speaking of brooklyn, jimmy baron is from brooklyn. we were sharing conversation today.big al mcguire fan, big colleague of ours. we miss al. jimmy went to the same high school as al in brooklyn. high school coach was there for 41 years. trapani using the glass. >> i would like to see the attendance record for al in high school. >> evidently, i'll say this, on the way to school, al turned to the left and everybody else turned to the right. not quite three minute gone, boston college leading by one. delroy james, not there. trapani collects his second rebound of the night. >> we talked about tempo. so far this game, i said it early on, but it is very much in bc's favor. this is how they want to play. harris trying to utilize that screen to his benefit and stays with it. nice job by biko paris, pushing the issue. >> jim baron was concerned about rebounding, especially on the offense glass. we saw boston college destroy miami in that category last week, outread reigh bounding them by 25. >> ulmer stays with it. sort of a pass to himself off of the backboard. his first bucke

he helped found a charter school in brooklyn.unday, he talks about his career studies at harvard and what is ahead. and now, first lady michelle obama and the ceo of toys for tots. the first lady

. >> the brooklyn charter school. why did you get involved and that, and what year did you get involved in it? >> i am the child of two educators. when i went into business, it was like i had violated the family business. starting a charter school and being involved in the movement has been a penance to the educators in my family. i am still connected to the trade of education. but was wonderful about charter schools is is a way to marry my innovation and love of entrepreneurship with education. i started initially being involved with a lobbying group in new york state. a law that passed in 1997 and we began to start a charter school once it was possible. we got rejected twice. the third go round was in 2000, and we got approved, which was thrilling, but we have a planning year we were going to take an extra year to make sure we got a foundation right, 9/11 happened, and there was a suggestion of freezing charters because of budget constraints. so it was like, hey -- we partners with others who allowed us to bring in

. >> the brooklyn charter school. why did you get involved in that and what year did you get involved and is it still there? >> i am the child to educators. almost everybody in my family is a teacher. my grandfather turned to me and said that you do not need a high school diploma to go into business. i had violated the family business. i continue to love small business, but starting a charter school has been a kind of penance to the educators and my family. i am still connected to this family trade of education. this was a way to marry my love of small business and education. >> how did you do it? >> i initially was involved with a group that was lobbying for a charter bill and the state. that got passed in 1997. i applied with a small group of friends to start a charter school. i got rejected twice. in the third go round, in 2000, we got approved, which was thrilling. we took an extra year to get the foundation right. september 11 happened in 2001. there were suggestions that they should freeze all new charters becau

i mean, i was totally transformed by my four years at columbia, having come from a slum in brooklyn. but i don't see that columbia itself, for most of the major universities, have that character any longer. i find them conformists, slavishly conformist. and tolerant, incapable of entertaining positions on the other side, and dogmatic about their beliefs rather than critical. and i think that has been well documented by studies of the contemporary university's. >> how are you doing, sir? i have two questions for you. i believe abraham lincoln once told us that a house divided will not stand. that was recently displayed in black and white in new york with the psychopolitical division between the republicans rep and the conservative rep. and in the end, two of them became -- >> who are you talking about? >> the election in new york, for the congress. >> are you talking about new york 2003? >> gas and at the end they became politically helpless and useless. so within 24 hours, you had the democratic winner playing an important role. so that is the question on division. the last question

watch in cyberspace the since then he's completed blackplanet.com, helped found a charter school in brooklynand explained new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talks about his current studies at harvard and what's ahead on c-span's q&a. >> in just over half an hour, a former british ambassador to the u.s. testifying on british involvement in the war in iraq. but first, a special presentation of our documentary, "the blair house -- the president's guest house" begins. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> the first blair home, the original part, and that where the green awning is, that's the primary entrance. that's where presidents, our own and foreign leaders, arrive and depart from. blair house is now the entire block. today we have about 109 rooms. that's 70,000 square feet. and just to put that into perspective, we are 5,000 square feet larger than the white house is. >> its primary mission is to be a guest home for world leaders that come to visit the president. and it's used for that purpose. and in that

ruth bader ginsburg is from brooklyn. antonin scalia is from queens. samuel alito is from trenton, new jersey. we just wonder if we will have a little more mixing it up from the bench with the introduction of justice sotomayor. >> that go around by order of seniority after the chief justice has set up the case. this is what we are are to decide, here is the question. then they start casting votes, starting with the chief justice. if someone is not ready to cast a vote, he or she can wait, but typically it is up to the final justice to have his say, and then once every justice has been able to speak, they might have some give-and-take among the others. that is what they do for every case as it has been argued earlier in the week. also they go through on seniority if there is discussion to be had for a case that might be up there on a petition or appeal, and they decide whether to take the case and schedule it for oral argument. no secretaries or law clerks are allowed in the room, just the nine justices. before they start, they start out with a little c

he helped found a charter school in brooklyn.unday, he talks about his career studies at harvard and what is ahead. and now, first lady michelle obama and the ceo of toys for tots. the first lady thanked his staff who decorated the white

he founded a charter school in brooklyn.night, he talks about his current study in harvard and what is ahead. now president obama participates in a form on community service with george bush at his presidential library. this marks the 20th anniversary of the points of light service movement. from texas a&m university, this is about half an hour. >> it is a great honor and privilege to have millibarelody barnes. she had been at the center for american progress. she is part of the greatest alumni society ever. one of whom is on the supreme court. we note the will happen to you someday. melete barneody barnes. the u.s. special trade representative. you all know him. he needs and no introduction. and the mayor of dallas. everybody knows him. he is a wonderful friend of mine -- she is a wonderful friend of mine went to work that america online. she is now the ceo of the chase, foundation. thank you for being with us. and then a man who needs no introduction, sam nunn. chief executive officer and a former senator. chairman of the

regenerator ginsburg is from brooklyn. samuel alito is from trenton, new jersey. there will be a little bit of mixing it up from the bench. this is where they will begin the process of reaching the decisions. the goal of a round after the chief justice has set up the case. this is what we are front to decide. the start casting votes. the someone is not ready to vote, they can wait, but typically it is up to the ninth justice to have their say and then once every justice has been able to speak, there may be give and take care that is what they do for every case. also, they go through this see if there is a discussion to be made for a case on appeal to decide whether to take the case. it is a very serious business. they start with a little coffee and pastry. then they tell that they keep carryin. they do that before the holder conference. justice o'connor said she loved the idea of shaking hands with a colleague and having that human contact before they were about to disagree vigorously. then they go back to their chambers and every conversation they have is done in

sox fall short, recalling the heartbreaking season ending losses she endured as a young fan of the brooklyn dodgers. as her title suggests, are riding in historical commentary are refused by our own balance optimism weather in baseball or of -- or politics, she leaves us with hope that we only have to wait until next year for another chance of winning season for the advancement of a political ideal. they invariably find that michael knows more about the subject and they do. michael said, now you see why i am so much fun to in addition to being an author nine books, he has served this institution as a member of our profile in courage award committee. there was an anecdote where he maquette a massachusetts attorney. he explained he could see the gears turning in wells' mind. he said he reappointed my mind to the board of the community college. in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on w

since then, he has founded a social networking site, helped start a charter school in brooklyn, and been on oprah. he talks about what is ahead. >> beginning monday, are rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented conversations with 10 supreme court justices about their work and the history of the iconic building. five days of interviews with justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and get your copy of the documentary on dvd as part of the american icon collection. host: our guest is the internationalism director with the institute for policy studies. just broglie, how many troops as the u.s. have stationed overseas? guest: a lot. about 1,000,000.1, something like that. and there are more than 1000 bases around the world in every continent. a base may not be a huge military base. some of them are huge. they are -- there are hundreds of golf courses, but they are run by the u.s., owned by the u.s., controlled by the u.s. military. they are considered part of the u.s. military presence around the world. contractors raise an important point. right now, everywhere t

sox fall short, recalling the heartbreaking season ending losses she endured as a young fan of the brooklyn dodgers. as her title suggests, her writing in historical commentary are infused by our own balance optimism weather in baseball or politics, she leaves us with hope that we only have to wait until next year for another chance of winning season for the advancement of a political ideal. they invariably find that michael knows more about the subject and they do. michael said, now you see why i am so much fun to be with. in addition to being the author of nine books, he has served this institution as a member of our profile in courage award committee. there was an anecdote where he maquette a massachusetts attorney. he explained he could see the gears turning in wells' mind. he said he reappointed my mind to the board of the community college. in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary

since then, he has created a social network black planet.com, founded a charter school in brooklyn, andexplained new technologies on oprah. tonight, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. >> now available, c-span's book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president, a great read for any history buff. it is a contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and relevance today. in hard cover at your favorite bookseller, and in digital audio were ever done most are sold. require average download -- wherever downloads are sold. >> historians and journalists were joined by edward kennedy's widow. this is just over an hour. clock>> i think you for coming o this very special forum, and i think those watching on c-span or listening on wbur. for me, this hall will forever be a sacred site, chosen by senator kennedy himself and duly consecrated by tens of thousands who came to pay their last respects to him while he was lying in reposed in the center of this room. it w

. $100,000 for the kentler international drawing space and art education program in brooklyn.here's a deprived area. $75,000 for art projects in hollywood, los angeles park. $100,000 for performing arts training program at the new freedom theater in philadelphia. $100,000 to teach tennis at the new york junior tennis league in woodside, new york. $2.8 million to study the health effects of space radiation on humans at the loma linda university, loma linda, california. $200,000 for the aquatic adventurers science education foundation in san diego. $100,000 to archive newspaper and digital media at the mississippi gulf coast community college in perkinston, mississippi. $3.9 million on researching weaving and knitting at the following places -- clemson university, raleigh, north carolina, philadelphia university, and california. u.c.-davis in davis, california. $90,000 for a commercial kitchen business incubator at the el pejera community development corporation in watsonville, california. a commercial kitchen business incubator? $500,000 to study vapor mercury in the atmosphere

he created black planet.com, created a charter school in brooklyn and he will talk about his currenttudy at harvard and what is ahead. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into the highest court for an unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starts monday at 8:00 on c-span. get your own copy on dvd. it is part of the american icon collection. it is a three-disc set. it is one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. "washington journal" continues -- host:h tell us what have you ben told about this situation regarding the delta a northwest flight the canada detroit yesterday? guest: we are still learning details but this seems to be a very serious terror attempt. that is what the white house is calling it. this probably happened at the worst possible time, the holiday time when people are troubling about the country. certainly, people should see heightened security measures at airports around the country as a res

helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explained new technologies on "oprah."day night he talks about his current studies at harvard and what's ahead. >> former cia analyst bruce riedel chaired president obama's initial policy review of afghanistan and pakistan. he now gives a historical perspective of the past eight years of america's presence in the region, the president's decision to send additional troops and the prospects for defeating the insurgency. this hour-long talk came at a recent conference hosted by the jamestown foundation. [ >> i have been referred to the architect of obama's afghan strategy. bruce well suited for all of that and today you will be delighted to know he is not only going to speak for 10 minutes but 40-minute talk planned and i think there will be an opportunity to hear what are his thoughts on the strategy in afghanistan and this very critical time in america's foreign policy. bruce is a senior fellow at the brookings institution and retired in 2006 after 30 years of service at the central intelligence agency with many postings ov

in brooklyn. good morning. caller: yes. i'm sorry. there's a delay. host: turn your radio or television down. caller: i apologize. first i want to say thank you for c-span and my pointer as i think president obama must focus on domestic policy seoully in the next couple of years. we've hired ourself

even schoolchildren in brooklyn are brought up to have secret fantasies of the kind which our friends in the european union will never come close to. one of the things that surprised me when i went to these wonderful wonderful files the other in the hundreds of thousands and millions inside tim's house is that actually came across one or two people who did things that even bond would not have done. here is one. look at that. it is not a very good photograph. it was taken before the second world war. anyone who was then to the house of parliament in london will the c-net. eight is westminster bridge but nobody was attempting to fly a plane beneath that. he was known as the-- for two reasons one that he was a bit mad and secondly he was a major. he had been-- [laughter] he had been a fighter pilot ace during the first world war and he flew under every bridge in london. britain has always had esteemed eccentrics though he was not even prosecuted until after the second world war but hill in the 1930's heard about the exploits of the mat bridge your? yes, the man on the right here. you wil

since then he's created the social networking site blackplanet.com, helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explained new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talks about his current studies at harvard and what's ahead on c-span's q&a. >> the commivet magazine held a conference earlier this month focusing on events that may shape 2010. up next we'll talk to a panel which includes david gregory, eric cantor and former press secretary joe lockhart. this lasts about an hour. >> let me introduce our panelists, first of all. congressman eric cantor. of course, very familiar to everyone, not just in this town, but in this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him certainly. joe lockhart was chief spokesman, as you all know, for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner and managing director of the global park group, which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and, of course, very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is an extremely familiar face on british television, but knows his way around washington as well. he was here in this town

brooklyn, good morning on the independent line. what is your favorite this year? >> caller: first have to give an inch and a couple of books one being the ayatollah which is an insightful look into the iranian society forming politics and the second is the new founders by [inaudible] in which he profiles democratic activists or political activists from seven of the more repressive countries in the middle east. it shows the movement toward democracy and the best book of 2009 would have to be [inaudible] by gretchen peters which really shows the cultivation in afghanistan, pakistan's tribal regions and how the insurgency and distribution networks support the terrorist operations. >> host: we go next to hutcheson kansas and democratic callers got what are your favorite -- what is your favorite books or books? merry christmas. >> caller: i enjoyed the worst part times. i wish i remember the author name but i forgot. it's about the people that stayed during the great dust bowl and drought of the thirties and it was incredible about the banking institutions and how the

at columbia and romance languages and become a professor of romance languages at brooklyn college. very brief any sort. family members said he was always known to have his nose and a book, really couldn't abide silliness, set high standards for his son, the future justice. his mother's side was much more -- they were the ones who were all there. a family of storytellers, family of jokesters and showman, and there was actually tension between the two parents in terms of kind of where they came from and he picked up a little bit of both in his mother's family they always had a piano. he learned to play the piano when he was young and as you know to this day he loves to sit down and played piano so here he is, his parents actually were married about six or seven years before he came along, so he was very much a wanted child and very much a vote on child of not just his parents, but all of his aunts and uncles, which i think not only made him believe that he should always be the center of attention, but also put quite a burden on him to perform, and his father was quite a demanding ind

went on to earn a phd at columbia in romance linkages and become a professor of romance linkages at brooklyn college. very brainy sort, family members said he was known to always have his nose in a book that really couldn't abide silliness. set very high standards for his son, the future just as. his mother's side was much more -- they were the ones who are really out there. family of storytellers, a family of jokesters and showman. there was tension between the two parents in terms of kind of where they came from. and he sort of picked up a little bit of both that his mother fans they always had a piano turkey learned to play the piano when he was quite young. as you know to this day, he loves to sit down and play the piano. so here he is, his parents actually were married for about six or seven years before he came along. he was very much a wanted child and very much a doted on child, not just of ensures that all these and send all calls. which i think not only made him believe he should always be the center of attention, but put quite a burden on him to perform. and his father was quite a

in brooklyn. good morning. caller: yes. i'm sorry. there's a delay.ost: turn your radio or television down. caller: i apologize. first i want to say thank you for c-span and my pointer as i think president obama must focus on domestic policy seoully in the next couple of years. we've hired ourself ins foreign wars and that -- the -- this idea that we're a global economy or a global society is i think a little bit of a farce in the long-term because people are not integrating. they want to be with their own -- not race but society, around i think it's time to start focusing on overall education and stop looking at when refuse want to -- caller: thank you for taking my call and thank you for c-span. before i go to my main point, ip wanted to say something about the caller before the one previous to mine. . caller: you read long words out of columns. the caller that called, the ones that call on republicans for your and your part they are no more republican than the man in the mode. they are saying that to uphold the party line. i made the comment in the

barbara lee, my name is sylvia, and i live in brooklyn. i think that you and maxine waters are doing a great job being members by heading up barbarathe black caucus there in california. this makes my fifth time calling in the note it takes about four months. what i'm concerned about is, what because individuals have some many questions to be answered, what will they do about the housing crisis? where are the grants? guest: the housing crisis has wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of americans. part of what we're doing as members of the congressional balacblack caucus is to make sue the resources are there for counseling, principal reduction, and to make sure that people can reset their loans. the pew research shows that the black community and minorities were targeted for these subprime loans. the only way people, the majority of americans accumulate wealth and send kids to college, start a small business is through equity in their homes. because of the targeting of these scam loans we're losing a goody, the ability to live lives the a

he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain it technologies on oprah.he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead on q&a." on washington journal on monday, greg stohr previews the supreme court. and then a look at how president obama is handling the economy, would the baker and peter mor ici, and as always, your telephone calls starting at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. >> this thursday on c-span, a day of tributes to u.s. and world leaders, including that dolly llama, ted kennedy, roland -- ronald reagan, and walter cronkite. a look what is ahead for the new year. russian prime minister vladimir putin discusses his future from his call-in program, the global economy, and the creator of this that way and the co-founder of guitar hero on innovation entrepreneurship, plus the art of political cartooning. >> now remarks from gary knell, president and ceo of sesame workshop, on the challenges of using new media to keep open "sesame street" relevant to young audience. this marks 40 years since "sesame street's" debut. >> welcome to the national

after earning a masters in english from brooklyn college in 1967, mr.mccourt began teaching creative writing at manhattan's stifereson high school in 1972 where he remained until his retirement in 1987. though his popular teaching style and initial literary endeavors, mr. mccourt became a beloved teacher at the stiverson and was known throughout the school someone you needed to meet if you wanted to become a writer. some of his students became a writer. in 1977, mr. mccourt and his brothers, malachi, adopted the series of autobiographical sketches that opened up broadway and they took the play to several other cities. this project motivated mr. mccourt to continue his reflections on his past and he put pen to paper and began the work of his childhood memoirs following his retirement from teaching. in 1996, it marked the publication of mr. mccourt's pulitzer prize-winning memoir, "angela's ashes," as has been detailed earlier today. the challenges and impact of his childhood that had on his life and the life of his -- the people in limerick, mr. mccourt'

brooklyn bridge plot, columbia shopping mall bomb plot. load thai, california, sleeper cells. sears tower, fbi bomb plot. adam gadan. terrorist cell i mentioned earlier. ft. dix six. somali americans disappear from minneapolis. we've just heard about that. bronx terror plot. 14509ing at the arkansas military recruiting station. naji bulla zazi. tariq, nidal hasan and most recently the five in alexandria, virginia. this is a long list. i don't want just to liftie arab-americans or muslim-americans, but this is a long list of u.s. residentses or u.s. citizens in most cases who are somehow experimenting with terror, and while i agree with you, mr. zogby, we need a scalpel not a sledgehammer and i agree that we should focus on actual terrorist acts, and not someone's belief system i truly agree with that, we need to do something here. we need to intervene. hopefully we will not intervene after the fact, but we will find exactly the right place to intervene to prevent these terror actions. so our second two witnesses, dr. weine and dr. craigin suggested ways to learn more. i'd like

then, he's created the social networking site blackplanet.com, helped found a charter school in brooklynoprah. sunday night he talks about his current studies at harvard and what's ahead on c-span's q&a. >> former british ambassador christopher meyer testified before a committee examining the circumstances which led to the 2003 invasion of iraq. mr. meyer served as ambassador from 1997 through 2003 and authored the book "d.c. confidential," which received criticism from the british government. the former ambassador talked about his relationship with members of the bush administration and 10 downing street. in his testimony, he told members it was pointless to resist the u.s. charge to war. >> well, welcome, everyone. just a few opening remarks. the purpose of this session is to examine developments in the united states policy towards iraq between 2001 and 2003 and the u.k.'s response, and we're continuing this theme in hearings next week. i think i should emphasize that the focus of the inquiry is, of course, on the united kingdom government decisions, actions and policies. but to unders

he was a democrat from broog -- brooklyn and chauncey reid was the senior minority member and he was a republican from dupage county, illinois. i was hired by chauncey reid. >> last question on that, what role does the legislative history, not the law, play when you think bay case that comes to new >> i think it's all significant. our job is to figure out what congress intended to do in enacting a statute and i can remember being asked by members of the committee about rather tricky questions that might be presented in the case. i remember explaining to one congressman some of the difficulties that i saw in a case. he answered, well, we'll let the judges figure that one out. because it's a cooperative venture. congress expects the judges to help fill in the holes in statutes as it goes along, realizing it's not just trying to word words -- read words in a sterile piece of paper. it's important for a judge, i think. >> thank you, justice stevens. >> thank you. >> if you'd like to own a copy of our original documentary on the supreme court on d.v.d. it's part of the american icons thre

sox fall short, recalling the heartbreaking season ending losses she endured as a young fan of the brooklynalance optimism weather in baseball or of -- or politics, she leaves us with hope that we only have to wait until next year for another chance of winning season for the advancement of a political ideal. they invariably find that michael knows more about the subject and they do. michael said, now you see why i am so much fun to in addition to being an author nine books, he has served this institution as a member of our profile in courage award committee. there was an anecdote where he maquette a massachusetts attorney. he explained he could see the gears turning in wells' mind. he said he reappointed my mind to the board of the community college. in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. vernes. -- mr. b

with better ginsberg is from brooklyn. samuel alito is from trended jersey. you wonder if you can have an east coast hang with the addition of joe's -- the justice. >> is in this room where there will gather 48-72 hours after hearing oral argument in the as they began looking at the court. >> this is that this is what their corn to decide. and the start casting votes. the start with the chief justice. typically, it is of to the ninth justice to have his say and then once every justice has been able to speak, they may have some give-and-take among the others. also, they go in order of seniority. even though it is very serious business, there are no secretaries or law clerks. it is just the nine justices. before the start, they do a couple things. justice o'connor used to say that she just loved the idea of having a human contact before they were about to disagree vigorously. after they meet in conference, carried by messenger fromthe justice wants to make fellow justice about he or she might be prepared to rule, or changes suggested in language, the justice ri

and since then, he has helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain the new technologies on sunday night he talks about his current cities and what is ahead on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: brigadier-general gary patton is the deputy for the combined security transition command in afghanistan. we do want to let folks know we are going along distance to get this signal from afghanistan, so there may be a bit of delay both in the general's response and your phone calls. general gary patton, thank you for joining us this morning. guest: bill, thank you for having me. and from everyone on our end, all our service members, and merry christmas to everyone back there in the united states. thank you for having me on your show today. host: why don't we start with some essentials and what do you tell us where you are and the primary michigan -- the primary mission of your group in afghanistan? guest: sure thing, it is 5:00 p.m. christmas day. we aren't in kabul, the capital of the country -- we are in cowankabul, the capital here in afghanistan. our mission is

sox fall short, recalling the heartbreaking season ending losses she endured as a young fan of the brooklyndodgers. as her title suggests, are riding in historical commentary are refused by our own balance optimism weather in baseball or of -- or politics, she leaves us with hope that we only have to wait until next year for another chance of winning season for the advancement of a political ideal. they invariably find that michael knows more about the subject and they do. michael said, now you see why i am so much fun to be with. in addition to being the author of nine books, he has served this institution as a member of our profile in courage award committee. there was an anecdote where he maquette a massachusetts attorney. he explained he could see the gears turning in wells' mind. he said he reappointed my mind to the board of the community college. in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental docu

>> max sellers was the chairman, the democrat from brooklyn. chauncey read was the senior minority member. he was a republican from to page county, illinois. i was hired by chauncey read. >> role does the legislative history played when you think about the case? >> i think it is all a significant. i think our job is to figure out what congress intended to do in enacting a statute. i can remember being asked by members of the committee about it rather tricky questions that might be presented in the case. i remember explaining to one congressman some of the difficulties that i saw in the case. he entered, we will let the judges figure that one out. it is a cooperative venture. congress expects the judges to help fill in the holes in statutes as it goes along. realizing that it is not just trying to read the words on a sterile piece of paper. i think that is important to every judge. >> thank you, justice stevens. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> it wo

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since then, he has created black planet.com, created a charter school in brooklyn, and he talks on what is ahead on c-span's q &a. >> president obama address the sacrifices made by troops overseas. they are followed by duncan hunter with the republican spots. with the republican response. this is about 10 minutes. >> hello, everyone, and merry christmas. as you and your families gather to celebrate the holidays, we want to take a moment to send greetings from our family, from may, michelle, malia, sasha, and from bo. >> this is our first christmas and the white house and we're so grateful for this extraordinary area. not far from here in the blue room is the official white house christmas tree. it is an 18-foot tall douglas fir from west virginia, decorated with hundreds of ornaments decorated by people all of the country, each a reminder of the traditions we cherish as americans and the blessings we are thankful for this holiday season. >> that is right, especially as we continue to recover from the extraordinary recession which has left some americans. and, parents without jobs who ar

he founded a charter school in brooklyn.night, he talks about his current study in harvard and what is ahead. now president obama participates in a form on community service with george bush at his presidential library. this marks the 20th anniversary of the points of light service movement. from texas a&m university, this is about half an hour. >> it is a great honor and privilege to have millibarelody barnes. she had been at the center for american progress. she is part of the greatest alumni society ever. one of whom is on the supreme court. we note the will happen to you someday. melete barneody barnes. the u.s. special trade representative. you all know him. he needs and no introduction. and the mayor of dallas. everybody knows him. he is a wonderful friend of mine -- she is a wonderful friend of mine went to work that america online. she is now the ceo of the chase, foundation. thank you for being with us. and then a man who needs no introduction, sam nunn. chief executive officer and a former senator. chairman of the

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host: last call from brooklyn. heather on the democrat line. caller: good morning. dr.ority older than 80 years old. some have been vaccinated and still get the flu. "táhe response to the vaccine i very old individuals is not nearly as robust as it is in younger individuals. but many of those individuals had not been vaccinated. we know you clearly get a benefit from vaccine even if you) elder by but not as much as if you were younger. it's an important point i'd like to make. people that get vaccinated each year for seasonal flu. even though the virus changes immunity that could help them in cross reaction protection so that when they get much older and they're immune system is not as robust they still have the previous vaccinations to help them when they're elderly. elderly individuals as with any disease are more susceptible to many complicated things and that's why we're working harder to get a robust response even in elderly individuals. host: dr. anthony fauci thanks so much for being with us. dr. anthony fauci joined us. the director of the national institutes of

sox fall short, recalling the heartbreaking season ending losses she endured as a young fan of the brooklyn dodgers. as her title suggests, her writing in historical commentary are infused by our own balance optimism weather in baseball or politics, she leaves us with hope that we only have to wait until next year for another chance of winning season for the advancement of a political ideal. they invariably find that michael knows more about the subject and they do. michael said, now you see why i am so much fun to be with. in addition to being the author of nine books, he has served this institution as a member of our profile in courage award committee. there was an anecdote where he maquette a massachusetts attorney. he explained he could see the gears turning in wells' mind. he said he reappointed my mind to the board of the community college. in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary

many years earlier, one of our distinguished witnesses, brooklyn-born -- brookooks had e foresight togreatest innovation of the decade because that would spread risk over participants. regulatory a bet -- attempts were voted down. i know this from personal experience, having introduced two amendments that would have regulated this market. both were strongly defeated. congress passed the commodity futures modernization act of 2000. it literally prevented the cftc from regulating over-the-counter derivatives. this was a mistake and we are acknowledging it now. next week on the floor of the house, we will be voting on a regulatory reform bill that will regulate over-the-counter derivatives to bring transparency to these complex financial products and expand the authority of the cftc and the sec to regulate counterparties in derivative transactions. many have argued that derivatives and derivative contracts were the prime reason aig needed to be bailed out with taxpayer funds, because the quantity and value of their contracts were never disclosed said that the impact of breaking these con

entire year just to shield members from uncomfortable votes, to be forced to defend $250,000 for the brooklyn children's museum or $600,000 for streetscape beautification in california. $200,000 for a farmer's market in kentucky. now, if it weren't for that, why in the world did we have to shield members from these uncomfortable votes? so, mr. chairman, i simply -- i wanted something different to come with this new majority in 2006. one is a transparent process with earmarks. one is an accountable process with earmarks. but this year i have to say with the closed rules that have come out of appropriation -- on appropriations bills we have not had an opaque year in a long, long time. and it doesn't speak well for this house. it doesn't speak well for our leadership to allow this kind of thing to happen. and particularly at a time when we have stories after stories after stories in the newspapers about particularly problems with defense procurement when you have no-bid contracts to private companies that are -- that's in legislation, that we aren't allowed to challenge. i realize the defense bi

roger is next from brooklyn. good morning, roger. caller: how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: i have a couple questions. host: sure. caller: one, i feel that the president should endorse the public option because it is a good way of cutting costs for the middle person -- for the middle class. also, i feel if we are -- if we don't get a option, i feel members of congress who are enjoying the public option, shouldn't get it. he should get the health care they are getting at, you know, on the backs of the american people. host: that's the proposal that senator reed has put forth, that states would be able to opt out of the public option. caller: i hope that stays. i think republicans, they are trying to get rid of everything. i know they are a minority, but they still have some sway with these blue dog states. and i hope the president can see past these people with delay tactics and the stalls and you know, acting like they are unsure, and playing political. trying to get money for the state like it's -- host: thank you for the call. earlier we showed you from an article,

since then, he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain to new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talked about his -- talks about his current studies on c-span's q&a. >> the senate passed an $871 billion health care bill. the vote was 60-39 along party lines. the only senator who did not vote was kentucky republican jim bunning. nebraskas and a democrat ben nelson was the last senator to vote yes on the bill. he spoke following the vote. remarks that the majority leader made about all of the people that work at the capitol during the difficult an intense time. we thank you very much for your outstanding service. it's early and i'll be brief. the most obvious problem with the bill before us is it doesn't do what it was supposed to do. the one test for any bill was whether it would lower costs. this bill fails that test. it's also clear that even many of the people on this side who are going to support this bill don't like it. otherwise, the democratic leaders wouldn't have had such a tough time rounding up the votes. otherwise, democratic leaders would not have had

in brooklyn, new york a. woman used caller i.d. fraud to exact revenge on her husband and his pregnant girlfriend's newborn baby. she illegally obtained a prescription that would induce labor early and called the girlfriend using spoofing to make it appear her obstetrician was calling. the woman took the medication and the baby was delivered two months premature. police were able to track down the woman when she tried to deliver a poisonous mixture to the hospital. allegedly intending to kill the baby. the police arrested a woman avoiding a tragic and fatal outcome that originated by using caller i.d. fraud. this could have been avoided if the caller had not use add fraudulent caller i.d. this bill will make the act of caller i.d. fraud a felony and criminals could see fines of up to $250,000 and jail time up to five years if convicted of using caller i.d. fraud in perpetrating another crime. i urge all my colleagues to pass this phone act, h.r. 1110, because criminals must know they cannot use this technology loophole to escape th

since then, he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain to new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talked about his -- talks about his current studies on c-span's q&a. >> the senate passed an $871 billion health care bill. the vote was 60-39 along party lines. the only senator who did not vote was kentucky republican jim bunning. nebraskas and a democrat ben nelson was the last senator to vote yes on the bill. he spoke following the vote. remarks that the majority leader made about all of the people that work at the capitol during the difficult an intense time. we thank you very much for your outstanding service. it's early and i'll be brief. the most obvious problem with the bill before us is it doesn't do what it was supposed to do. the one test for any bill was whether it would lower costs. this bill fails that test. it's also clear that even many of the people on this side who are going to support this bill don't like it. otherwise, the democratic leaders wouldn't have had such a tough time rounding up the votes. otherwise, democratic leaders would not have had