this honor now beckons america the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on a bold, new program, while making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. >> this weekend, exploring the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations. live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv, right through inauguration day, on c- span3. "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to the table bob goodlatte. guest: good to be with you. host: the president will put forth what he would like to see happen on gun control. guest: we are interested in what the commission and the president proposed and we'll take a serious look at anything they put on the table. there is a second amendment to keep and bear arms and that right was only recently found by the supreme court to extend to individual civilians and their right to own firea

this honor now beckons america. the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on the new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement in underdeveloped areas. >> this weekend, public radio's back story with the american history guides. three explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations. live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern. on c-span 3. >> this weekend, the 57th presidential inauguration as president obama begins his second term. he will officially be inaugurated on sunday at the white house and our coverage on sunday begins at 10:30 eastern with a look back of the president's 2009 inaugural address and your phone calls and comments. and monday, the public ceremonies get under way and live coverage on monday begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the president will be sworn in at noon followed by the capi

this honor now beckons america, the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace than man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on a bold new program of the benefits of specific advances and industrial products available for the improvement of undeveloped areas. >> this weekend on american history tv, back story with the american history guys. they explore the history and traditions of a presidential inaugurations. live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv, right through inauguration day, on c- span3. >> hi, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this weekend, the 57th presidential inauguration as president obama begins his second term. sunday, the official swearing-in ceremony at the white house, why shortly before noon eastern. our coverage begins with a look back at the president's 2009 inaugural address. monday, the public inaugural ceremony with the swearing in at the u.s. capitol. other festivities, including the capitol luncheon and the inaugural pa

this honor now beckons america, the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on a bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdevelop canned areas. >> this weekend on american history tv, public radio's back story with the american history guys who explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations live saturday morning at 11 eastern. part of three days of american history tv right through inauguration day on c-span3. >> after winning another six-year term in october, health concerns have forced venezuelan president hugo chavez to postpone his inauguration. he is in cuba recovering from a respiratory infection following cancer surgery. the u.s. ambassador to venezuela and a panel of latin american scholars discussed venezuela's political situation at the council of the americas. [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, before we get g

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this honor now beckons america. the chance to help lead the world at last out of of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> this weekend on american history tv, the back story with the american history experts. they explore the history of presidential inaugurations. part of three days of american history tv right through inauguration day on c-span 3. international monetary fund held a press conference to talk about the global economy. what she is the economy is improving. a $4 billion bailout package for greece was announced. this is 40 minutes. thank you for being here. a few comments to begin with. there are varies comments about what it seems to be like and i'm trying to think of how wei think it encapsulates what we're trying to say. clearly, the collapse has been avoided in many corners of the world due to policies quite often put through by central bankers and eventually by government authorities, particular the advanced economies. wh

this honor now beckons america the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on a bold, new program, while making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. >> this weekend on american history tv, public radio's back story with the american history guide. peter onuf, ed ayers, and brian balogh explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations, live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv, right through inauguration day, on c- span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is jon lowy from the brady center legal action. this morning we have been talking with gun owners. what do you think of the proposals the president made yesterday? guest: i think they can make great strides in reducing gun violence in america. they are compatible with the second amendment. restrictions to keep guns out of the hands o

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this honor now beckons america. the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we will embark on a bold new program, or scientific advances, and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. >> this weengd on american history tv, public radio's back story with the american history gods. they explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations. live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv. right through inauguration day on c-span3. >> next, newtown connecticut school superintendent janet robinson speaks as part of a panel testifying before the house democratic policy and staring committee, the meeting was held yesterday shortly after president obama announced a plan for producing gun violence. other speakers include philadelphia mayor, michael nutter, who you just saw, and the mother of a capitol hill staffer wh

this honor now beckons america.he chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> we must embark on a bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial projects available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. >> this weekend on american history tv public radio's back story with the american history guys, peter, ed, and brian explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations. live saturday morning at 11 eastern, part of three days of american history tv right through inauguration day on c-span3. >> federal reserve bank of dallas president and ceo richard fisher yesterday spoke about the need to downsize financial institutions that are deemed too big to fail and the importance of reestablishing traditional banking practices. he also said the recently-passed dodd-frank financial regulations were too confusing confusing ann simplified. mr. fish

this honor now beckons america the chance to help lead the world of last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> for making the benefits of our scientific and its is and industrial projects available for the improvements. >> this weekend, public radio's back story with the american history died. there will explore the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations. live at saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv right through inauguration day. >> former senate budget committee chairman kent conrad discuss the next step to debt and deficit reduction. they spoke about the challenges facing congress regarding the debt ceiling, tax and entitlement reforms in sequestration. according to the treasury department, congress has until mid-february to early march to raise the debt limit. from this morning, this is just under an hour. [applause] >> first senator gregg. >> thank you, marc. i appreciate that. that was quite an introduction. it is free to be here -- great to

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