fire and then the machine guns with the doctors even shooting the 9-millimeter handguns because the van continued to come at them. with the marines landed by the iraqi sun rising in front of them they could not see into the van. they could not see the babies. the shooting would be classified as justified, iran and realized. finally, the ambula

abraham lincoln. thank you.se] >> ladies and gentlemen, the united states senator from illinois, dick durbin. [applause] >> i have had the honor to serve the last several years as co- chair of the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. i want to a knowledge the secretary of transportation ray lahood that inspired this commission and has done a great job of bringing us to this day. thank you so much. [applause] my fellow co-chair will have a few words to remark later. i want to take just a moment to acknowledge the commission, because they have worked so hard to make it memorable in the eyes of the nation. the daughter of former u.s. senator paul douglas, honored to have you with us. [applause] darrel bigham from the state of indiana. our friend from the state of pennsylvania. my friend jim that will speak a little later. john from indiana, think -- joan from indiana, thank you. the honorable jesse jackson that will be part of the program little later. louise taper of california, as well as tommy turner of kent

lincoln, but the persona of abraham lincoln. our next week or is a gentleman from new jersey, william styple, well-known to all of us here as a profound civil war historian. he has had a lifelong interest in the american civil war during the centennial years as a young child he took his parents to the battlefields of virginia and instructed them in the works of bruce cotton and shelby foote, which must've led to some very interesting dinner conversations. in 1988, he has written, cowritten, and edited numerous books on the american civil war to include, andersonville diary and memoirs of charles f. hopkins a medal of honor recipient, the biography of general strong vincent who was killed in action on july 2nd at little round top. the writing and fighting the civil war series, which contains over 1000 soldier letters written from the battlefields. that takes dedication, ladies and gentlemen. at those of the blue and gray video series which shows of the war veterans including the immortal joshua chamberlain writing a magnificent w

no president has such a hold on our mind is abraham lincoln. he lived at the dawn of hypocrisy in his pinecone phase makes a haunting picture. he was the best writer in all american politics and his words are even more powerful then his images. today's politicians continue to invoke abraham lincoln at every opportunity. take for instance president obama, who took a page from lincoln's book by appointing a so-called team of rivals to his cabinet. if the past is prologue for what the future holds, society can only benefit from lincoln and the lessons that his legacy teaches us. although lincoln is so revered today, this was not always the case. before his death, lincoln was only a moderately popular president. there were times when lincoln was the object of far more hatred than live. in the election of 1860, lincoln took only 39% of the popular vote, the second lowest percentage of any one of her a lot good to the presidency. lincoln's popularity grew during his presidency, but he still had his critics which included cyrus as the karmic, inventor

. >> today we honor our 15th president, abraham lincoln.also honor the work of the lincoln bicentennial commission. there are holding hundreds of events encumbrances across america to celebrate -- all across; american to celebrate lincoln. he spoke about equality. as we all know from our history, our entire went after the invention of the cotton in jim prada -- after the cotton gin. families were torn apart and sold. abraham lincoln's rise to the white house paralyzed the tension in america over slavery. by 1854, the republican party was formed to oppose slavery and then spent in the territories. by 1858, lincoln himself warned that a house divided could not stand. like most leaders, lincoln could see but could do little to slow the downward spiral of our union. six weeks after his election in november 1860, the union was dissolved and [unintelligible] the war claimed more american lives than all other wars that we have been involved in. between 1861 and 1865, 620,000 americans died in battle or by disease. this was 2% of the entire u.s. po

lincoln but the persona of abraham lincoln. our next speaker is a gentleman from new jersey, bill stifle well known to all of us here a profound civil war historian. he has had a life-long interest in the american civil war. he took his parents to the battlefield of virginia and instructed them in the works of bruce and she by which must have led to some very interesting dinner conversations. since 1988, he has written, cowritten, and edited numerous books to include the andersonville diary, and the wars of charles f. hopkins. the biography of general strong vincent who was killed in action on july 2 around the top. the riding and fighting the civil war series which contains over 1,000 soldiers letters written from the battle fields. that takes dedication ladies and gentlemen. echoes of the blue and gray video series which shows civil war veterans including the immoral joshua riding a magnificent white horse in 1914. in three they discovered 24 boxes of reeving civil war. discovered by edward elli, interviewing the demanding ge

will talk about abraham lincoln and his views on temperance up there. at the smithsonian american art museum and national portrait gallery, there are two museums in one. it was renovated after a six-year renovation, cost more money than they thought but they did a spectacular job. this used to be the old patent office. >> that we are inside the atrium? >> this is the courtyard which opened in november 2007. this was designed by foster and it's designed to look like a giant wave. washington is very fortunate to have this very, very modern architecture. we almost didn't get it, but it was finally commission. so i was bringing the audience here into the museum to see this and it's usually kind of jaw-dropping. people really love to see. the reason i brought you here into the smithsonian american art museum here today was to point out that abraham lincoln had his second inaugural ball here in this building. in fact, in that wing right over my shoulder right there. at the very, very top, top floor. it was one of the largest public spaces in washington, d.c.,

had his second non-euro ball in 1865 and will talk about abraham lincoln and his new untempered fire. at the smithsonian american art museum and the portrait art gallery so it's to museums and one. it was renovated asters six your renovation, cost a lot more money than i thought that they did a spectacular job. it's used to be the old patent office. >> now we are inside the tram. >> this is the robert and arlene courtyard in november 2007 and this was designed by norman foster and looks at a giant wave. washington d.c. is very fortunate to have disappeared this is very modern architecture and we almost didn't get it. they finally approved it and hence we have a spectacular ceiling here. so i was bring the audience for the temperance to her here into the museum to see this. it's usually kind of jaw-dropping. and the reason i brought you here into the smithsonian american art museum here today was to point out that abraham lincoln had a second and not your ball here in this building. at the very top lawyer, he was one of the largest public spaces in washington d.c. and that way they co

abraham lincoln in hard cover at your favorite book seller. and available in audio available where digital audios are sold. >> up next on c-span, a hearing on extending the violence against women act. topics on this morning's "washington journal" include u.s. immigration policy. "washington journal" starts every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> c-span new year's day. a look at what's ahead for the new year. russian prime minister vladimir putin discusses the new year. the creator of the segue and the co-founder of guitar hero on in evasion and entrepreneurship, plus the art of political cartooning. >> now a hearing on the violence against women act. supporters would like to see its authorization extended. patrick leahy chairs this shot judiciary committee meeting. it was held last june. joe biden was of course, so instrumental in the passing of it. the landmark law filled a void in federal law. it is interesting to pass a very strong bipartisan support. i would compliment then senator biden and senator orrin hatch who were chairman and ranking memb

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the last blair to live in the house when he was 5 years old remembers abraham lincoln sitting in hisher's study off the front entrance. deep in conversation, with their feet propped up on the fireplace mantel. confidences were shared. there was a closeness. certainly, the night that robert e. lee was here with montgomery blair and francis preston blair for dinner at blair house, either over dinner at the belair dining room table and probably continue into the study with the cigars and portraits, at lincoln's request, francis preston blair sr. and his sons offered the command of the union army to robert e. lee in that study. that is testimony to the family influence and power. >> in the center of the wall as a large engraving depicting president lincoln and his cabinet. the oldest blair son, montgomery blair, served in lincoln's cabinet. he is standing on the far right. he was the postmaster general. at that time, that was a a full cabinet post, which it is not today. under that is a very rare mathew brady photograph of general sherman and his senior advisers. another son, frank belai

now available, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our sixteenth president. a great read for any history buff. it is a unique contemporary perspective on abraham lincoln from journalists and writers from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and is relevance today. abraham lincoln in hard cover at your favorite bookseller and in digital audio to listen to any time where digital audio download are sold. learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> next a conversation on corporate lobbying, from a former capitol hill staffer who works as a washington lobbyist. this event from american university is 1 hour and 10 minutes. >> welcome to dave 3 at american university. our first speaker today is mr. murphy. she is from the successful lobbying firm madigan and jones and is new to that organization. she will talk about what it is like after 25 years on capitol hill working on the house and senate working for very prominent active members in the senate from senator tom-0 and senator durbin and others and what it is like to be at the other end of pennsylvani

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i was born 121 years after abraham lincoln was born. that's as close as i'll come to talking about age. i believe with satchel paige, the great baseball pitcher who was ageless and satchel paige made many famous statements. one of his most famous statements was "if you didn't know your age, how old would you think you were?" i choose 37. i choose 37 because nobody would believe 17. that was a happy year in my life there is a psychological term called arrested development. that may have occurred to me at 17. but why run now? well, because there are so many things to be done. there are so many important problems, and the experience and the seniority and the knowledge i think can be put to good use for the 12 million constituents i have, and there is a great facet on term limits. it's called losing at the polls. and the people can say yes or no to candidacy for re-election. but i'm full of victim, vigor -- i'm full of vim, vigor and vitality and there are a lot of things i want to do, and the four granddaughters are very much on my mind as

abraham lincoln, in hard cover at your favorite book seller. more and more at cspan.org. >> live coverage of the houston mayors inauguration's. up until that time, a look at this morning's "washington journal." security changes after the terrorist attack on northwest flight 253. scheuer founded the cia counter-terrorism center, the osama bin laden unit, in 1996. here to talk to us this morning about terrorism in the wake of the flight 253 incident. overall, what do we know about the strength of al qaeda as compared to 9/11? even before that, in 1996? guest: they have a much larger geographical reach than they did originally. they have a functioning wing in yemen, one in fourth africa, and even somalia and north africa. -- north africa, and even somalia. on the face of it, it seems that they are wrong in reporting that they have not expanded. host: we see reports about what we are doing to prevent people from entering. we read about and see the launches of creditor drones against al qaeda operatives. what are we not doing that we should be doing

abraham lincoln got in the white house because we wanted to end slavery.and women didn't get the right to vote here because woodrow wilson was pro-suffrage. he wasn't. women got the right to vote because once he had been given string for a long time, but once he was elected president, wilson went around the country trying to convince this nation to get involved in world war i to defend democracy in europe. women followed him everywhere he went, and they chanted and they carried placards and a shout and they said, why should we send our men off to europe to defend democracy there would have of us in the nine states, we women, can't vote? we want a democracy here first. and wilson got it. we didn't get out of vietnam because nixon was antiwar. he wasn't. we were losing pretty badly, and we, the people demand it. we must demand at this point. we've got to put the pressure on obama. franklin roosevelt, the famous saying after he had a meeting with union leaders in the '30s, he left them at the white house door. he said i think you understand that i am with you

assigning the title and all the other side was the secretary of the war, robert todd lincoln, the son of abraham lincoln, you had a son of lee and some of lincoln agreeing on something and i would say that that was the beginning of some hope that we could reunite to the north and south again. it took awhile, but that was the beginning of the reunion. >> so we are going to walk back here to the first tomb of the unknown soldiers? >> yes. one of the great traditions of arlington is honoring the unknown soldiers, the lost in the war. the first instance of that came just after the civil war when quartermaster general montgomery banks said recovery teams out into the battlefield and not washington lived in a 30-mile radius in washington to recover unknown soldiers from that war. they brought them here to this part of arlington. after the war these teams recovered the dead, the unknown from this pennsylvania, the other great battlefields, and megs had a huge spot and buried in a mass grave and 1866. 2,111 and known buried here at arlington. this is at the edge, the end of mrs. lee's garden, so this is

"abraham lincoln" in hard cover or your favorite book cover. in digital audio where audio downloads are sold. go to c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> the deadline is coming up for c-span's student cam 2010 documentary. top prize $5,000. just create a five to eight-minute video on one of our country's greatest strengths or a challenge the country is facing. it must show varying points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span. don't wait another minute. go to studentcam.org and upload your project today. >> now, democratic michigan representative bart stupak host a town hall meeting. among the issues discussed, proposed health care legislation. and he also takes questions from constituents. lawmakers across the country are holding similar meetings this month. this one is about 90 minutes. >> it's always good to be back up here in the copper country and we've been on a swing here this whole week throughout the western end. i wanted to wait some time to do town hall meetings. i've always done them throughout my career. i still enjoy doing them. we

abraham lincoln once said the truths of the american founding are applicable to all men and all times and thus they are a stumbling block to the reappearance of tyranny. most americans, though they are confused by modern politics and despite continuing reports that they only know very little about their history, despite that most americans, i would suggest, still hold these truths. they are not sure of them. they have been told over and over again that they shouldn't hold them as truth, that is. but it is still there. it is time to rediscover them a new, not by going back to the 18th century, but by looking at our roots, the routes which gave us this great country. we also want to rediscover them said that beacon reclaim them. only by understanding them and reclaiming them in a serious way can we do so in our schools and universities and politics and in courts of law. perhaps, most importantly i've would suggest, in the public square. we must reestablish these principles and constitutional governments so they will be, as jefferson once said, an expression of the american mind. in a wo

abraham.g journey, bless him with fayed, wisdom, integrity of spirit, and perseverance. under his state leadership, made the people of new jersey inherit the land freed of division and entreat and corruption -- intrigue and corruption. multiplied the seeds of faith and trust that governor christie has been you, o lord, so that we and our descendants in new jersey will live in a land where there is concern for those who depend on others for their well- being and survival, were the common good rather than selfish, vested interest is the desired goal, and where are differences are celebrated, rather than hated. make governor christie and lieutenant governor guadagno and the people of new jersey one, united in our commitment to you and our respect for each other. we ask that the god of abraham, the father of us all, will give this blessing on our new leaders and to all the people of new jersey. we ask this in his name. amen. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, let me thank you for your attendance

on abraham lincoln's birthday, we had an open house at the governor's mansion. we had many events and invited legislators as well as ordinary, everyday people of illinois, the heart and soul of our state, to come to the governor's mansion and to come to our state parks. it is very important that in this time of economic recession we have parks available for the people. i made sure that happened when i became governor. [applause] we want to leave no child inside in illinois. it is important for children to get outside in nature with their moms and dads and with their friends to see the wonders of nature. long ago, when teddy roosevelt was president of our country, he said conservation is a patriotic thing to do. it is important that we understand the spiritual value of being in nature, so are state parks are quite important to us. i was distressed that my predecessor padlocked some of the state parks. very early in my term as governor, i ordered that the parks be open, and they are, and i am glad to see that. that is just the beginning of openness in our governme

abraham lincoln gave ships to a lot of inexperienced politicians in the north in order to get their help in reporting people from their state and so forth. ultimately at the higher level you have some sort of balance between merit and political considerations. afghanistan has that balance and the government has not put merit often a enough. in the book i go into a lot of detail on what foreign powers in the united states and afghanistan to improve the leaders of indigenous allies. the indigenous allies had severe leadership problems. this has often been ignored by senior officials in the united states. in vietnam after we entered the ground war in 1965 general westmoreland ignored the forces for several years and let them try to sort it out which is sort of nice in deference toward sovereignty. the reality was it allowed problems to fester. in iraq in the early years, they did not pay attention to the iraqis were choosing as police commanders with unfortunate results. smarter great power allies came up with the variety of genius ways to deal with this problem. some of them in afghanistan

it was here just four years later that president abraham lincoln came to begin the process of reuniting a war-torn nation, walking the streets of a still smowldering richmond. it was here 125 years after lincoln's visit that a grandson of slaves, l. douglas wilder took the oath of office as the nation's first african-american governor. [applause] and it is here today that an average middle class kid from fairfax county, the grandson of irish immigrants is given the enormous honor of becoming the 71st governor of the commonwealth of virginia. [cheers and applause] as it turns out, i succeed another descend didn't of irish immigrants, governor tim kaine. on behalf of the people of virginia, governor kaine i thank you for your great service to the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] today virginia is a thriving and diverse home of nearly 8 million people with one out of ten being born outside of the united states. a state of rich history and strong people, we do face many challenges together. we do not face the challenges of forming a new government or securing a new nation as did henry a

abraham lincoln.ny time available where digital audio downloads are available. learn more at c-span.org/lincoln book. "washington journal" continues. host: we are going to be looking at an item on this front page of this morning's washington post to regulate page for terrors to reduce errors. this is by david he woulden wrath saying the irs beginning to screen those who do tax returns the agency wants to crack down on preparers who do shot shoddy or fraudulent work and create ways for consumers to to make better choices and could have an increase on the returns prepared. if you want to discuss, call our democrats, republicans or independents line. you can also send us an email or twitter. the article depose on to say the announcement underscores the fact that healthy americans complying with the tax code has become big business. the industry is a sprawling one takeing in big-name players such as h & r block and jackson huet and mom and pop practitioners who hang out their shingles each tax season and

was important to start back with some of myerlee work to inform you a little bit of the work that abraham lincoln -- my first character from for for trade. i did start out my life in caricature, doing it in streets. this is in london. hundreds of faces overtime come and sit in front of you and you learn about the pattern of faces and shapes and what to look for that is distinct the u.s. and individual. when i started with "the economist," it was during the era of margaret thatcher. this is one of the early covers, one of over 100 covers, that i have done for "the economist" over my career. there were full of characters, all of them interesting in their own way. some characters supplied you with more material than others. then, of course, you had the opportunity to cover historic events. caricatures often helped define the way public people remember important events throughout history. that is why cartoons are seen in history books. bush was a cartoon that just kept on giving and giving and giving. sometimes i get confused which one is bush and which one is the other. i am unsure. he was a

sunday night at 8:00. >> now available c-span's book on abraham lincoln.ow in digital audio available where digital audio is sold. >> the former dc city council. in healthcare and afghanistan. where is this falling in the pecking order and does it concern you. here in the district of columbia, i have major concerns about the scholarship program. how did it start? what is happening to it right now. >> back in 2003 a third of the money went to dc charter schools and a third for this unique scholarship program it's been a successful program. when it came up for reauthorization, the obama administration did not support it. >> why? >> it is politics. the scholarship program doesn't like vow chers. they sent an all outletter. key members and democrats on the hill didn't like it. it flies in the face of many when the chairman of council show 75% of the dc resident support it. i'm of the mind if we are going to suppose whatever works that we support the package in the city. now at the center for education reform. give us a call. speak more to us about school choic

"abraham lincoln." learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> now a look ahead to 2010 hosted by "the economist" magazine. we'll have four entrepreneurs, one who helped create the video game "guitar hero." this is just under an hour. >> sometimes, >> somebody's misfortune is your been position of being one of those lucky beneficiaries. meanwhile, i did to spend time with four of my heroes. this is going to be a great treat for me and i hope it will be a great treat for you and the panelists. as we think about 2010, it is great to think about all the innovation that will be happening. >> these four people feel optimistic about the future. we have the author of technology and has a curve named after himself. dean didn't come here if we told him to. it is the one thing that still needs to happen. and you are optimistic but talking to dean is amazing how many things he is grappling with as an inventor. duane is involved in one of the most interesting companies. it is changing the business world and changing t

go back and look at abraham lincoln's approval ratings which were terribly low and that's what's relevant. the other things are, those number, completely irrelevant. >> what has been dealt now, he has to partner with wall street, right, and the banking system to try to get it out. >> some of that partnering or talk of it is not in wall street in the good for his numbers. >> not going so hot. >> is fat cats better for husband numbers. >> not sure. speaking of fat cats roman newspaper rag, average 2008 pay of the banks who received the bailout money. that's 2008. 2009 we're hearing some giving up a bonus, some restructuring, some of them are not going to allow cash compensation for the highest paid people. does america, i guess and the white house, is their relationship with the banking industry getting better? in 2010? >> couldn't get worse. but, no. i do think that a new element has entered american politics, which hasn't really been there arguably since the great depression which is this real populist rage at wall street nap hasn't been there for a really long time. america was different

laboring over civil war wives, i found myself telling a class of freshmen about the newest book, on abraham lincoln, on slavery, when, from the back of the room, i heard a wispful student, unlikely to become a historian, raise the question, why do we need any more books on the civil war? several war wives is in part, my own attempt to answer that student's question. the book tells the story of three women who lived through the mid 19th century cataclasmic changes, national disruptions, and the horrors of war to save or dissolve the union. none of these women, angelina i can't grimke weld, varina howell davis, or julia dent were not heroes on the battlefield, they did not giving stir orations in i don't think. their words and deeds are not commemorated on historic markers and to my knowledge, there are no statues to their memories. as the wise of famous men, that is, theodore weld, the great or tore of abolition, jefferson davis, the first and only president of the confederacy, and ulysses s. grant. as the wives of these famous men, they were situated in that ill defined place between the po

i was fortunate to meet judge maravitz, abraham lincoln maravitz, in chicago, who had been -- who was a live and active in that time, the same period as jules. and he knew jules. he knew capone. he knew petrillo, who was the head of the musicians union. and it was he who told me that jules had had an interest in the chez paris, which was a nightclub run by the mob. and so jules was partners with the mob. but as i say, at that time, i don't think he -- he couldn't have been as successful in the business he was in, and maybe he couldn't even have been in the business he was in if he didn't have these relationships. for wasserman, i don't know whether he had to, but it was certainly uniquely useful to have the relationship with sidney korshak, who, as i said, helped him in his relationship with the unions. and the unions are totally key to the movie business. and he also was a kind of all-around fixer in hollywood. c-span: why are the unions key to the movie business? >> guest: well, because they can kill it. if you -- you know, if you have a strike and -- and you have a movie and the --

it was abraham lincoln who said the purpose of the v.a.or him who shall have borne the battle." but the wars in iraq and afghanistan have pushed the v.a. further behind in that mission, and today, there are a million veterans waiting for the v.a. to handle their disability claims. that's led some to latch on to another motto making the rounds for how the v.a. operates: "delay, deny and hope that i die." >> michael walcoff: when i hear that, i will tell you that it really troubles me. as somebody who has devoted 35 years of my life to this organization and to serving veterans, it's extremely troubling that there are veterans who feel that way. >> pitts: michael walcoff is the v.a.'s deputy undersecretary for benefits. last year, $30 billion- one third of the v.a.'s total budget- was paid in disability compensation to nearly three million veterans. to receive a disability benefit, a veteran has to be honorably discharged, yes? >> walcoff: yes. >> pitts: they have to have a current disability, and provide evidence that it's... was service rel

whatever you said about abraham lincoln, and there were many, many criticisms of him, nobody ever questioned honesty, nobody questioned his integrity, nobody ever questioned that he was doing the very best he could and there were principles that he adhered to like the preservation of the union that he would not budge on. "once i put my foot down," he said, "i don't lift it up." >> the night of the start of ""the tonight show,"" the johnny carson version of ""the tonight show,"" october 1st, 1962, i went up to his office above 6-b where we taped the show for many years in nbc 30-rock, he and i were going to walk down the first time to be on the set to see the lights, to see where the couch is and the chair and kind of test it out, so we walked down the staircase together the two of us, i went to his office to pick him up, again, lothar, getting him down to the set, as we were walking down, i said, "johnny," i said, "it was after four years together on "who do you trust?" i said, "johnny, how do you see my role tonight?" he said, "ed, i don't know how i see my role. let's go down and entertain

preach and synagogues and he was fluent with rabbis, not just reform rabbis but conservative rabbis, abraham joshua initial in particular was probably his closest, one of his closest clerical signs and liberal protestant churches the quaker settings were familiar to national cathedral and when he was in those settings he would tend to parade his knowledge so there would be quotes from martin buber and paul tillich, and again a very fancy stuff. and again, the refined king was a real part of king. he was the authentic king. he had this dream that then there was the other king. it's important to understand this as a revolt against his father. daddy king was a very powerful authoritative figure. an old fashioned and king was embarrassed his dad for the primitive pyrotechnics for the pulpit and he swore he would never walk the kobach the benches of the black preaching of sort of waiting out into the audience in the midst of motion and king looked down on all of that. and yet king had a more earthy and fervent style of preaching the became especially noticeable the older he got and as he moved on

the abraham lincoln in hard cover it at your favorite bookseller and nowlin digital audio to listen to any time available where digital audio downloads are sold. learn more adam c-span.org -- learn more at c-span.org. host: we thought we would round up a program, about 40 minutes here on new year's day by talking about social networking and a socially and plugging them into the political process. how have they affected support as a vision and political discourse in this country? for the better or worse? do we have a better citizenry or not? it will do this several ways, first of all, by twitter. we invite your tweet to be sent in on this topic. that is one way to do all of this. there is also facebook, of course. comments are already coming in on this question as we posted a while back. we will start reading some of those. there is twitter, facebook, and of course, phone calls. its purchase a patient better? or maybe not because of the new forms of media and communication. the phone numbers are on your screen. in the meantime, we will also mix in some stories out there. we found this o

a contemporary read on abraham lincoln from 36 scholars, journalists, and authors.er of your favorite bookseller and nell in digital audio to listen to any time, available where digital audio is sold. >> last year the energy department said aside $60 million in stimulus funds for studies on how to upgrade the nation's electrical system. this house hearing from june it looks at smart red technology -- smart grid technology. ed markey from massachusetts shares -- chairs the committee. this is about four hours. >> welcome to this very important hearing on the future of the grid and the proposals for reforming the national transmission policy. there is no more central issue to resolve here then this question. three weeks ago the energy and commerce committee passed the american clean energy and security act of 2001. this landmark legislation on which the house will send the will revolutionize our nation's energy policy creating millions of clean and jobs, saving consumers billions of dollars, and unleashing trillions in new investment. the 21st energy grid it will play

abraham lincoln at your favorite book seller. learn more at c-span. >> now president barack obama calls for a program to help create tens of thousands of new clean technology jobs. his remarks, following the announcement that the economy lost more jobs in december and that the unemployment range was unchanged. >> we are making clean energy. the jobs numbers are a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. we have to continue to work every single day to get our economy moving again. for most americans, that means jobs. that means whether we are putting people back to work. job losses were 1/10 of what we were experiencing in the first quarter. in november, we saw the first gain in nearly two years. last month, we lost more jobs than we gained. the overall trend of job losses is pointing in the right direction. we have to continue to explore every avenue to accelerate the return to hiring. the recovery act has been a major force in breaking the trajectory of this recession and stimulating growth and hiring. one of the mo

abraham lincoln once said that the supreme court must decide even controversial issues, they must notshy away from them, but no matter what they decide, we the people must not take it as solid law or we have given our liberty and our freedom to that great institution. if the supreme court makes corporation's human beings, this is the beginning of a long battle. host: off of twitter -- until we have publicly-funded elections, will be stuck with the heat of corporate representatives in the d.c. including the supreme court. here is a story in "the wall street journal." sending al qaeda to rehab -- they say that u.s. officials agree that some sort of rehabilitation program could be attractive. a credible program would make it easier to eventually transfer the many detainee's at guantanamo bay. one solution being discussed by officials as the construction of a high-security facility in yemen washington and saudi arabia have balked at paying for such a facility in yemen. that is because of the fear of political fallout if the facility were to become see as a new guantanamo bay in the middle

. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln," are great read for any history buff.ars and journalists and writers on his early years to his relevance today. in hard cover and your favorite bookseller and on digital audio to listen to any time available where digital audio downloads are sold. >> next, an update on health- care negotiations on capitol hill. democratic leaders spoke with reporters for 10 minutes about their efforts to pass a bill before the president state of the union address. >> happy new year. welcome back. it is great to see you all. we just had a great meeting with all of our chairs, and i want to thank them for the important work they have done and are doing. we are pleased our conversations continue with our counterparts in the senate at the leadership level, the committee level, and the staff level, and we are optimistic there is much we have in common in both of our bills and we will reconcile this legislation in a way that is a aaa rating richard affordability for the middle class, and accountability for the insurance company, and accessibili

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afterwards, the life of abraham lincoln. tomorrow morning, we will talk about immigration. after that, a conversation on at the obama administration's handling of foreign policy and diplomacy. as always, we will take your phone calls. now a conference on global relations since the end of the cold war. this a panel examines potential threats to the u.s. in the coming years. this was posted by the university of virginia and is one hour and 45 minutes. >> when the walls came down, berlin, 9/11, and the uncertain times. >> i want to thank and mulligan for all she has done to make this happen. the format will be as in other panels, we will take power panels in order. let me introduce them to you briefly. first is the professor of international relations at the university of southern california school of international relations. she is a historian who studies international relations. she just came out with a book ought. it just received the 2009 prize for distinguished scholarship in german and european studies. she is currently at the american academy anin berlin. we are joined

. >> now available, c-span's book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our sixth presidentthe. a great read for any history buff. a unique and temporary perspective on lincoln. from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. abraham lincoln, in hard cover at your favorite book seller and now in digital audio to listen to any time, available where digital audio downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> former capitol hill staffers joined academics to compare views. this is about an hour, 24 >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the university of virginia's miller center. this year's conference is devoted to the message of debt and deficits. we learned about global imbalances, exchange rates and the global dimensions of u.s. debt. today we turn our attention inward and explore policies and associated attempts to handle health care expenditures and the possibility of designing legislation to deal with debt and deficits. we will continue our wide ranging discussion and i want to remind the audience and the participants of a

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abraham lincoln, in hard cover at your favorite book seller and now in digital audio to listen to any time, available whereio e sold. learn more at c-span.org/lincoln book. >> now, a discussion on the leadership of al qaeda and possible successors to osama bin laden. from the carnegie endowment for international peace, this is just under an hour and 15 >> jerod is the author of global jihaddism, and with the first director of research at the combating terrorism center at west point. brian was also presently at west point, also director of research at the combating terrorism center and recently started at the new america foundation, so we're very excited to have him much closer. so jerod, please begin. >> thank you everybody. i know fargo, north dakota, is a hotbed of counterterrorism research, and analysis. we're actually trying to make it such. it's my hometown and it's good to be in a heat wave. it was about 45 below a few -- how is the mic level? does that work? ok. so you know, i've been -- i've been musing about abuah for a long time and we've been talking about who he is, what h