and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. edmund morris, ron chernow and bob woodward are in the studio with us. arianna huffington joins us from los angeles. welcome to all of you. bob and arianna write about the present; ron and edmund write about the past. bob, you write these books so full of inside information that the rest of us in journalism stand back in awe. how do you do it? how do you get people to tell you all this stuff? you talk about, in your new book how the president's afghanistan policy evolved. i want to talk to you first because, last week, after an interview in "the washington post" in which afghan president karzai was highly critical of the united states policy in afghanistan, secretary of state clinton came on this broadcast and said he is now totally on board. do you take her literally? >> well, for the moment it is... i point out karzai is a diagnosed manic depressive, somebody who has mood swings. sometimes it's controlled, sometimes it's not. if you just look at what he has said in public and on the

and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. well, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell joins us today from louisville kentucky. senator, i want to start by giving you a chance to make some news here. you want to extend the bush tax cuts for all income levels that expire this year. you want to extend them permanently. the president's opposed extending those cuts for the richest americans. but in an interview to be broadcast on "60 minutes" tonight, steve kroft asked the president if he'd be interested in extending the bush tax cuts for those upper-income americans temporarily, say, two years? presumably, in order to extend the tax cuts that he wants for lower-income americans. let's just first listen to what president obama said. >> hopefully, we can agree on a set of facts that leads to a compromise. but my number one priority coming into this is making sure that middle class families don't see their tax rates go up january 1. >> do you want to make a counterproposal to him right now? >> ( laughs ) i think i've already

bob schieffer. bob, as always, thanks so much. and, by the way, bob's guests on "face the nation" this sunday include republican senator elect rand paul and democrat senator chuck schumer. now to a serious and growing problem for the u.s. military: : combat stress. nearly 70,000 americans who served in iraq or afghanistan have been diagnosed with p.t.s.d., post-traumatic stress disorder. many more may suffer from it but are just too reluctant to come forward. our chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian reports on one soldier who took a major risk in order to get help. his story took a dramatic turn last night. >> reporter: jeff hanks is a 30-year-old army specialist on a mission. >> people need to understand that this is a problem. that this is a widespread problem. >> reporter: in 2008, hanks served a six-month tour in iraq. his first taste of war taking a haunting toll. one graphic image: a marketplace bomb that hit too close to home. >> there was a little girl, it was hard to tell she was a little girl, but we knew. >>

and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. we welcome to the face the nation studios for the first time the newly elected senator from kentucky rand paul. mr. paul, thank you very much for coming. congratulations. polls show overwhelmingly that voters want the two sides to find compromise. do you come to washington to compromise? >> i think there is room for compromise. i think that overwhelmingly the polls also show that people are concerned about the debt, and you have, you know, reasonable people saying that one of the biggest threats to our national security is the debt. i say the compromise is often you have republicans who say we'll cut domestic spending but won't touch the military. then you have some good people on the left who say the debt is problem. steny hoyer has said the national debt is a threat to our security. so there are good people on the left who are saying this. but their compromise has to be they have to cut domestic spending. really if you're serious about the budget you have to look at the entire budge

. >> couric: bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation," jeff greenfield our senior political correspondent. bob, let me start with you, is this a referendum on president obama and the democratic agenda? >> that's what the republicans said it was going to be and i must say, i've been getting to agree with them. because people who are going to the polls tonight, our early exit polls show that 53% of people who voted today, at least the early voters, disapprove of barack obama. there are some really key statistics here. young people who were 18% of the vote in 2008, only 9% of the vote this time around. they were heavily for barack obama in 2008. another very interesting stat, katie, women. in 2008 they went for barack obama 56%. this time they're splitting 49% republican, 49% democrat. so the people who put barack obama in office are kind of off of him today. >> couric: independents as well, right? >> and independents also are breaking for republicans rather than democrats as they did in 2008. >> couric: jeff, do you think in some ways this is al

. >> couric: bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." jeff greenfield our senior political correspondent. bob, let's start with you. we're hearing about massive gains in the house, big gains in the senate as well. but i guess the question now is how big? >> well, i think we may be looking at a blowout here, katie. i called around today and i talked to one republican, one top republican who said "i'm not going to predict we're going to take 70 seats in the house but i wouldn't be surprised if we take 70." now you don't hear politicians make those kind of predictions even when you promise not to use their names. i thought that was very, very significant. >> couric: what about the senate, bob? >> well, i think the only good news that i can find for democrats right now, what they're saying is that they think they will lose a lot of seats in the senate but they won't lose their majority. they'll hang on by one or two. so that's about the only good news i can find coming from democrats tonight. >> couric: meanwhile, jeff, what a difference two

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. >> couric: joined by bob schieffer and jeff greenfield, two of the sharpest political minds in the untry. this is a huge development, bob, everyone was wondering how many seats they would gain, not just whether they would take control of the house but it is a big referendum on barack obama. a huge repudiation of him and the democratic agenda, isn't it? >> reporter: republicans said this was not about them, it was a referendum on barack obama and indeed that is what it has turned out to be. this is more than just a message to barack obama, this is kind of a halloween rerun here because people are just saying this is someone who came to office, promised change and the change didn't happen. the administration raised these expectations above the moon in a society that already is pretty careful about wanting instant change. they didn't get it, and barack obama is paying the price tonight. >> couric: what a difference two years makes, jeff, two years ago the g.o.p. was dead in the water, people were going to say it was going to take a generation to revive the grand old party, and here we

and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. we talked to the secretary of state as the nato summit was concluding yesterday. she said the nato allies gave the president's afghanistan policy a resounding vote of confidence, and that afghan president karzai, who has been critical, is now on board. >> he is fully in support of the strategy. he is fully in support of the fact that it is making progress. but he is very sensitive, as you would expect the president of any country to be, as to whether or not, when we engage in night raids or other offensive actions, we are actually getting the bad guys and not conducting actions that result in a lot of civilian casualties. and general petraeus understands that. they're working closely together to make sure that they stay in sync. >> schieffer: that doesn't sound exactly like what he told "the washington post" just a week ago when he said "u.s. forces were coming becoming too intrusive in afghan life." he wanted to stop the nighttime raids, which is kind of the heart of general petraeus

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we'll hear from a panel of sunday political show hosts including bob schieffer, christiane amanpour,nderstand they're running just a few minutes later but we will be joining them live when this does get under way. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we're standing by live at the newseum here in washington for a dug on the midterm -- discussion on the midterm elections hosted by politico. we will join it as soon as it gets started. in the meantime, we want to tell you about another program we will soon have on our schedule. officials discussed election results yesterday at a forum here in washington, the international lobbying and political strategying firm hosted this event. here's a brief look. >> biggest surprises, because every election you've got the shockers. i was certainly surprised by some of the governors' race outcomes in particular. what was the biggest surprise for you on election night? >> biggest surprise for me probably that we didn't pull out in illinois. >> you polled me a few months befo

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sunday on face the nation bob schieffer asked secretary of state hillary clinton about those pat downs. >> and i understand how difficult it is and how offensive it must be for the people going through it. >> final question, my time sup, but would you submit to one of these pat downs? >> not if i -- not if i could avoid it, no. i mean who would? >> a cbs news pole finds 81% of americans support the use of the full body scanners. >>> just about 6:06 now. the thanksgiving travel rush is just about here. and of course you can expect a busy week on the roads. here's a quick look at where the gas prices stand if you're out and about. d.c. metro, $2.88. philadelphia area it's 3.03 for regular. hampton road area, gallon of regular 2.73, if you're traveling to pittsburgh, expect to pay 2.99 for regular. >>> the biggest traffic trouble spot in the region could be the i-95 toll plaza in delaware. if you've been anywhere near there, you know it. just north of the maryland line it is undergoing reconstruction now. this weekend delays stretched for 5 miles. to learn what times to avoid it, visit wu

i want you to hear what he had to say with bob schieffer on cbs' "face the nation". >> sure. >> davidhe president's senior advisers, says that the president has called nearly every newly elected republican in the congress and all of the newly elected senators. what did he say to you? >> he hasn't gotten through to me yet, but i would love to speak to the president. >> oh, he didn't call you? >> well, i haven't heard that i had gotten a phone call. i think i would have heard about that if the president called. but i would love to speak with the president. >> it brings to my mind, chris, this looming thursday night social commitment at the white house for some of the leadership. what do you expect to go down? >> well, look, i think it's in the best interest of both sides, frankly, michael, to put on a happy face here. look, the president needs to show, i think, that he's not -- it's not just rhetoric. that it's not just that he thinks his policies didn't sell well, that he wants to reach out. i think both parties want to show that they can govern. remember, the republican party didn't r

he made the remarks during an interview with bob schieffer at the innovateter conference. >> maybe no mayor in the country has greater challenges on his plate and a bolder brasher dealings than mitch landry. he was elected mayor of new orleans with 66% of votes that cut across party, racial and demographic lines. he's smart. he's driven. he's not afraid to make big promises. and he's in the process of making good on them. he's vowed to root out police corruption, mend a broken government, close a huge budget deficit, beautify neighbors, cut the murder rate. for those of you who watched hbo's treme. and, of course, there's no way to take on this ambitious agenda without finding innovative solutions to talk to him about how he's trying to do it all as a distinguished face the nation moderator bob schieffer who i like to call him the anti-glenn beck. [laughter] >> please welcome them both. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you all very much. well, mr. mayor, i have interviewed your sister many times. i have interviewed your father -- i guess i should ask you how many more in t

and moderating the discussions will be bob schieffer of cbs news. are a news junkie, and you probably wouldn't be here if you are not, you know his skill in getting past the talking points and drawing out more thoughtful responses from his guests. he has received just about every award given to news broadcasters and we are so pleased that he is here to help us tonight. so let me ask the three of you to come forward, take your seats and handed over to bob for a lively panel debate. [applause] >> thank you all very much for coming, and the national cathedral holds a special place for me. both of my daughters graduated from the national cathedral school. two of my granddaughters are graduates, so this is not the first time i have been in the cathedral. and i am always awed to be here. both of these men are men i know and have worked with. they are both straight shooters. they are both easy to deal with. one is a republican, one is a democrat, and proudly so in both cases. i think it is fair to say, if everyone in government, if everybody in the united

minnesota governor tim pawlenty, a possible republican candidate for president in 2012 told bob schieffer on face the nation the voters are reacting to what he calls the overreach. >> people are angry, also worried about the future, and they are saying this is not what we thought we were getting when we elected president obama the democratic congress. now the pendulum is swinging back to the republicans. >> reporter: well, the pendulum may be swinging back but nobody wants to acknowledge that. they know that the house is lost, or very likely lost, they think they can hold on to the senate. and yesterday the democratic national committee said it was pumping an additional $3 million into key senate races in toss-up states. harry. >> bill plante, thank you. also in washington, for an exclusive interview is mississippi governor haley barbour, chairman of the republican governors association. good morning. >> good morning. >> so republicans predicted to win big in the house tomorrow. you going to go so far as to say they take the senate too? >> well, i hope it's as good as bill plante says. i

. >> now, bob schieffer and david gregory review the results of last week's midterm elections.co held this panel at the museum in washington d.c.. this is just over an hour. postelection analysis. welcome to our c-span audience carrying us live, and we are also streaming this live on "politico." we're going to keep it up there for the weekend, so we'll have a big audience today. my name's john harris, i'm the editor in chief of "politico," and i also as we get started want to thank very much our sponsors for this event, the national cable and telecommunications association with "politico," we've done a number of great things with them. they're great partners. thank you very much. [applause] i do think it is the time of year when we should be willing to take a minute and reflect on and thank the people who take risks in the name of american democracy who are willing to put themselves and their reputations out on the line for all the rest of us. i'm talking, of course, about washington political pundits. [laughter] it's not easy trying to analyze events, make predictions, make se

. : >> at 4:00 p.m., it is "face the nation" with bob schieffer. the five network tv talk shoes -- talk-show, brought to you as a public service on c-span. at 3:00, cnn does a state of the union and at 4:00 p.m., "based the nation" from cbs. >> this week march the 47th anniversary of the assassination of president kennedy. this weekend we will talk to former secret service agents whose job was to protect the president on the events of that day, the conspiracy theories about the assassination, and mr. blaine's new book, tonight on "q&a". with polling data from eight arab countries, james zogby questions arabs about the war on terror. he discusses his findings with our reporter for usa today and "the new york times." >> what would be your first lecture to this didn't sit your teaching this class? >> it has to be addressed at the most fundamental levels. the military increasingly is becoming defensive in its attitude towards the civilian world. understandon't we each other? guest: we have what i call military metaphysics. after the second world war, t

. >> and now, bob schieffer, christiane, poor and others reviewed the results of the 2010 elections. this was at the newseum here in washington. this is about one hour. >> good morning and welcome. to our post-oming election analysis. welcome to our c-span audience who is carrying this live. they are screening this live on politico. we will keep up for the weekend. in the editor in chief of politico. also as we get started want to thank very much our sponsors for this event, the national cable and telecommunications association with "politico," we've done a number of great things with them. they're great partners. thank you very much. [applause] i do think it is the time of year when we should be willing to take a minute and reflect on and thank the people who take risks in the name of american democracy who are willing to put themselves and their reputations out on the line for all the rest of us. i'm talking, of course, about washington political pundits. [laughter] it's analyze events, make predictions, make sense of the chaos of politics. i know this personally. in 2006 i wrote a

bob schieffer is cbs' news chief washington correspondent and, of course, the anchor and moderator ofthe ntion." bob has covered washington for more than 30 years, but i know that's not true -- >> 0. >> more than 40 years,ight? you neemore than 30 years to pick up laird stories. [laughter] both bob and i know mel laird, the former defense secretary. he's covered virtually every important beat in washington in that, in those years. candy crowley is cnn's chief political corps responsibility and anchor -- correspondent and anchor. she runs "state of the union" every sunday. she took the reins of that show in february, and in her role as chief political corresponnt she covers a broad range of stories including presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races. i think we know candy is one of the real workhorses, you are going to see her on airplanes, out on the scene, the authority she brings to the summit. she's -- subject. shs earned that the hard way. i'd say that's true of all the people up here. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press," of course. he's been doing that since

bob schieffer is the cbs chief washington correspondent and monitor -- moderator for "face the nationas been about 40 years. you need at least 40. both bob and he has covered every piece in the washington during those years. candy crowley is the senior correspondent and anchor for cnn. she took the reins over of that chair in february. in her role as she political correspondent she covers a wide range stores including presidential and gubernatorial races. she is one of the real work courses you will see -- work horses you will see. i think that is true of all of the people over here. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press. david has been doing that since december 2008. he took over one of the really is deemed -- esteemed chairs from the late tim russert. in addition to "meet the press," he is a regular on "the today show." he has been with nbc since 1995. i thought you were younger than that. >> time marches on. >> i figure we would open it up with everyone talking about their shows and reflecting back. what was your biggest "get" of the cycle? the really eliminating moment