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at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. at 10:00 p.m., a debate among four democratic candidates running in rhode island's first house district debate to replace patrick kennedy. that begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> they are the towering figures and they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, biographer robert service, and his trilogy of books on russian leaders, lenin, stalin, and, most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and roles in developing their form of communism. robert service, sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> this week on "the communicators," two viewpoint on a legal decision that rejected the fcc's policy on broadcast indecency. attorney carter phillips represented fox television stations. patrick trueman filed a friend- of-the-court brief for focus on the family and family research county -- council. >> from the u.s. second circuit court of appeals decision this week, we now hold that the fcc's policy on indecency violates the first amendment, because it is unconstitutionally vague, creating a chilling effect that goes far beyond the fleeting expletives at issue here. carter

this is one of the things like many other things i'm afraid it's then again on sunday night on c-span at also, at c-span.org you can find past prime ministers questions and links to the house of commons and prime ministers website. >> on tuesday, the queen travel to new york city were she addressed the united nations assembly for the first time since 1957 for her remarks are about 20 minutes. >> i have the honor to invite your majesty to address the general assembly. mr. president, secretary- general, members of the general assembly, i believe i was last here in 1957. since then, i have traveled widely and met many leaders, ambassadors and statesmen from around the world. i address you today as queen of sixteen united nations member states and as head of the commonwealth of 54 countries. i have also witnessed great change, much of it for the better, particularly in science and technology, and in social attitudes. remarkably, many of these sweeping advances have come about not because of governments, committee resolutions, or central directives - although all these have played a part - but instead

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at arizona's immigration law with leslie sanchez. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. also a look at the federal budget deficit during the closing session of the national governors' association summer meeting. that is live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the most important mission as a journalist is to confront those who are in power, to question those who are in power so we can prevent abuse of power. >> since 1986, jorge ramos has anchored the largest spanish television network in united states. we will spend an hour with him "q&a".day night's >> c-span brings you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books, all as a public service, created by america's cable companies. >> next, president obama speaks at a fund-raiser for missouri senate democratic candidate robin carnahan. this event is about 40 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> thank you. thank you very much. you know, it is a gorgeous room. and i like it so much that is kansas city. i want to thank all of yo

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c-span 3 at 10:00 p.m. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern. -- at 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can find that that c- span.org/kagan. president obama yesterday called on senate republicans to support an extension of unemployment benefits. a procedural vote on the measure was scheduled this afternoon with senate leaders expecting the 60 votes needed to move the bill for per this is less than 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. right now, across this country, many americans are sitting at the kitchen table and scanning the classifieds, updating their resumes or sending out another job application hoping that this time they will hear back from a potential employer. they are filled with a sense of uncertainty about where their next paycheck will come from. i know the only thing that will entirely free them of those worries, the only thing that will fully lift that sense of uncertainty is the security of a new job. to that end, we all have to continue our efforts to do everything in our power to spur growth and hiring. i hope the senate acts this week on a package of tax cuts and expanded lending for small businesses

at 8:00 eastern on c-span. we follow that with a debate among the three republicans and one democrat running to be the governor of tennessee at 9:00 eastern on c-span. finally, at0:00, a debate among four democratic candidates running in the rhode island first house district. that begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> they are the towering figures. they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, biographer on his books on russian leaders, lenin, stalin, and most recently, leon trotsky. about their relationship and their roles in developing their from communism. that is sunday night on cspan's "q &a." >> the federal reserve sponsored a conference this week to address financing concerns of small business and discuss strategies to improve access to credit for the business community. the federal reserve has posted more than 40 regional meetings this year of this type. fed chairman ben bernanke was a featured speaker at this forum which is over 30 minutes. >> thank you, everybody. i am the director and the affairs officer, and i would like to welcome you. >> i will turned over to the director

congress, the c-span congressional directory, a reference guide to every member of the house and senate, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and state governors at your fingertips. order online at c- span.org/store. c-span is now available in over 100 million homes, bringing you a link to public affairs, history, and nonfiction books as a public service created by america's cable companies. >> senators carl levin and jack reed recently returned from a trip to afghanistan and pakistan. senator carl levin, chairman of the armed services committee. they held this news briefing on capitol hill. this is 40 minutes. >> senator jack reed and i visited pakistan and afghanistan for three days last week and returned home yesterday. we met with key leaders, including the prime minister, and key provincial governors, and with the general who is the commander of their 11th corps, which is the pakistan army corps, which has done a significant fighting in the swat valley,. in afghanistan, we met with general petraeus and ambassador eikenberry, with president karzai, with the defense secretary, and with the new chief of staff of the afghan army, with the minister of the interior, mr. kan, we a

that is live on c-span to at 7 the yen eastern and at c- span.org you will find a video archive of past prime ministers questions and a link to the house of commons and prime ministers website. >> later that day, in the british house of commons, foreign secretary william hague talked about the afghanistan conference he attended. he mentioned withdrawing british troops. the strength of the national army and efforts to eradicate corruption in the political system. this is a little over one hour. >> can i appeal to white hon. members who longs -- whose loans are exhausted in a way, could you leave the chambers immediately so the house can hear the foreign secretary? >> mr. william hague. >> with permission, i will make a statement on the outcome of the kabul conference and on progress in afghanistan. half an hour ago, my right honorable friend the deputy prime minister paid his respects to the four servicemen who have died in afghanistan in the past week. they died in the service of this country, and the whole house has already joined in expressing its gratitude to them and to the british

she is scheduled to give an address at the united nations in at just under an hour. we will have it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. later, the queen plans to tour ground zero in new york. >> more british programming tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.. prime minister david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition. that gets underway tomorrow at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. >> c-span -- we can -- you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube and find our schedule alert e-mail's at c-span.org. >> a look now at a group of protesters offering opinions on the gulf oil spill. >> well, we just signed a wire for a protest. and it is a water balloon flight. i am very angry at bp. i would ike to express that in some way. there is not much way to do it right now through the political process. >> do you think bp and the federal government are doing enough to clean up the oil spill? >> i do not think bp is, no. they are trying to hide it. they are trying to limit their liability. it is smart business practice on their part. it is killing us down here. >> hello, everybody. how are you doing? i want

at, air force base were killed. those are the latest headlines from c-span rid of. -- c-span radio. >> the senate homeland security and government wrote affairs subcommittee looks at mismanagement atrlington national cemetery. committee chaired senator claire mccaskill will travgavel the heg into order. that is today on c-span. and ethics charges against congressman charles rangel, who faces charges for alleged wrongdoing. we will have live coverage of the meeting today starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern. also on c-span3. "washington journal" continues. host: this is paul singer. his publication, "roll call," has this article on charlie rangel, democrat from new york, long serving member, lon chairman of the ways and means committee, who stepped aside from that position because of ethics charges he is facing. thank you for being with us. at 1:00 today, the ethics committee is prepared to do what? guest: to essentially open a trial on a series of ethics charges against congressman rangel. it would be much like you would see in a regular court proceeding, and would begin, as it happens, with a reading of detailed allegations against the congressman that the subcommittee has concluded the

c-span to. -- cpspan2. the cspan's congressional directory, a guide to every member of the house and senate, supreme court justices and state governors all at your fingertips. order online at c-span.org /store. c-span is now available and over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and non-fiction books all as a public service, created by american cable companies. "washington journal" continues. host: check out your morning energy hostess. answering questions about summer blackout, the electric grid, renewable and electricity standard and power plants only climate bill. email questions, comments, and complement's s to cdavenoport@politico.com. c davenport is coral davenport. how was the electric grid holding up so far? guest: we had several blackout last night. over 1000 residents lost power. that tells you about the state right here in the nation's capital. as far as i can tell it looks like in new york, they were pushing hard and managed to keep it together, but certainly it seems like up and down the eastern seaboard where the heat wave is hitting us, utilities are stretched to the limit, and that is not something new. we wil

at. blog tv in prime-time all this week on c-span 2. queen elizabeth ii will speak at the united nations this afternoon offering an overview of human rights, peace efforts, and climate change for live coverage will be on cspan starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern. the queen has spoken to the u.n. wants before back in 1957. here is a short portion. >> your royal highness, mr. secretary general, and distinguished guests, it is not often given to a president to welcome here his own beloved sovereign. i have the honor to present to the assembly her majesty, queen elizabeth 2. i now respectfully request for majesty to address the assembly of the united nations. [applause] >> the charter of the united nations was framed with a view to giving expression to these great practices. it is a fitting memorial to the men and women whose toil and sacrifices turned of those ideas into articles of faith for the nation of today -- nations up today. time has, in fact, made the task of the united nations more difficult than it seemed when the terms of the charter were agreed at san francisco 12 years ago. when justice and respect for obligations are firmly established, the united nations will more confidently achieve the goals of a world of peac

at q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> up next, british prime minister david cameron at weekly question time in the house of commons. then, a look athe nevada senate race with remarks from the republican national committee chairman michael steele and a republican candidate as well as majority leader harry reid at a campaign appearance with president obama. after that, another chance to see this week's "q&a," with univision's anchorman jorge ramos. >> c-span is no available in more than 100 million homes, bringing you politics, history, and nonfiction books, all as a public service, created by america's cable companies. >> as the house will >> as the house will be aware, today is the fifth anniversary of the 7 july terrorist attacks on central london. i am sure that everyone in the house and people in the country will remember where they were, and what they were doing, when that dreadful news came through. our hearts should go out to the families and friends of those who died. they will never be forgotten. they will never be forgotten.

at the memorial service this morning. that is at 11:30 in charleston, west virginia. we will have live coverage on c- span 2. the casket is lying in repose at west virginia state capital which will be open to the public until 9:00 a.m. eastern. a funeral service will take place next tuesday at arlington virginia. robert byrd was 92. available on television, radio,s and online and you can also connect with this on twitter, facebook, and youtube and sign up for our scheduled hiller e- mails @ c-span.org. >> "washington journal" is next. later in the day, we will get an update on mennal health issues facing war veterans. live coverage is said to o'clock eastern. -- is at 2:00 eastern. coming up this hour, a conversation on u.s. immigration policy. after

at some of other programming coming up today on the c-span networks. this morning, house majority leader stanley weir would talk about the economy and job creation. he will be at the american enterprise the two. you can see that live on c-span starting at:15 eastern. also discussion on how the stimulus package is affecting private spending. that is also at the american enterprise institute. coverage of that starts at 12:30 p.m. eastern and you can see that -- see that on c-span freak. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from the capital of pennsylvania is gov. ed rendell, a democrat, from harrisburg. i just want to read a little bit from "the new york times" this morning about something that happened in the senate last night. it said the senate rejected a house version of an emergency spending bill that also contain billions of dollars for domestic programs, including $10 billion to help states and local school districts avert teacher layoffs. what is the impact in pennsylvania? guest: a double impact. not only that money but the money the president has proposed. and interestingly, the senate passed once and house passed ones for expansion of the stimulus aid for increased medicaid funding. that has not been approved in on

at that. >> coming up today on c-span, guest"washington journal is livh your phone calls. steny hoyer talks about american progress and later a look at the economic effects of stimulus spending at the american enterprise institute. in 45 minutes, we will talk with the president of the national petrochemical and r

unintelligible] >> for a snapshot of washington and congress, the c-span congressional directory, the president's cabinet, all at your fingertips. order online at c-span.org /store. in a few moments, the pentagon news briefing. the joint economic committee hearing on the economy and jobs. after that, current and former white house staffers talk about working for the president. and later, a rare television appearance by cuban president fidel castro. >> tomorrow morning, a senate subcommittee looks at the effect of oil dispersants in the gulf of mexico. lisa jackson will be speaking, head of the epa. this is at 10:00 eastern. >> a pentagon spokesperson says the u.s. will conduct military exercises with south korea despite objections from china. he also talked about a plan favored by general david petraeus to create local security forces in afghanistan. this is a little less than an hour. >> good afternoon. good to see you all. let me begin with a brief announcement about the upcoming trip. i am happy to get to your questions. there are travels to seoul, south korea. on july 21, the secretaries will participate in talks at the republic of korea. i

c-span congressional directory. it is all at your fingertips. you can order online at c- span.org/store. span is now available in over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and non- fiction books. it is all the public service, created by america's cable companies. host: joining us from boston, mass., is dan mccue, the research analyst with the joint center for housing studies at harvard. he is here to talk to was about the housing market and jobs. guest: good morning. host: tell us about this report is in that job growth will be a key factor in whether the real estate market can extend a recovery afttr the end of the federal home buyer tax credit. guest: first, let me tell you about the report. it is basically with the joint center here does every year to assemble, analyzed, and explain as much data as possible about housing over the past year. this year we -- it was hard to get away from the relationship between housing and the economy. part of our analyses we did for the report look into when housing turns around and what could signal it. on

c-span networks. also today, queen elizabeth ii is visiting new york. she is scheduled to give an address at the united nations. that is happening live on c-span at 3:00 p.m.. later, she plans to tour ground zero. >> we will have more british programming coming up tomorrow on the c-span networks with " prime minister's questions." david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition with live coverage starting at 7:00 eastern on c- span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and on line. you can conneet with us on twitter, facebook and youtubb. you can sign up for e-mail that c-span.org -- e-mail at c- span.org. >> will spill efforts continue on the gulf of mexico. here is a look at grand isle, state park. >>

at 11:30 eastern on c- span. the house and senate gavel in for business today pretty houses starting at 12:00 eastern for general speeches, legislative work gets under way at 2:00. among the issues is unemployment benefits, additional war spending, and a couple oil drilling bills. that is live on c-span and the senate is gaveling in at 2:00 eastern. the will of the swearing in of robert byrd's replacement and a vote of expanding -- a vote of extending unemployment benefits. right now, on c-span 3, an event featuring u.s. and chinese academics live all day on cspan 3. >> this week, the u.s. second court of appeals struck down the fcc's indecency policy. we will talk about the decision with an attorney from fox news and patrick nolan who filed a brief on the case. that is tonight on "the communicators" cspan to. >> the senate judiciary committee will vote on tuesday on the nomination of elena kagan as supreme court justice. watch live coverage on cspan 3 and learn more about the nation's highest court in cspan's latest book. it provides unique insight about the court and is available in hard cover and as an ebook. this morning, "washington journal" looked at

at 12:30. we will have live coverage of the house. the senate is in today at 3:00. senator harkin, who is monitoring -- moderating this event, is just entering. live coverage here on c-span. >> we're waiting at the start on the events of the 20 anniversary of the americans with disability act. senator tom harkin is the moderator of the event. the first discussion underway in just a moment. we expect to appear from the house majority leader, steny colliehoyer. the first panel will look back at the history of the disability bill amends. the second panel looking bulwarks, and we do expect to get this underway in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span. >> it looks as if it will be a moment before things get under way for the americans with disabilities act discussion. the house will dabble in at 12:30. we do expect this even to run until noon. the house of scheduled to start at 12:30. there will be a number of legal affairs in consumer protection affairs as well as three spending bills. the senate will turn to a campaign finance disclosure. they may take up a small pack of small business provisions. the senate coming in at 3:00. no roll-call votes expected. the house and at 12:30 this after

washington and the congress, the c-span congressional directory, and reference guide to every member of the house and senate and supreme court justices at your fingertips. order online at- span.org/sotre. -- c-span.org/store. >> are content is available on television, radio, and online. >> house republicans met a group of business owners to discuss their economic agenda. afterward, john boehner and others spoke with reporters about their opposition to the democrats' economic policy. this is about eight minutes. >> good morning, everyone. >> it morning. - good morning. the american people are asking, where are the jobs? this morning, my colleagues and i met with organizations that represent for a 5 billion american employers who hire about 46 million americans. were there to listen to them and their ideas about how to get our economy going again. there are a lot of barriers. there is the uncertainty that we see coming out of washington. they are concerned about what the future will look like. yesterday, we sent a letter to the president asking him to listen to private sector employees about their ideas to get our economy going again. it is clear the path we have been on

at the economic club of washington and takes questions. our live coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. -- 8:30 a.m. eastern on c- span 2. >> monday, a discussion on attitudes affecting u.s.-china relations. it is a number of panels from u.s. and chinese universities with live coverage starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> is this liver's renewed tactic -- is this a laborer's great new tactic? is that the new dividing british politics? they have the prc and we've passed dna tests. passed dna tests.

at 8:00 eastern, here on c-span. on tomorrow's "since an journwan journal" a look at summer programs for children. and a look athe obama an end homelessness in the u.s.. that is all tomorrow on "washington journal." to go this week, using technology to promote open government here and around the world. -- >> this week, using technology to promote the government here and around the world. that is monday night on c-span2. john analyst discusses the future of the catholic church. how the church is dealing with sexual abuse and whether it should involve iiself in foreign affairs. he spoke at an event hosted by boston college for one hour 20 minutes. >> good evening. and thank you for that extraordinarily generous introduction. although i know being here at boston college in such a distinguished academic community is profoundly committed to the quest for truth. i guess i feel obliged to offer one small amendment to the introduction you just heard. it is true, as john said, that my job title is senior vatican analysts. i know that sounds tremendously impressive. i guess i feel compelled to let you know that in additi

at q &a.org. it is also available as c-span podcast. >> up next, british prime minister david cameron at weekly question time in the house of commons. that is followed by the address of the united nations by queen elizabeth ii. and we look of the nevada senate race with michael steele and the republican candidates as well as harry reid at the campaign even to with president obama. monday on "washington journal," a look at the week ahead with the chief capitol hill correspondent for "the capital examiner." then a discussion on unemployment with young adults. after that, a liggett lobbyists roles in shaping the financial reform bill currently in congress with steven brill, and as always, your calls, e-mails, and tweets, here on c-span. >> this week, on-line safety and the cable industry in europe. monday night on c-span

at the outset that gen crawford was pulled out of town at the last moment and was unable to be here today. she extends her regrets and ensure is watching on c-span. robert burns has been a reporter and editor for the "washington post" for more than 20 years. he has covered politics and government since -- and since november of 2006, the supreme court. he served as the deputy national political editor atetropolitan editor and return to reporting in 2005 as a reporter and columnist and began covering the roberts court. our next panelist is a senior writer at the "wall street journal" and a lecturer at the years the of california washington center. -- university of california washington center. he received his doctorate from the university of california berkeley. with that, robert barnes. [applause] go ahead and speak for about five or eight minutes and we'll open it up to the audience. >> maybe it can be a little less than that silicon answer questions. i thought this was an interesting year at the court for a couple of reasons. obviously, citizens united was a big decision for the court came early and in a way seemed to effect everything that happened afterwards, both the public view of the court a little bit and the court itself, obviously, the state of the union shout out to3 in the tenor of the rest of the term and the public debate of the court. i thought this was the year we saw

monday, he speaks to an audience at the economic club of washington and takes questions. our live coverage begins at 8:40 a.m. on c-span 2. >> cspan is now available in over 100 million homes bringing you a to collect rent -- a direct link as a public service created by america's cable companies. >> coming "washington journal of we will take your calls and questions. this morning on "washington journal," the discussion on the political news of the week. also, the former assistant secretary of state for african secretary of state for african

at 9:30 eastern here on c-span. today on "newsmakers," representative darrell icea talks about the justice department's suit challenging arizona's new be immigration law. at 10 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here at-span. >> the national governors association is holding its annual summer meeting. next, a discussion on redesigning state government by stream lining public services, moderating the discussion is the deputy managing editor of the "wall street journal." this is about an hour and 20 minutes h could everyone please find a seat so we can get underway. the goal of this discussion is to talk about how governors across america are redesigning state government in their respective states, how we're making purchasing more efficient, redesigning prisons, finding better outputs while saving money at the same time. we may get into how states are redesigning the higher education system, for example, or elementary and secondary education. weaf lot to learn from each other in these challenging times and i look forward to hearing what's happening in the various states. we also need to think not only about what we're doing immediately to address the fiscal challenges but how we're positioning our state

c- span. the senate resumes business at 2:00 p.m. for one hour of general speeches. then, at 3:00 p.m., work

at her fundraiser tonight. a discussion of the missouri economy and jobs at 10:10 tonight. campaign 2010 coverage on c- span. >> this weekend on "after words," andrew napolitano on the behavior of the bush and obama administrations, interviewed by ralph nader. nonfiction books all weekend on c-span 2. check the entire booktv schedule at booktv.org. >> the national governor's association summer meeting is underway in boston. tomorrow's topic is the federal budget and national debt. allen simpson and the former clinton chief of staff co-chair the commission. live coverage sunday morning at 9:30 eastern on c-span. next, two former solicitors general from the clinton and bush administrations on the most important supreme court decisions this term, including the citizens united and chicago hearings. this is just under 1:20. >> welcome. writing about journalism, not describing the elena kagen hearings, but he could have been. we will try to make today's discussions more interesting. a couple of reminders. if you would please turn off your cell phones or silence them. for those out there, it is speaker@heritage.org. the moderator for our first panel has been a scholar here at the heritage foundation. he has served in all three branches of the federal government. >> welcome to everyone here in the audience and on behalf of t

c-span. the senate resumes business at 2:00 p.m. for one hour of general speeches, then at 3:00 p.m., work resumes on a trust fund bill which sets up a $30 billion a small business lending fund. passage of the bill could be addressed as early as tuesday. that is after carte goodwin is seated. that is on c-span2. >> for a snapshot of washington and 111th congress, the c-span correct -- congressional directory. order online at c-span.org /store. c-span is now available in more than 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to republican affairs alas a public service. it is created by america's cable companies. >> on friday, west virginia governor joe manchin announced that the seat has been filled that was vacated by longtime senator robert byrd. mr. goodwin will have an immediate impact on the senate, starting with extending unemployment benefits. here is the governor's announcement. it is just under 30 minutes. >> you all can sit down, please. >> you all can sit down, please. >> senator rockefeller, mr. president, first lady, the entire family, the first mom. just a few

c-span 2 beginning at 7:00 a.m., eastern time. >> before the senate judiciary committee vote up or down, watch the entire confirmation hearing for the supreme court nominee elena kagan, quoting witnesses, online at the c-span ideo library. it is a washington your way. to purchase a copy of any part of the hearing, click the "buy now" button. >> no and update on the gulf oil spill cleanup from thad allen. oil washed up on texas beaches over the holiday weekend for the first time since the oil spill. this is a half-hour. >> good afternoon. i am here with our local coastguard commander for houston. if you have any local questions, i am sure you'll be glad to address them and i will give ou it -- answer any questions you have after i give you an update of what has happened in the last 24 hours or so. as of midnight last night, we recovered 24,000 barrels from the well site through a combination of the "discover enterprise" and another that recovered 8,000 barrels. at the same time, the progress on our relief wells continue. the development release 3 is now at the sea floor of 12,000 feet. you have 264 feet left to go where they could intercept the well bore. they are conducting ranging runs right no

at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span radio. nationwide on x.m. satellite channel 132 and web at c-span radio.org. you can follow us on facebook and twitter. >> one of the best quotes i ever heard about money in politics it is like water that finds a home. >> 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 1990's with alan greenspan, larry summers and bob ruben. this is the flip side. the guys who are trying to do bad things. you have robert mugabe the dictator in single -- zimbabwe. he turned them from a breadbasket to a failed state. we have the leader in burma. then you have omar bashir to his left leading the genocide in darfur. kim jong ill on the other side. the guy you may not recognize is from the central african republican. host: what do they have in common all of them? how can you explain who they are an

at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight on c-span. by lee, at 10:00 p.m., the debate among for democratic candidates running in rhode island's first house district to replace the retiring patrick kennedy. it all begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there are the towering figures. and they are all different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, biographer robert service on his trilogy of books on russian leaders, lenin, stalin, and most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and roles in developing their form of communism. robert service, sunday night on c-span q&a. >> former cuban president fidel castro, rarely seen in public since 2006, was interviewed on cuban national tv on monday. and the public affairs show roundtable, he criticized u.s.- release policy and warned that tensions between iran and the u.s. could result in a nuclear war. mr. castro, now 83, did not mention the 52 political prisoners the cuban government recently promised to release. so far, 10 have been released to spain. this event is courtesy of cuba vision, kibo's state run television. >> we would like to welcome him , and his presence here with us is a cause of

later, a look at our recent bills in congress affect community banks with steve verdier. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span, our public affairs content is aab

at 8:00 eastern on c- span, the final debate between those three -- running a -- in the michigan republican primary. at 10:00 p.m., a debate among the four democratic candidates running in rhode island ' s first house district to replace the retiring kennedy. that is all tonight on c-span. >> they are the towering figures. they are different. they have their different talents. they have their different dangers. >> this weekend, robert service on his trio of books on the lenin, stalin, and most recently, leon trotsky. learn about their relationship and their roles in developing their forms of communism. >> the federal communications commission held a public forum this week to hear comments on the proposed merger between the comcast cable co. and nbc universal. a panel of university academics focused on changes in on-line video distribution as well as what what happened with internet content. consumer programming choices and prices. this portion of the form, held in chicago is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon. thank you all for coming out today. thank you to our coast, the northwestern university law school for this venue. i have always left the hearings knowing a lot more about the subject than i did when i came in. i get to hear directly from the folks that are on the receiving end of what media produces and what washington produces. usually, that does not combined into an emmy-winning show. the next decision we will be called upon to make in this transaction has to include input from citizens across the land who know better than anyone whether media is or is not serving their needs. our thanks to all of the citizens that will take their time to share their perspectives with us. i am grateful to several panelists coming in this afternoon and the work they put into fashioning the perspectives on this issue. i look forward to a candid exchange of thoughts and ideas as the day goes on. the proposed merger between comcast and nbc is huge. really huge. in some respects it is similar to transactions we have seen before. in other ways, it is new and novel. it is about traditional media, broadcasting and cable. it is about new media, broadband and the internet, too. it is not only the media environment that we are familiar with, but it is going to be a scene-setter for the future. we will be living with this for years to come. it goes to how much control a few individual companies should have over the distribution of media. it compels us to answer whether to -- extending that control be on distribution to content itself does anything to advance diversity, localism, and the public good. it raises questions about whether the public policy is a blessing of media consolidation or is it time to begin pushing back the tide. we ask whether we are so happy with our present day media that we want our new media future on the internet to travel down the very same road. the last few decades with all too brief interruptions have not been kind to the public interest. on top of the industry consolidation that developed from the hyper-speculation of the recent years, blessed by government, not just in communications, but across a wide swath of the economic activity. we witnessed a deterioration of public interest by the federal communications commission, the very commission charged with the protection of consumers. you add horrendous public policy choices and you end up with serious harms to the tenants of the public interest. localism, diversity, and competition. i am not of the opinion that our media environment can take too many more bad choices. this has cost this country dearly. the history of the regulation is well-documented. the adverse impact on our society is everywhere you look. take the news and information. all of the industry consolidation we have endured, all of the newsroom cutbacks as companies fight for economies of scale to curry favor with the wall street marketeers. all of this driven by the fcc evisceration of the public interest. rather than reviving the public interest condemned us to less real news, less diversity of opinion, less minority and female ownership, less investigative journalism, and unless jobs for journalists. we are close to denying ourselves the news and information and quality civic dialogue that democracy ultimately depends upon. will we learn from this history or are we doomed to repeat these mistakes again and again? broadbent and the internet holds such a vast promise for all of us. i call high-value broadband become america's enablers. be a jobs or education or energy or climate change or opening the doors of equal opportunity that does not have an important broadband component as part of its successful resolution. the rules of the game must be as open and dynamic as the technology itself. one thing is clear above all else. broadband and the internet must not become the place of gatekeepers and toll collectors. if that happens, we not only hurt ourselves, but we killed the promise that the technology hold for us. not to mention the burden on those expected to pay the tolls. when it comes to protecting the genius and openness of the internet, i want to know what the rules are? i want the industries to note the rules are. i want the consumers to know the rules that protect them are. i want to know that when things go wrong, they can be made right. that is not burdensome bureaucracy. that is not a government meddling. that is not expecting the unattainable. that is consumer protection at 101. none of us should be asked to settle for less. that is what the fcc was designed to be. a consumer protection agency. i cannot and will not accept half-hearted pledges of fairness from industry when the future of web is at stake. the assurances we have received do not pass the red-face test. the only times we have to experience the fallout only to those in industry without credible public policy oversight. do we need another round of pillaging from the financial houses to take our economy one more time? how many more oil-soakded beaches and lost lives in the gulf that we understand that our lives are yours and mine. how do we conduct our democratic dialogue that our future depends on? we realize how necessary vision and vigilance are. lose the media, and we set ourselves up to lose everything else. one final thought. when i mentioned the word diversity, it can have several meanings. diversity of opinion, a diversity of content, diversity of formats. all of these are relevant to t

at the specific policies of the new health-care law that has been implemented. ceci connolly gives an update. every morning, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the the most important mission in journalism is to confront those who are in power, to question those who are in power so we can prevent abuse of power. >> since 1986, jorge ramos on univision, the largest hispanic -- spanish-speaking network in the united states. sunday, british prime minister david cameron remembers the victims of the july 7 attack in london. he also takes questions on domestic violence and spending for local police departments. that is sunday atil's bill. next, a look at relief efforts for fishermen in louisiana. >> hello. [inaudible conversations] >> i am from grand bayou. >> what brings you here today? dr. to get a food voucher because i was denied food stamps and any other help. i am a commercial fisherman. >> what kind of fishing do you duke, and how long have you done this? >> all of my life. >> have you done this before? >> yes, sir. >> what is the process like? >> we have been here since 4:00 this morning. we are now no. 7. >> so it is first-come, first- served? >> if you are number 76, you don't get anything. we came last week, and with the year at 7:10. we were 85. >> today, we are distributing food carts and vouchers. these are $100 for smaller, local grocery stores. we also wanted to offer winn dixie because there are some food items that these stores do not have that the public wants. [inaudible] the jasmine rice, other stores don't have. we wanted to try to accommodate them. >> myrtle, here's your card. are there

at 3:30 eastern here on c-span. coming up at the top of the hour, we will have live coverage of defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen. they will be briefing reporters. you can watch that here on c- span. until then, your phone calls and comments from this morning's "washington journal." host: i want to show you that spot the two groups are releasing today and talk about your thoughts on public campaign financing. that is what they are arguing with. has 157 co-sponsors they are proposing. -- the law has 157 co-sponsors they are proposing. there is a tally of how the cost of a lectionary in the united states has changed of the past decade. what i have highlighted on this page are presidential election cycles. let's look at the ones not highlighted. back in 1998, total spent was $1.6 billion. in 2006 $2.8 billion. if you use a widget, there is a tally of the cost o the 2010 election so far and it keeps changing. you can see that on the bottom left of the screen. it is in the neighborhood of $2.4 billion so far, the cost of a campaign 2010. let's show you this advertisement that they are releasing today in washington, d.c., to argue for public financing of campaigns. >> pp destroys the gulf, we pay the price. -- bp destroys the gulf, we pay the price. congress is putting special interest first. why? isn't it obvious? make congress accountable to us and bring back elections of, like, and for the people. " congress to allow -- hleelp congress to allow the change we keep asking for. john lawson is a democrat and walter jones is a republican of south carolina. all of them have been co- sponsors. the bills differ slightly in their spending mechanism. the house bill would devastate funds through a fee on auctio

. >> for a snapshot of washington, this c-span congressional directory, a reference guide to every member. all at your fingertips. order online at c- span.org/store. >> now israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on his desire to begin peace talks with palestinians. he spoke of the council on foreign relations in new york. it is one hour. >> i am richard, and i would like to welcome each of you to the council on foreign relations, but especially want to welcome prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the entire is really television. i am well aware of the hazards of single not some and not others, but would be remiss if i did not mention the presence here of mrs. netanyahu, the prime minister's wife. my old friend, the national security adviser, ron, the prime minister's senior adviser, israel's most able and intelligent embassador to the u.s., the permanent representative of israel to the u.n., and the council's general here in new york city. faugh not to know who comes from a family long at the center of his country's intellectual and political life. his career has spanned his ambassador to ship to the u.n., minister of foreig

at 8:00 here on c-span. tomorrow "washington journal," a look at summer nutrition programs for children. also, the sat -- president for the center of education reform on charter schools and a look at the obama plan to prevent and and homelessness in the u.s.. that is to "washington journal on" starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the new health care law was a topic of discussion at the recent national right to life convention. three committee members talked about this. from pittsburgh, this is about one hour and 15 minutes. >> the democratic health care bill also known as obama-care enacted into law about 56 democrats and the senate and 219 democrats in the house without the support of even one republican in either house. the passage represents one of the greatest exercise of raw political partisanship of our nation, especially when one considers it is structured to establish the government to take over control of health care in our country. it determines the government to determine what health care you will be allowed to receive and what health care of you will not be allowed to receive. thus, if not repealed, it represents one of the greatest threats to our liberties and our very live

at the supreme court's most recently concluded term. and we will talk with steven camarota about arizonas immigration law and the obama administration's immigration policy. washington journal begins like each morning at 7 eastern on c- span. >> " tv considers all this week in prime time with the focus on economic issues wednesday. he writes about the efforts to expand social business. "the 10 laws of enduring success," and talk about the 2008 economic collapse and what is next and "freefall." all this week on c-span2. >> before the senate judiciary committee votes up or down, what's the entire confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee elena kagan including her testimony and all the witnesses online at the c-span video library. it is washington your weight. to purchase any copy of the hearings, it just click on the button. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with president obama at the white house today. he said that the next up ffr the middle east peace process would begin in the next few weeks. the two leaders also commented on a program and the blockade of the causes trip -- gaza strip. this is 20 minutes. >> i just completed an excellent one-on-one discussion with prime minister netanyahu, and i want to welcome him back to the white house. i want to, first of all, thank him for the wonderful statement that he made in honor of the fourth of july, our independence day, when he was still in israel. and it marked just one more chapter in the extraordinary friendship between our two countries. as prime minister netanyahu indicated in his speech, the bond between united states and israel is unbreakable. it encompasses our national security interests, our strategic interes

at the future of the u.s. postal service with ruth goldway. "washington journal" is every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week on "the communicators," we discussed on line safety and -- discuss online safety. at is tonight on c-span2. >> the senate judiciary committee returns this week to vote on the nomination of elena kagan as the newest supreme court justice. what coverage here and c-span. learn more about the nation's highest court in c-span's latest book -- "the supreme court -- candid conversations with all of the justices active and retired." it provides unique insight about the court. it is available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> in 2009, president obama created a commission to provide advice on biological issues. they looked into the science and underlying ethics of synthetic biology. next, a meeting where members heard from scholars and government scientists and an fbi agent who investigated a potential buyer terrorism incident. this is 90 minutes. >> we now move to our final panel of today, which will focus on current federal oversight and regulatory activities regarding synthetic biology and potential actions the government could take in response to recent developments. this i

c-span, at our content is available on television, radio, and on line. you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. signup for our emails at c- span.org. >> white house press secretary robert gibbs said today that the leaking of afghanistan war documents raises concerns but the content of the documents disclosed on the web site will not change u.s. strategy in afghanistan and pakistan. his briefing with the reporters is one hour. >> hold on. the stragglers are coming. i got it. we will check back on thursday. >> a few questions, if you on the leaks. what was the president's reaction when he heard about the lake? -- the link? >> i talked to the president some time last week after mentioning that these were coming. the reaction to this type of material come a breach of a federal law is always the same. whenever you have the potential for names, operations, and programs to be in the public domain that besides being against the law has the potential to be very harmful for those cooperating with our military and those working to keep us safe. >> was personally angered by this? did he demand answers? >> there is an ongoing inves

at 11:00. also this week and, at the university -- columbia university professor on his new book. a weekend filled with a non- fiction books on c-span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on facebook and twitter. sign up for our schedule alerts e-mails at c-span.org. >> we are covering the first of two debates over the weekend between republican incumbent john mccain and gop challenger j.d. a word. here is the latest bad. >> -- the latest advertisement. >> his response was, yes, i appeared in is this. buyer beware. buyer beware. pork barrel spender, lobbyist, up voter beware. >> i am john mccain and i approve this message. >> tired of john mccain's negative ads? so am i.. john mccain is hiding his record behind a false tax on my husband. he has sold out the people of arizona on immigration, tax increases. now a has embraced character assassination to keep his job. he should be ashamed. he is a principled conservative. >> joining us from the newsroom is political reporter. we just showed those latest ads. do you suspect that what we saw in those at the be part of the debate tonight? >> absolutely. we are going to seat to future issues come up. there that will be a part of the debate. they have dble booked these debates over the course o

begin airing at noon eastern with nbc's meet the press, at 1:00, "this week," 3:00 p.m.,"face the nation." listen to them on c-span radio on 90.1 and on sirius channel 132 or anywhere online at c-span radio.org. >> this weekend, former new york times editor on the changing world of the newspaper industry. >> i worry about some of the standards and maintaining integrity as we move from one to another.d >> tonight on c-span's today. >> the sec wants to establish an emergency communication in a work -- the fcc wants to establish an emergency communication network. association for public service -- discuss the proposal monday night on "the communicators" on cspan 2. "washington journal" continues. host: the secretary of state traveled all across asia. with her was matthew lee. guest: four countries in six days, but in fact, it was around the world. we ended up in vietnam, then flew back and got in yesterday morning very early. host: the discussions about north korea. can you update us? and the secretary of state's role? guest: what is going on is that the u.s. and south korea are holding a series of naval exercises in waters around the korean peninsula. this has upset the north