it turns out that this political action committee formed itself as a political action committee when they were about to go under in 2007 and they embraced been go games and a big way. they have at least two every week. people come in and they contribute money to the bingo and the money that is left over goes towards funding democratic candidates, or at least it is supposed to. so far, they have raised nearly $2 million but they have only given out $5,000 to one candidate. a lot of the money is going to be go supply firms and a lot of it is going out in prices and some is going to the organizers of the club. it is not clear why they are doing what they're doing. when you get involved with politics and money, the money just washes everywhere and it is not clear where it is the way and there is no regulation or control over what happens to the money once it is donated. it could spill over into almost anything. other political action committees could have other kinds of gambling. this was very odd. >> your story says that it is lake st. clair, mich.. do you know where that is? what's it

i look at the clinic -- work at the political action committee. and well organized mass transportation system like here in san francisco, when you have families and people raising children, people working jobs in order to afford to raise those children, we need a system that is efficient and effective. even at times that are slow, then you can have times at home that are different, raising productive children for the future. transportation system can eat away at the future generation. like what we have in california , they have cut $60 billion out of the budget in the past few years. now they're going to cut $20 billion more? this is not a localized problem, this is a nationwide problem. not just california or staff and cisco. we are facing best budget cuts that will affect our budget, the mayor put pink slips on to the city employees for a 6% pay cut so that they could get their jobs back? that is the policy of labor recycling, ok? we are going the policies of labor for cycling because we have city officials, state officials, and other officials

braking encounters that even some election officials started questioning the need for voter toll action committee official or as a member of commission here but i think there is no place for a friend in now they should have thought about people first who were left in the streets without home and suit there is even a small humanitarian aid. in the referendum allt of the way many here hold the authorities will finally get down to what really matters the caregivers in those backs still live on different sides of the barricades paying for cruelty with mercy and vice versa that will. leave this woman is current is the man as is back they believed on the same street for years so when the mob came to that area the good this family back then not to harm those back a neighbor the number of views backs should go away they took everything for months and i have nothing against my neighbor he's a good person but the others must leave a game. when those bad gangs retaliated no please stop them from killing they had a good. group. of. dealing with grief and rage of those backs the family to care of their old ne

the golden gate white tenants association, the sunset park site education action committee. an open space conservancy. the richmond community association and quite a network of the vs and read throughout the city of san francisco. the reason why there has been such a strong showing from all corners of san francisco is that it directly reflects the mission of all of us as 11 members of the board of supervisors. part of our core reason for being is to help constituents to feel a greater connection to city hall. city hall has to work harder for the people of san francisco. we want government to work well for the city of san francisco. that miller is one of the great features and accents of san francisco. that is the indigenous resource in. one of those happens to be administered by our recreation and parks apartment. our recreation and parks department has that particular challenge. it has the noble goal of providing whether one is poor or impoverished or affluent in san

the goldman sachs political action committee has $1.4 million on hand, but the most recent figures show it cut just one $5,000 check to a federal candidate in june. analysts say politicians don't want to take money from a bank so publicly identified with wall street excess, especially in a year when corporate wrongdoing is a popular theme in campaign ads. >> you're seeing a lot of demonizing of wall street. you're seeing, in the wake of b.p., a lot of demonizing of bp. >> reporter: some of the fundraising has sparked a congressional ethics investigation centering on eight members of the house who received donations close to, or on, the same day last december as key votes on financial regulatory reform. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> suzanne: tom, another quite day here at the new york stock exchange. did everybody go to the beach early? it is only wednesday. >> tom: it's only wednesday, and there is plenty of earnings today and still lots more to come. let's get you updated in tonight's "market focus." only one major sector, telecommunications, was in the green

the actions were passed out of committee with the decision. final actions on these items are scheduled for the full board on july 27. the following day, on tuesday this week, the board of supervisors held a hearing with the board sitting as a whole on the redevelopment agency plans for the hunters point shipyard. this week, after hearing public comment, they disclosed the hearing. the will continue final action on july 27. later in the day, there was the appeal of the final certification of ier for the project -- the eir for the project. that was certified by a 4-3 vote. this hearing lasted about 11 hours. until the early morning hours, appellants focused on the cleanup of the superfund site and the creation of the bridge through the wetlands area. proponents noted the job creation and revitalization the project will bring. the vote in the end was 8-3 to uphold the eir. that is my summary of the board of supervisors' activities. commissioner antonini: thank you. you were listing some of the amendments president chiu was talking about. one was i

. >> reporter: as residents called for action, the committee took up whether to give the city's entertainment commission the power to permanently revoke the permits of troublesome clubs. >> we're not just being react in. we're trying to be proactive. >> reporter: security called for plans, i.d. card readers a the rear and front of the club. law enforcement officers say monitoring clubs comes at a huge cost. >> roughly, you spend $0,000 by policing clubs so you can add those numbers to what it costs us annually. there's no cost recovery. >> reporter: critics of the entertainment commission says it doesn't need additional power. >> the police need to police itself. >> reporter: police won't out the troublesome amount to less than 1% of the clubs in san francisco. the full board of supervisors is said to take up this process as soon as tomorrow. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a pennsylvania family is in mourning this evening after their son died while hiking today on the marin coast. the 17-year-old boy fell four -- 400 to 500 feet to his death while walking with miss family on the co

committee. supervisor.?d[,$e1v/v action? cu.jany public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. e geary ,i/l transit citizens advisory committee. citizens advisory committee. supervisor mirkarimi:c xj&y very good. any further commentary on this particular appointee? in any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. &y4zlwithout objection. so moved. gh >> >> item 9. jadopt a baseline budget, schedule, and funding plan for phase 1 of the transbay joint powers authority's transbay transit center project. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: these j2tÑítritems were delivered on e plans and programs committee. any public comment? 7u$jseeing none, public commens closed. j accept but commissioner campos. without objection. so moved. next item. >> item 10. allocate $3,480,803 in prop funds, with conditions, to the municipal transportation agency for six requests, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedules. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: a denver plans and programs. any further comment, deliberations? any public comment? seei

the political action committee director for national right to life. our own executive director. and of course, house republican leader john boehner. our own president. shirleen will now introduce the attorney general. >> thank you. two years ago during this convention, we had the privilege of hearing from bob macdonald. we're also very proud of our attorney general's. it was probably one bright spot in a day we would otherwise like to forget, and as attorney general, he is known for his smith calm -- his calm and forthright demeanor. [applause] and for making pennsylvania of better and safer place for all of our families, including our youngest and most vulnerable. please welcome attorney general corvus -- corbits. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity to appear today. let me welcome you to pennsylvania. how many of you are from out of state? can i see a show of hands? i am here to spend a lot of money. we need help with our budget, and we could use your help. i hope -- i hope you have an opportunity to see the sights, particularly pittsburgh. i always come home to western

what is also interesting is how much corporate political action committees, union political action committeesand lobbyists themselves or funding -- were funding rangel. that was most of the money that he has raised this year, when everybody giving to him who is politically savvy new that funding his campaign

then we had our political action committee. so we can elect the right and it is, hold them accountable, and have their constituents hold accountable. we can go back to our state leaders and find out who the good people aren your area, who the true conservatives are. people come to washington, d.c., and might want money and support. but it is nice to have our state leaders out in the field who can let know what their reputations are in the area and who is really doing good work, who we can really count on to stand up for our values. another thing that we do, too, is we work with other orgazations and other pro- family organizations. we're thrilled to do a lot of work with students for life to get the word out about pro-life legislation and to the good pro- life candidates are. right now, a gulf war, our motto is leading the pro-family movement since 1972. that traditionally has been defending life and marriage. but as we see now, the family is being attacked from some many dierent perspectives. really, this exorbitant taxation i

they could form separate organizations called packs, political action committees, to do so, but they did not have the freedom to use their own money directly to speak about candides or issues as they saw fit. now i know there is a lot of loose rhetoric about the decision in this case allowing unlimited spending on elections. i assume that is to conjure up images of campaign contributions or collusion. the statute and the citizens united case involvedhat are called independent sxexpenditur or money spent by corporations, nonprofit groups or unions completely on their own to express their political opinions. this case had nothing to do with contributions to campaigns or spending that is coordinated or connected inny way with candidates or campaigns. isn't that true? >> you're right, senator hatch this was an independent expenditure case rather than a contributions case. >> right. when president obama announced your nomination, he said you believed that, "in a democracy powerful interest must not be allow to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens." all of the rhetoric surrounding thi

will remember in november. >> now we would also like to have a few words from our political action committeedirector. hello. for four decades the national right to life has a word to meet the challenge of returning a culture of life ii america. through education, legislation, and political action, we have touched hearts, it changed minds, and saved lives. we are making a difference. our educational efforts have made a tremendous impact. the survivors of roe vs. wade are not just embracing the pro- life position, they are acting on their convictions to saved the next generation. life-saving and life affirming legislation is being passed in state nationwide. things to alter some legislation, many mothers change their minds when they see older sound of their unborn children and see fingers and toes in beating heart. in south carolina, there are more than 95,000 children alive today because of various pro- life legislation. those 95,000 families are blessed with a child instead of kerr's with despair and regret. -- instead of cursed with despair and regret. we are involved in political action. t

then we had our political action committee. so we can elect the right and it is, hold them accountable, and have their constituents hold accountable. we can go back to our state leaders and find out who the good people are in your area, who the true conservatives are. people come to washington, d.c., and might want money and support. but it is nice to have our state leaders out in the field who can let us know what their reputations are in the area and who is really doing good work, who we can really count on to stand up for our values. another thing that we do, too, is we work with other organizations and other pro- family organizations. we're thrilled to do a lot of work with students for life to get the word out about pro-life legislation and to the good pro- life candidates are. right now, a gulf war, our motto is leading the pro-family movement since 1972. that traditionally has been defending life and marriage. but as we see now, the family is being attacked from some many different perspectives. really, this exorbitant t

. >> he writes about political action committees and won the pulitzer prize for his reporting on tom delay and jack abram off. sunday we talk with jeff smith from "the washington post" on c-span's "q & a." "washington journal" continues. host: at the table now emily kaiser, economics correspondent for reuters, lots of folks looking for bright spots in the economy. a couple of headlines out there this morning that aren't too bright. "the wall street journal," u.s. job picture darkens, payrolls are shringing, camera moves to the right, derth of jobs threatens recovery, that's "the washington post." explain what's happening right now? guest: we have a situation where the private sector is creating jobs, but not at a fast enough 35eus to meet up with the proper police station growth. private companies don't have the confidence to hire a lot of people. there's a couple of reasons. the biggest one is probably they don't know if demand is going to be there. if i don't know if i'm going to have business, i'm not going to hire. host: what does it mean? guest: the economy is still recovering,

[applause] >> and now we would also like to have a few words from our political action committee director, karen cross. [applause] >> hello. for four decades the national right to life has worked to meet the challenge and returning a culture of life in america. through education, legislation, and political action we have touched hearts, changed minds, and save the lives. we are making a difference. [applause] our educational efforts have made a tremendous impact. the survivors of roe vs. wade are not just embracing the pro- life position, they are acting on their convictions to say their generation. lifesaving and life affirming legislation is being passed in states nationwide into ultrasound legislation -- states nationwide. thanks to alter some legislation, some mothers change their mind. in south carolina, there are more than 95,000 children alive today because of a various pro- life laws enacted. those 95,000 families are blessed with a child instead of cursed with despair and regret. in order to pass those life- saving laws we are involved in political action. polling continues to sh

. >> he writes about political action committees and their influence on, -- and congress and won a pulitzer prize on his reporting on tom delay and jack abrams off. -- jack abramoff. >> now, the head of the national counter-terrorism center in washington -- the will discuss the current strength of al qaeda and pakistan and the intelligence of the whereabouts of osama bin laden and policy decisions for targeting individual terrorists. he was -- this was a recent conference on homeland security. >> for those of you who joined us just today, i want to introduce myself -- and the director of the home and security program and the organizer of the first annual security forum. the proceedings today are being covered by c-span for later broadcast and i want to welcome the just our c-span viewers but the listeners from aspen public radio. before we get started with today's session, just a few housekeeping matters. i mentioned there is a survey on the tables. we are hard at work planning next summer's second aspin security form. please complete those forms so embittered compete for that. i want to me

one of the best quotes i have ever heard about money and politics -- he writes about political action committees and won a political prize. sunday, we will talk to jeff smith, the national investigative correspondent for "thh washington post." >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube. sign up for our schedule alert e-mails et -- at c-span.org. >> today, panel on the service members and veterans. until then, a conversation on immigration from today's " "washington journal"." >> our guests ali nrani is the executive director for the national immigration forum. thank you for joining us. you met with the president about immigration reform. what did you want to hear and what did you hear in the meeting? guest: we wanted to make sure that he was focusing on the right of all aspects of immigration policy. by and large, it was clear that he wants to fix the immigration system and he sees the waste and harm that is being caused by our immigration system as it currently stands. it has been an importan

and manchester, new hampshire, has even started a bed bug action committee. >> bed bug problem is prettya. >> reporter: louis sorkin is an entomologist and leading expert on bed bug. he says these little suckers are hitching a ride on our clothes and in our suitcases. they can live just about anywhere and survive a year without feeding. >> one reason for having so many bed bugs is is people don't understand what to look for when searching. >> reporter: it's dogs like roscoe to the rescue. man's best friend is now being trained to sniff out these little bugs, which are no bigger than an apple seed. >> motte people don't see them. roscoe can defect them when nobody can find them. >> reporter: sure enough in the krause's apartment, roscoe tracks down the bugs. >> there it is right there. >> reporter: getting rid of bed bugs isn't easy or keep. it can cost you hundreds of dollars for a treatment like this, co2 spray which freezes the bugs to kill them off. the krauses are ank husband to get rid of these house guests. >> it will be a couple week before we can rest and be areassured they're ta

many of you may have seen the campaign-like ad sarah palin's plig action committee released. in it she highlights women she has run into along the tea party trail. she plays into all the criticisms of her not being policy-heavy enough, and it doesn't seem to bother her. i hesitate to make what is no doubt a highly charged observation, but there is actually a winning obama-like confidence to the video and in that attitude, but i digress. palin says, quote, we don't like this fundamental transformation, and we are going to do something about it. again, this fundamental transformation has been ongoing , as fundamental transformation has been ongoing for decades and now out in the open. the leaders and children of it are now running the washington store. they have long had the keys and got into the big doors in hollywood and other cultural centers where people like the heritage foundation haven't been. but they are not here without opposition, and they are not operating without push-back and backlash. we are seeing that on msnbc. i think and hope we will see more of it in novembe

committee. this is an action item. >> good morning. we have an 11-member group in the cac. authority staff nor the cac may make recommendations to those appointments. on page 26 of your package, the current list of applicants, there are two current vacancies on the cac. one is the result of term expiration of brian horton from district 1. the second is through the resignation of jul lynn pasrsons. mr. larkin is here to seek reappointment. supervisor campos: thank you. if we could have mr. larkin come forward. good morning. >> good morning committee members -- good morning, committee members. supervisor campos: if you could make a brief statement as to why you would like to be appointed, we will take questions from the committee. >> i have been a san francisco resident since 1979,. i have been on the cac since 2004. i was the vice chair in 2005. this is the first year in a while that i have not been in either one of those positions. i am a transit professional, by my own admission. i continue to have been interested in this, professionally and in the interest of residence. i

they're working crowds of people take care of their own safety or foresman comes into action after crime. this committee did not before. asked for veronica her husband is serving a life sentence for actions neither of them regret and they both support. r.t. . new york is considering plans to build a mosque at ground zero the site where the twin towers once stood but has left many asking if this is a fitting spot for a muslim religious center artie's very own big apple resident gauge the mood on the streets. the city of new york is considering a proposal for the construction of an islamic center and mosque at ground zero do you think this is an appropriate site for a mosque this week let's talk about that i think it's a good idea to build a mosque there go by the idea sort of. work for the actual why why because say. why there's a big problem when people equate islam with nine eleven going after the oklahoma city bombing happened we don't equate you know christianity with that i don't think it's the qur'an teaches peace and nonviolence. if the mosque up holds the traditions of the qur'an i don't have any

. >> he writes about political action committees, and he won the pulitzer prize for his reporting. tonight, we will talk with jeff smith, the national investigative correspondent for "the washington post" on c- "q&a." >> a memorial service was held for senator robert byrd, the longest serving member in u.s. history. it took place on the steps of the capital in west virginia. you can see the entire service on our web site on c-span.org. in this hour-long version, we will hear from former president bill clinton and vice president biden. ♪ it was built by jesus on high ground and when we get we we never fell down ♪ i have heard of of land on a faraway land. ♪ it was built by jesus ♪ [chorus sings] ♪ [chorus sings] ♪ >> when our work is done won that last one has been on ♪ and when all of our trials they end ♪ [chorus sings] >> we will never grow old in that land where we will never grow old [chors sings] >> never grow old we will never grow old [chorus sings] >> we were never grow old ♪ [applause] >> that was beautiful. ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present >> that was be

. >> he writes about political action committees and their influence on congress and won the pulitzer prize for reporting on tom delay and jack abramoff. sunday, on c-span's "q&a". >> c-span, our public appears content is available on television, radio, and on line. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube, and sign up for scheduler e- mail's that's c-span.org. >> stewart udall, the secretary of the interior under presidents kennedy and johnson, died in march at nine, three months after his death -- died in march at 90. a memorial service was organized. from santa fe new mexico, this portion is an hour and 25 minutes. ♪ >> we are ready to get going here today. we are starting on time, as that has requested -- as dad has requested. first of all, happy father's day. let's have all those fathers stand-up and give them a hand. [applause] happy father's day. then as you all, my brother dennis and i will be your masters of ceremonies today. you will see dennis on a regular basis. family and friends have gathered today to celebrate our father's life and legacy. i have a

but he writes about political action committees and their influence on congress and won a pulitzer prize for his reporting on tom delay and jack abram off. we will talk to the national investigative correspondent for "the washington post." >> sunday, your questions for syndicated radio talk-show host bill bennett, live on book tv's "in-depth." the first drug czar is the author of more than 20 books for adults and children cared join the discussion on american history, education, and politics. three hours with bill bennett, sunday part of book tv's three- day holiday weekend on c-span2. did the whole schedule on booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: join me in welcoming congressman kevin brady, a republican from texas, member of the house ways and means committee and the joint economic committee. guest: good morning, susan. host: yesterday it had at the congressional budget office testified on the commission on fiscal reform on the estimates of the u.s. debt. here is the reporting from today's "financial times." watchdog appeals for urgency in tackling debt. what does that

then we had our political action committee. so we can elect the right and it is, hold them accountable, and have their constituents hold accountable. we can go back to our state leaders and find out who the good people are in your area, who the true conservatives are. people come to washington, d.c., and might want money and support. but it is nice to have our state leaders out in the field who can let us know what their reputations are in the area and who is really doing good work, who we can really count on to stand up for our values. another thing that we do, too, is we work with other organizations and other pro- family organizations. we're thrilled to do a lot of work with students for life to get the word out about pro-life legislation and to the good pro- life candidates are. right now, a gulf war, our motto is leading the pro-family movement since 1972. that traditionally has been defending life and marriage. but as we see now, the family is being attacked from some many different perspectives. really, this exorbitant t

host: in "politico," this morning, "the sarah palin political action committee has taken its fund-raising to a higher level, suggesting she has begun building a more sophisticated political operation in the place of a bare bones organization powered mostly by her scrappy online presence. the committee spent nearly twice as much, $142,000, more than it did in any previous quarter, going to risk building and fund- raising, according to its first major direct mail campaign." you can read more about that online at politico.com. minneapolis, republican line. go ahead. minneapolis? caller: no. host: ok. caller: but i would like to make a comment. host: ok, go ahead. caller: this is dave from brookfield, florida. host: what you think about the republicans possibly gaining control of the house of representatives? caller: as a republican i think it is time that we take a back. the obama administration is nothing but -- shoot -- host: we will leave it there. lucas, oklahoma. go ahead. caller: a lot of us noticed that the republicans in congress, during health care reform we noticed that when they g

. >> commissioners, last month, the committee put off action on thisdl the main issue then was that weld gather more information about the measure. you may recall in late march we did an initial pull to try to understand what the chances of the measure would be of being supported by the public. it was a simple majority measure. we did a follow-up and the purpose of today's meeting was to give you some context for a more important position on potentially placing this on the ballot. unfortunately, i only have a piece of the picture. we polled over the fourth of july weekend. that has set us back time was a little bit. what we have today is a result that puts the approval ratings of this measure at 62%, plus or minus four points, which is a bit lower than the 65 we had in march. but it is still a positive result. that is all i can tell you. i do not feel comfortable giving you a recommendation based on that. there is a whole set of tabs in the report that is still not ready. one of the reasons why it is i have asked consultants to do a detailed comparison with others to make sure we under

. >> he writes about political action committees and one the pullitzer prize. tonight we will talk with jeff smith national investigative correspondent for the "washington post" on "q and a." >> the c-span video library has every c-span program since 1987 but did you know that includes i have every author on book tv? the c-span video library is book tv your way. >> today on book tv bill bennett live in depth. the former education secretary has written more than 20 booksor adults and children. join the discussion on american history, education and politics for three hours starting today at noon eastern. it is part of book tv's three-day holiday weekend on c-span 2. get the rest of the schedule at booktv.org. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is blake hounshell managing editor of foreign policy magazine. if the current edition is titled the bad guys' issue. you call this group the committee to destroy the world. tell us who they are around what they have in common. guest: it is a parody for a news magazine fans of the "time" magazine cover from the

we were always allowed to create a political action commee. -- committee. u and i could chip in $2,000 and there could be a gold gold political action fund. -- a goldman sachs political action fund. then teachers unions could collect and spend money. what they couldn't do is that the c.e.o. could say i'm not going to consult our executives or shareholders. i or the board is going to decide we're going to put $10 million in to a particullr race. that was the strong criticism that c.e.o.'s shouldn't be able to do that. but now legally, there's nothing that prevents them from doing that. post: david savage has been the supreme court reporter since 1986 and wrote two books, "turning right," the making of the renquist supreme court. to the supreme court, a two-volume, 1272 -- 12,072-page report on the people of the supreme court. guest: and there's a new version of that coming out this summer. host: look for it in your local book stores. guest: i think they sell it to a lot of libraries. it's been around a long time. i can't claim the 1,200 pages. but -- >> and w