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c-span: whose is that? >> guest: it's an academic article--academic journal published by the national endowment for democracy. it's--it's a journal namely for academics about--about, you know, how democracy works. c-span: and you said you had a theory about how that moved on from there. >> guest: well, yeah. i've written a lot of books and a lot of articles in my life as an academic. and some of them, i think, were maybe even better than the bowling alone article, but that got about a million tons more publicity. i mean, i got, you know, invited on pe--you know, shown on people magazine and bill clinton invited me to camp david. and there was just a lot of hubbub about--about the article bowling alone, much more than, as i say, for things that were, i think, equally valuable intellectually. and i think the reason was that i purely, blindly stumbled into articulating a trend in our lives that lots of ordinary americans knew is true in their life, that they weren't--you know, their mom had belonged to hadassa
c-span: whose is that? >> guest: it's an academic article--academic journal published by the national endowment for democracy. it's--it's a journal namely for academics about--about, you know, how democracy works. c-span: and you said you had a theory about how that moved on from there. >> guest: well, yeah. i've written a lot of books and a lot of articles in my life as an academic. and some of them, i think, were maybe even better than the bowling alone article, but that got about...
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c-span: where did you grow up? >> guest: i'm a new yorker, native new yorker. c-span: the city?>> guest: i was born in new york, moved to scarsdale and on to brown university. c-span: what did you study at brown? >> guest: history. actually, i went there on a math/physics major and national merit scholarship, but i realized i wasn't going to be a nuclear physicist, i didn't have it, so i witched to -- switched to history and joined the foreign service right after graduating. c-span: you talk about a trip that you made over to the yugoslavian part of the world when you were about 19. >> guest: yeah, i hitchhiked across yugoslavia when i was a sophomore in college. and i described that -- because that was the only time i'd been in the area until the war started. and i went to share jay slow -- share jay slow -- where the arch duke was assassinated and started world war i. and be i remember so vividly, brian, that a translator explained to us that the inscription said here struck the first blow for serbian liberty. and i thought, what is all this? i'm a college student, we're study
c-span: where did you grow up? >> guest: i'm a new yorker, native new yorker. c-span: the city?>> guest: i was born in new york, moved to scarsdale and on to brown university. c-span: what did you study at brown? >> guest: history. actually, i went there on a math/physics major and national merit scholarship, but i realized i wasn't going to be a nuclear physicist, i didn't have it, so i witched to -- switched to history and joined the foreign service right after graduating....
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c-span, washington, your way. public service created by america's cable companies. >> c-span continues its month of special q & a programs from london. next an interview with diane abbott, a member of the house of champions for 23 years and the first black woman elected to parliament. >> diane abbott, what does it mean to shadow minister for health? >> when you mean shadow, what do you do? do you have a budge set in do you have a staff? >> sadly, i have no budget. but i am related house of budget and i have a small staff so i am the spokesman on legislation coming through on issues in the media. i'm part of the top team of the labour party now. >> why did you run for the house of champions in the first place? >> why did i sflun i wanted to speak up for people who didn't have a voice. and i became an m.p. years ago. there were very few women out of 350 there were about 20 labor women, and there no black people at all. and i was the first black woman elected to parliament. i was very proufment because i wanted to sp
c-span, washington, your way. public service created by america's cable companies. >> c-span continues its month of special q & a programs from london. next an interview with diane abbott, a member of the house of champions for 23 years and the first black woman elected to parliament. >> diane abbott, what does it mean to shadow minister for health? >> when you mean shadow, what do you do? do you have a budge set in do you have a staff? >> sadly, i have no budget....
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i love c-span. been watching c-span for over 30 years. greta, first of all, all my democratic partners out here and anybody watching c-span, this man is to be addressed as the president of the united states. his name is president obama. not obama. ok, number one. number two. president obama is doing a fantastic job. the fact of the matter is, the democrats of congress kicked the can down to him. the should have took care of the problem of long time ago. but because they didn't he is now left to clean up. and he has done a magnificent job. his logic and his compassion is exactly spot on. he is doing exactly what he needs to do. he is a heck of a present. one of the best presidents that this country has ever seen -- he has been a heck of a president. host: you agree with his strategy to compromise on this tax cut issue and other issues in the package? caller: i agree wholeheartedly. he really has no choice. and the democrats who are upset at him, stated the situation to him. now he is left in the untenable position to deal with these republ
i love c-span. been watching c-span for over 30 years. greta, first of all, all my democratic partners out here and anybody watching c-span, this man is to be addressed as the president of the united states. his name is president obama. not obama. ok, number one. number two. president obama is doing a fantastic job. the fact of the matter is, the democrats of congress kicked the can down to him. the should have took care of the problem of long time ago. but because they didn't he is now left to...
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c-span is an independent arbiter. we don't trust the courts because we regard lawyers as having polluted the system. we don't trust hollywood because we think it creates entertainment that is not good for our kids or the culture. i think we have even lost faith in the catholic church. all of these institutions, there is one institution that is still trusted. we still believe our american military, even if they make mistakes, that this still operate in a humane fashion, that they are still appreciated for all that they do for us, but almost every other institution has lost significant credibility. who do we turn to? i think the answer is we have to turn ourselves -- i think we have to turn to ourselves. american citizenship is a right or irresponsibility? fortunately, 55% think it is a responsibility. there are things you are required to do to be in form, to vote, and to participate. that gives me hope for the future. host: bruce is on our democrat'' line. caller: i watch you on fox, msnbc, and you do a great job. can
c-span is an independent arbiter. we don't trust the courts because we regard lawyers as having polluted the system. we don't trust hollywood because we think it creates entertainment that is not good for our kids or the culture. i think we have even lost faith in the catholic church. all of these institutions, there is one institution that is still trusted. we still believe our american military, even if they make mistakes, that this still operate in a humane fashion, that they are still...
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caller: thank you for c-span. i would just like to say that i live in new york for five years, in this city, and it was beautiful. i did not leave until -- before 9/11, and then all of a sudden i realized the city was doing much better. i really think the city is doing much better with bloomberg up there. even though i am a democrat i think they are making the right choices as far as taking care of people. even though the tax cuts are coming down, it was still for the people so we do not have to pay as much money. i don't know why the republicans are complaining about what is going on with no whole entire process of trying to get together -- the whole entire process of trying to get together with party relations. so, i don't know. i am just trying to figure out how to do that. i look forward to watching c- span again. host: thank you for calling in. a call from silver spring, maryland. kevin, independent. caller: how are you today? host: independents are what everyone has their sights on. what do you think? caller
caller: thank you for c-span. i would just like to say that i live in new york for five years, in this city, and it was beautiful. i did not leave until -- before 9/11, and then all of a sudden i realized the city was doing much better. i really think the city is doing much better with bloomberg up there. even though i am a democrat i think they are making the right choices as far as taking care of people. even though the tax cuts are coming down, it was still for the people so we do not have...
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on c-span.ricanh, c-span 3's history tv continues with nixon's solicitor general robert brok, and his reaction -- bork and his reaction to the so- called smoking gun tape. and historian richard francis on why one of the judge's of the salem witch trial recanted his guilty verdict. telling the american story every weekend. seeing the complete schedule online at c-span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: congressman jim jordan is a republican of ohio and just recently elected as the chairman of the republican study committee for the 112th congress. congratulations. guest: thank you. host: first of all, what is the republican study committee and what is your agenda? guest: they have been around for a number of years. it's the conservative caucus on capitol hill. i like to tell people we are supposed to be the conservative conscious for republicans in the nation's capital. our job is to make sure republicans act like republicans. dick army has an appropriate line. he says, when we
on c-span.ricanh, c-span 3's history tv continues with nixon's solicitor general robert brok, and his reaction -- bork and his reaction to the so- called smoking gun tape. and historian richard francis on why one of the judge's of the salem witch trial recanted his guilty verdict. telling the american story every weekend. seeing the complete schedule online at c-span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: congressman jim jordan is a republican of ohio and just...
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find a great holiday gifts for the c-span fan in your life at the c-span store. from a books and dvds to mugs and umbrellas and more. it is at c-span.org/shop. you are watching c-span, bring you politics and public affairs. every morning, "washington journal," a live call-in program about the news of the day. during the week, watched the u.s. house and the continuing coverage of the transition to the new congress. every weekend, congressional hearings and policy forums. -- every week night, a congressional hearings and policy forms. on saturdays, "the communicators," sunday, "newsmakers," "q&a," and prime minister's questions. it is all searchable on our c- span video library. c-span, washington your way, a public service created by washington -- by america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bruce stokes of "national journal," what is the european debt crisis matter to the u.s.? guest: because we are increasingly integrated as a transatlantic economy. there are more than 3 million americans work for european countries in this country. our
find a great holiday gifts for the c-span fan in your life at the c-span store. from a books and dvds to mugs and umbrellas and more. it is at c-span.org/shop. you are watching c-span, bring you politics and public affairs. every morning, "washington journal," a live call-in program about the news of the day. during the week, watched the u.s. house and the continuing coverage of the transition to the new congress. every weekend, congressional hearings and policy forums. -- every week...
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eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it's all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. and find our content anytime through c-span video library. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus, local content vehicle bringing our resources to your community. it's washington your way, the c-span networks. now available in more than 100 million homes created by cable, provided as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: our focus is the safety of the drinking water, a new study out earlier this month showing the 35 cities around the country may have cancer-causing agents in the drinking water. our guest is olga naidenko. she is a senior scientist at the environmental working group which put together this study. good morning. thanks very much for being with us. guest: good morning. host: let me begin with some of the conclusions. what did you find? guest: we found that out of
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♪ >> tonight, on c-span,"q&a."iane abbott gives -- then former supreme court justices discuss their judicial careers and later, our interview with frank luntz. . . >> i'm the labour party's spokeswoman on issues and i have a small staff so i'm the spokesperson for issues of the media and i'm part of the top team for the labour party now. host: why did you run for m.p. in the first place? guest: i wanted to speak up for those that don't have a voice. out of 650, there were about 20 labour women and no black people at all. it was an opportunity to speak up for peek -- speak up for people who wouldn't have been heard otherwise. host: first black woman to be in the parliament of this country. guest: yes, and i was elected 150 years after the abolition of slavery in the british empire. it shows you there is such a thing as progress. host: what were the circumstances in your constituency and what it is? guest: my constituency in london is in a very poor part of london with a large minority community and high unemployment
♪ >> tonight, on c-span,"q&a."iane abbott gives -- then former supreme court justices discuss their judicial careers and later, our interview with frank luntz. . . >> i'm the labour party's spokeswoman on issues and i have a small staff so i'm the spokesperson for issues of the media and i'm part of the top team for the labour party now. host: why did you run for m.p. in the first place? guest: i wanted to speak up for those that don't have a voice. out of 650, there...
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eastern today on c-span. later, former "new york times" editor for a conversation on the changing nature of responsibility in an era of new media. >> without the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty ratified by the senate, we do not have a verification method to ensure that we know what the russians are doing. when you have uncertainty in the area of nuclear weapons, that is a much more dangerous world to live in. >> find out more about the expired s.t.a.r.t. treaty with russia, what it might accomplish, as well as its history online at the c-span video library. it is washington your way. >> coming up later, attorney general eric holder will lead a news conference of the financial fraud financial task force. live coverage from the justice department and 30 p.m -- at 10:30 a.m. eastern. in the meantime, hemlines and your phone calls from this morning's "washington journal ." but this look at "the wall street journal" reporting on this proposed deal. our question for you this morning, do you think this would make a good compr
eastern today on c-span. later, former "new york times" editor for a conversation on the changing nature of responsibility in an era of new media. >> without the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty ratified by the senate, we do not have a verification method to ensure that we know what the russians are doing. when you have uncertainty in the area of nuclear weapons, that is a much more dangerous world to live in. >> find out more about the expired s.t.a.r.t. treaty with russia, what it...
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i love c-span. i would have to split between bernie sanders and dennis kucinich, both of whom i have been admired for a long time. i would like to see them both on a ticket in 2012. thank you very much. host: an election gone wrong in kabul. nato and american officials had pushed strongly for parliamentary elections in september, gambling that a successful vote would show progress in the war and new growth in afghanistan's democracy. instead, insecurity, the disaffection, and fraud, particularly in the south, left the country's largest and most important ethnic group, with sharply reduced representation. the president there has tried to stay aloof from the dispute under pressure from the election commission preannounced that the parliament would be seated as planned on january 20. they reduced his support in parliament. columbia, missouri, scott on the line for democrats. caller: i was going to suggest somebody a little bit off the map, i guess. cicero. the reason would be that he came into power at
i love c-span. i would have to split between bernie sanders and dennis kucinich, both of whom i have been admired for a long time. i would like to see them both on a ticket in 2012. thank you very much. host: an election gone wrong in kabul. nato and american officials had pushed strongly for parliamentary elections in september, gambling that a successful vote would show progress in the war and new growth in afghanistan's democracy. instead, insecurity, the disaffection, and fraud,...
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we have our c-span library and c-span on the road with our local content vehicles, bringing our resources community. it is washington your way. it is created by cable provided as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: here at the table is a guest to talk to us about the trade tax that still needs approval in congress. it was announced this past weekend. what is in this deal? guest: this is an agreement that was originally negotiated by president bush in 2007. it has the full model of the foreign investor protections, financial-services role. it deals with what types of policies we can use. tariff cuts and rules about the order of the food safety and private inspection. it covers the full range, not so much trading but more commerce. host: it gives five years to phase out of a 2.5% tariff it has on the cargo for self correa. what is your view? guest: the itc is the independent government agency that analyzes all u.s. trade agreements. i think their analysis on the tariff cuts and in tariffs going to zero [unintelligible] i think what the itc said it will increase the u.s.
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watched house coverage on c- span. and coming up this hour, an update on the national deficit commission's recommendations with congressman xavier becerra, who serves on the panel. then congressman kevin brady on expiring bush tax cuts and the debt commission report. later, robert atkinson of the information technology and innovation foundation discusses new technology and the economy. from the nation's capital, this is "washington journal." >> i do know there is no turning back now. the era of debts denial and consequences are over. each of you, i think, can take enormous pride in that. together i think we have started an adult conversation that will dominate the debate. until the elected leadership here in washington does something real. >> the denizens of darkness. i think the workers of the dark arts, and the words of harry potter. those are the groups waiting out there in the temples around the city to shred his baby to bits. and they are ready. they have been waiting for a long time to to this one to pieces. [cap
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as always, thank you for c-span. i would like to object to your guests use of the term tax expenditures. it is not a tax expenditure, it is our money that is being sent to washington. it will spend the night on the town there and the appropriators will send it where they want. it is not a tax expenditure. i object to that of a very, very much. this is language that is being used by the left wingers and the democrats to keep our taxes -- or to raise our taxes high. guest: i am going to have to disagree with you. on a very technical level, called the tax expenditure, what the congressional budget office, objective non-partisan groups call it a tax expenditure. a lot of these provisions look like spending initiatives but they are done through the tax code. the reason why politicians prefer to do it by the tax code, you don't have one of the programs up for the annual appropriations process, and once it is written in the law, it stays there. something like home mortgages is designed -- deduction is to foster home ownersh
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caller: thank you for having c- span. i am in manufacturing here in california and i just watched it dwindle away. i moved here in 1978 because it had one of the lowest on in, rates in the nation. since then, i have watched manufacturing fizzle to where everything seems to be made overseas except prototypes stuff. some of these companies have part of the economic stimulus. they got millions of dollars. they were going around trying to get the cheapest of. they were not really helping out us who were trying to help of them by giving them low bida and everything. they were still trying to lowball offer the lowest price. they just laid off 200 people. these guys got $3 million in economic stimulus. that is not the way. we have none for -- we have never been able to spend our way to move forward. the government does not create jobs. they need to lower taxes and make incentives to get manufacturing back into this country because that was the only way we got out of the depression. it was because of all of the war machines we we
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video library with every c-span program since 1987. >> on c-span later today, speaker of the house, nancy pelosi and other members of congress light the capitol christmas tree. and president obama and the first family attend the annual pageant of peace. later on the 50th anniversary of the first televised presidential debate, talk about the preparation for presidential debate. christmas day, former prime minister tony blair on the role of religion. radio host garrison keeler talks about humor in public life. and former supreme court justices sandra day oh conner and david suiter discuss life on the high court. >> washington journal continues. >> here to talk about the implementation of the repealing don't ask don't tell law, and i just want to begin with what president obama said the other day at his news conference about what happens next. >> in the coming days, we will begin the process laid out by this law. now, the old policy remains in effect until secretary gates, admiral mullen and i certify the military's readiness to implement the repeal. and it's especially important for s
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eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corps. 2010] host: what does it mean to be a member of the shadow cabinet? host: guest: it means you're shadowing government ministers. i place a particular emphasis on public health. >> when you mean shadow, what do you do, do you have a budget or a staff? >> i have no budget but i'm the labor party spokeswoman on health issues and i have a small staff. so i'm a spokesman on legislation coming through and issues in the media. i'm part of a top team of the labor party now. host: why did you run for house of commons in the first place? guest: why did i run? i wanted to speak up for people who didn't have a voice and became an m.p. three years ago. there were very view labor members and i was the first black woman elected to parliament. because i speak up for people who wouldn't have got heard otherwise. host: first black woman to be in the parliament of this country? guest: yes,ened a
eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corps. 2010] host: what does it mean to be a member of the shadow cabinet? host: guest: it means you're shadowing government ministers. i place a particular emphasis on public health. >> when you mean shadow, what do you do, do you have a budget or a staff? >> i have no budget but i'm the labor party spokeswoman on health issues and i have a small staff. so i'm a...
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it is all searchable on the c- span video library. c-span, washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by michael niemiraril -- michael marrio of the international council of shopping centers. this is the holiday season. how does spending look? guest: it looks pretty good. we started out on the strong side of it in november. momentum has continued through december. of course, we had, the last few days before christmas, time to evaluate, and post-christmas shopping. but it is shaping up to be probably the strongest holiday season since at least 2006 and a 2005. -- and maybe 2005. host: how much of the recovery is going to be consumer spending-driven? guest: the arithmetic is that it is going to be about 2/3 of gdp. when you look to 2011, you have a series of positives that will presumably give you some support to the pace of consumer spending. one thing in particular is the payroll tax deduction that will give consumers additional disposable income in 2011. we are ending 2010. -
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eastern on c-span 2. >> the c-span network provides coverage of public affairs and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and social media networking sites. find our content any time through the video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicle. we bring the resources to your community. is washington your way. the c-span networks are now available in more than 100 million homes. provided by cable services as a public service. juan williams was a guest on "washington journal." this is 35 minutes. host: mr. williams, there is a headline about president obama launching a charm offensive. is this the strategy going into next year? >> i think it has to do with the fact that the one running the president's campaign when he was running for the presidency is not going to take over. i guess his role will be running the communication division of the white house. i think he will be doing that with an eye to the narrative, getting the president's message out, bursting him out of the white house public so that he is much m
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video library with every c-span program since 1987. more than 160,000 hours of on line, all free. it is washington your way. >> on c-span, christmas eve, speaker of the house finance a pelosi and other members of congress like the capitol christmas tree and president obama and the first family attended the annual pageant of peace. and the 50th anniversary of the first presidential debate. talking about the preparation and impact on the campaign. christmas day, former british prime mr. tony blair on the role of religion. radio host garrison killer talks but humor in public life. and sandra day o'connor and david souter discussed life on the high court. listen to historic supreme court cases on c-span reappeared saturday, the constitutionality of displaying christmas decorations on town property. >> with the possible exception of the cross, the nativity scene is one of the most powerful religious symbols and the country and most certainly one of the most powerful christian religious symbols in this country. >> listen to argument on c-spa
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it is all searchable at our c- span video library. c-span, washington, your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> this week, we continue our interviews from london. dan reed is director and producer of the documentary film "terror in mumbai." the film is about the 2008 terror attacks in mumbai, india, that killed over 175 people. >> dan reed, how would you describe what you do for a living? >> i am a freelance documentary director and producer. i also direct, am a bit of a gun for hire, but i tend to make films that go behind a big news story or go behind something that has made headlines and try to show the more complex side of it and to try and kind of unpack the hidden truths. >> who pays you to do this? >> i am hired by channel 4, hbo, pbs frontline right now, the bbc. i have worked for the u.k. broadcasters for the last 20 years. >> how many documentaries have you done? >> about 25 or 30, i have lost count. >> we asked you here to talk about "terror in mumbai," which is 2 years old. >> it is the story of the terrorist attack on the ci
it is all searchable at our c- span video library. c-span, washington, your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> this week, we continue our interviews from london. dan reed is director and producer of the documentary film "terror in mumbai." the film is about the 2008 terror attacks in mumbai, india, that killed over 175 people. >> dan reed, how would you describe what you do for a living? >> i am a freelance documentary director and...
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eastern on c-span radio. >> find great holiday gifts at are c-span stored. -- our c-span store. >> "washington journal" continues. st: our guest now on this world aids day, donald blanchon, executive director of the whitman-walker clinic. on this world aids day, give us the latest news about the number of cases and treatment of them. guest: sure, and i'm glad to be here today. this is reflecting a sobering day for all of us, but it is also a day of optimism. we have a tremendous amount of treatment options available across the globe. the big challenge has been getting medications to people in all types of communities all over the globe. more than 33 million people living with hiv on the planet and more infected every day. in this country, 56,000 per year. in the district, 18,000 per year. the real challenge is the long term. what are we going to do in terms of treatment? we know that medications work. how're we going to fund those over the life of many millions of people across the planet? host: where are the trends? guest: unfortunately, the trends are on a community by community basis. there
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caller: thank you for c-span. i do not think there is a practical way of making public transportation secure because the job would just be too gigantic. i do know that if we give up our liberties and freedom to get security we will probably get night there. -- neither. i think the best way to diminish terrorism is for us to get out of the afghanistan and iraq wars. host: the next call is fox worth, texas, on our line for democrats. caller: i agree with what was just said. but the issue overall has to be addressed. those that cause the terrorists to want to attack the merkel war -- america more. i am sure hugh hefner does not have to go to the same screening as the average joe. a mass transit will be protected as the need arises. but we need to address the issue and lifestyle and arrogance the scene overseas. we pay more for a barrel of oil because the military is over there. what i actually think should be done is take the budget of israel and give it to the palestinians. we no longer give you the money. we now gi
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caller: good morning, c-span.retty much in need -- in agreement, but i think you got off on the wrong tack initially when you started to describe the difference between the wikileaks and the pentagon papers. i think that is normally not germane. i think that is like deciding the difference between robbing a bank in new jersey and new york. i would like to ask you on a different tack, if you feel corporations should be defined as people and would you feel the impact of the united citizens case will be down the road. guest: first, i have to sit with candor i was one of the lawyers arguing in that case before the supreme court that the mccain /fine gold law was unconstitutional. i think that and significant parts of the law, in limiting speech and corporate union was on constitution -- unconstitutional. is far as the impact, it did not have much -- as far as the impact, it did not have much of one in the last election. democrats and republicans each spend about the same amount of money in all of the congressional rac
caller: good morning, c-span.retty much in need -- in agreement, but i think you got off on the wrong tack initially when you started to describe the difference between the wikileaks and the pentagon papers. i think that is normally not germane. i think that is like deciding the difference between robbing a bank in new jersey and new york. i would like to ask you on a different tack, if you feel corporations should be defined as people and would you feel the impact of the united citizens case...
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find our content on time at -- anytime in c-span's video library. we bring our resources to your community. it is washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> tonight, primetime on c-span, a discussion on the role of limited government. that is followed at 9:30 by c- span's " q &a"which is followed by a discussion on redistricting of whether class and not race should be used when redrawing congressional boundaries. officials from majority bush and obama administration talk about being women in the national security field. this took place at the harvard kennedy school of government. this is about one hour 15 minutes. minutes. >> good evening. it is an honor to welcome three remarkable public servants who are also great role models for students on how thinking individuals can have impact on issues of war and peace. president obama was last week in india. he praised the founding leader. ghandi' observation that is seared in my soul, i [unintelligible] our gues
find our content on time at -- anytime in c-span's video library. we bring our resources to your community. it is washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> tonight, primetime on c-span, a discussion on the role of limited government. that is followed at 9:30 by c- span's " q &a"which is followed by a discussion on redistricting of whether class and not race should be used when...
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eastern on c-span. every weekend on c-span 3, experience american history tv, starting saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern. 40 hours of people and events telling the american story. here historic speeches by national leaders and eyewitness accounts of events that shaped our nation. visit museums, historical sites and college campion's -- campus as as top professors and leading historians build and to america's past. american history to be, all weekend, every weekend, when c- span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. it so our guess armstrong williams is a readiness to be talks -- talk-show host and columnist. -- host: our guest is armstrong williams, talk-show host income of this. you have a recent piece called "finding fiscal religion." looking at the bush era tax cuts and the deal president obama cut to extend them with republican leadership in congress, and you say this is an interesting exercise to return to the debate and analyze some of the reasons given for not supporting the measure. what do you thin
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fine our content any time through c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital local content vehicle. it is washington your way, the c-span network. now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service.>> this morning,s talked about the proposed tax deal and the president's opposition to it. then devon chaffee from human rights first talks about barring the use of funding to transfer gtmo detainees. later, john gannon from the financial industry regulatory authority detailing a state-by- state survey of financial literacy. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: the senate will hold a key test vote on the tax-cut deal. many democrats saying over the
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eastern. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span fans in your life at the c-span store. it is all available online at c- span.org/shop. >> the federal aviation administration does not require children under to be contained in a car seat while flying but is recommended to do so. next the child safety issue. you will hear officials from the faa, the airline trade association, unions, an advocacy groups on how best to keep children safe while flying. >> good morning, and welcome to our board room. >> it is my pleasure to introduce my colleagues. we convene this session on safety. this kicks off a promotion of child safety across all modes of transportation. like to recognize at the accident survivors and family members who may be watching. many of you, like jan brown, had been directly involved in accidents where children had been killed or injured. you have been some of the strongest advocates for improved transportation safety for our young guest passengers. we are grateful for your continuous support. also in our audience today is someone who has been a leading advocate
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on c-span radio. today, the constitutionality of displaying christmas decorations. >> with the possible exception of the cross, the nativity scene is one of the most powerful religious symbols in the country. it is most certainly one of the most powerful christian symbols in the country. >> listen to the argument on c- span radio. >> the closing speech has an inevitable aspect of stature. an extraordinary experience for me is coming to an end. my dominant feeling is pride in the great privilege to be a part of this very unique body. >> you can search for farewell speeches from retiring senators in the c-span library of every program since 1987. more than 160 hours on line and free. -- more than 160,000 hours on line and free. >> tony blair and christopher hitchens discuss the social effects of religion. this was held in toronto and is just under two hours. >> i want to begin by welcoming the world wide audience of the british broadcasting corporation. 240 million people will have access to this debate
on c-span radio. today, the constitutionality of displaying christmas decorations. >> with the possible exception of the cross, the nativity scene is one of the most powerful religious symbols in the country. it is most certainly one of the most powerful christian symbols in the country. >> listen to the argument on c- span radio. >> the closing speech has an inevitable aspect of stature. an extraordinary experience for me is coming to an end. my dominant feeling is pride in...
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c-span, washington your way. a public service create bid america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bob deans is the co-author of in deep warrant and with the natural resources defense council. i want to begin with comments that ken feinberg made saying the oil spill output in the gulf of mexico is going to be far less than originally predicted. your response. guest: it is a question of what do we know and what do we not know. first off 11 workers were killed. those families will never be the same. second, nearly 200 million gallons of crude were spilled into some of the riches waters anywhere in the world. we know that thousands of birds were killed, whales, everything from shrimp to sperm whales and pelica pelicans. there were plumes of oil the size of man-to-man at 3,000 feet of water. we know that there is a carpet of oil up to two inches thick up to 80 miles away from the spill site. what we don't know is what is happening in that deep water to the coral. what is happening to deep wa
c-span, washington your way. a public service create bid america's cable companies. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bob deans is the co-author of in deep warrant and with the natural resources defense council. i want to begin with comments that ken feinberg made saying the oil spill output in the gulf of mexico is going to be far less than originally predicted. your response. guest: it is a question of what do we know and what do we not know. first off 11 workers were...
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live coverage from the center for american progress on c-span. >> you are watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs. every morning it is open " washington journal " the" about the news of the day, connecting it with elected officials, policymakers, and journalist. if watch the u.s. house and our continuing coverage of the transition to the new congress. congressional hearings and policy forums. also, supreme court oral arguments. you can see our signature interview programs on sunday, news makers and prime ministers questions from the british house of commons. you can also watch our programming anytime at c- span.org. it is all searchable at the c- span video library. washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> the senate continues debate today on the u.s.-russian arms reduction treaty. discussions focused on an amendment offered by jim rich of iowa. proportion of that debate. -- here is a portion of that debate. is according to "the bulletin of atomic scientists." you know, we estimate they have a large inventory of operational nonstra
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watch at the c-span video library. it is washington your way. >> next a panel discussion on al qaeda and terrorism around the world. it is presented by the jamestown foundation. it is about one hour and 45 minutes. >> i think we are ready to get started. it is a great pleasure that everyone is here for our fourth annual terrorism conference. this has become an annual thing for the jamestown foundation. we have a full program ahead of us. we have a lot of exciting discussions in store for the day. we are going to give you a glimpse of many regions of the world. we felt that it was always appropriate to begin each conference with a strategic overview of the state of al qaeda. there is probably no one better in washington to do that -- to do that ban -- that than bruce hoffman. usually, we have one keynote speaker. today, we have to keynote speakers. we have someone all the way from afghanistan. he has just arrived from the airport. we are doing some transition here. he is getting ready for his presentation at noon. he wi
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is over on c- span 2.t: what is the difference between this particular start treaty and others? guest: there's been a long history of bipartisan cooperation on arms control. the first real arms control treaty was during john f. kennedy. richard nixon started the process with henry kissinger into first limit nuclear weapons, and then ronald reagan really began the process of really limiting nuclear weapons. we've seen the total in the united states and russia declined by over 70%. u.s. and russia have 95% of all the nuclear weapons. they have been steadily reducing their arsenals. the start treaty is part of that process. it now has bipartisan support, even though this is the first nuclear reduction treaty negotiated by a democrat to win senate approval. host: with regard to this treaty and others that have preceded it, has it been as difficult to get them ratified as it seems it has been as difficult to get this one ratified? guest: there have always been opposition to arms control. i was just watching "7
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thank you, c-span, for being here. some may confuse this for "how the grinch stole part of the defense budget." we hope or i hope that the ultimate goal will be to shore up american and national security by contributed into deficit reduction. that is the basic spirit by which i understood this exercise, which was to investigate the proportion a cutting and the defense budget. defense doing its fair share to reduce the deficit, inspired in part by the commissions that alice was working on and by other scholars who have argued for some form of strategic restraint or defense budget restraint. but the basic idea here, and i want to explain the philosophy first, was not too strongly advocate a 10% reduction in the peacetime defense budget, which is the number i picked, but weher c, to say why don't investigate whether the pentagon can do that kind of cut? what is the case for considering it? and then leave it to the broader policy committee and the reader to decide for him or herself as the kinds of reductions that might be
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c-span video from 1987. all online palfrey. it is washington your way. >> the 111th congress ended earlier this month. we taking a look back at the farewell speeches for departing members and the new faces replacing them. we will start at 6:30 without going ranking member pete hoekstra. then a man who is taking his seat, bill huizenga. then james oberstar. that is farewell and welcome speeches coming up tonight on c- span. during prime time starting at 8:00 p.m. we will look at executive power and its new limits with kenneth starr and attorney john yoo, who wrote the memos on tortured during the george w. bush administ then "q & a from london with the london bureau chief john burns. >> the candidates running for chairman of the republican national committee will take part in a debate next week. michael steele will debate on monday. that will be live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. one of the candidates joined us for an interview. this is a half an hour. >> joining us is gentry collins. he is a candidate for the chair
c-span video from 1987. all online palfrey. it is washington your way. >> the 111th congress ended earlier this month. we taking a look back at the farewell speeches for departing members and the new faces replacing them. we will start at 6:30 without going ranking member pete hoekstra. then a man who is taking his seat, bill huizenga. then james oberstar. that is farewell and welcome speeches coming up tonight on c- span. during prime time starting at 8:00 p.m. we will look at executive...
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use promo code c-span at checkout. place your order by december 15 in time for holiday gift-giving. >> "washington journal" continues. host: back with stephen moore of "the wall street journal." could have attacks deal. what is your opinion? guest: i like it. i think it needed to be done. i applaud the president, republicans and democrats in congress for getting it done. we could not go into 2011 with everybody's taxes going up. everyone agrees the middle-class tax cuts needed to be extended. i think it is important we not raise it on tap -- capital gains and dividends and small businesses as well. i think the main result will be, greta, is it makes the possibility of a dreaded double dip recession a lot less. for the economy it will be a positive but we should not oversell it because, remember, it just means the taxes that currently in place will stay in place. it does not mean anybody's taxes will go down next year. host: in "the washington times) -- a mist deal in tax cuts. extending it for just two years means we w
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eastern on c-span. >> you're watching c-span. every morning is "washington journal," a live program about the news of the day. during the week, watched the u.s. house and our continuing coverage of the transition to the new congress. every week night, a congressional hearing on -- hearings and policy forums. you can see our signature programs on the weekends. "the communicator's," prime minister's questions from the house of commons. it is all searchable on c- span.org on our video library. >> now, the launch of a new organization that describes itself as a movement to unite americans of all political affiliations. it is called no labels, and organizers say it will expand to all 435 congressional districts in the coming years. with msnbc's joe scarborough and former presidential adviser david gergen, and former senators evan bayh and joe manchin, this is about an hour. >> let's bring out our panel, shall we? >> say something. >> good morning, everybody. >> are you right here? >> there should be four of
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eastern here on c-span. >> on c-span christmas eve, speaker of the house nancy pelosi and other members of the house like the capitol christmas tree and president obama and the first family attend the first annual pageant of peace. then the first televised presidential debate, michael dukakis and charles gibson talk about the preparation for presidential debate. christmas day, former kurdish prime minister tony blair on the role of religion. radio host garrison keeler talks about him in public life. and sandra day o'connor and david souter discuss life on the high court. it is a three-day holiday weekend on book tv. friday morning, the latest nonfiction titles and authors, including jimmy carter, rebecca salute, ted gump, ron turnout, and michael porter. afterwards, james smiley on the man who changed the world. the man who invented the computer. find the complete holiday schedule on booktv.org. you are watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs ever. every morning, we bring you "washington journal." during the week, watch the u.s. house and the continuing coverage of the
eastern here on c-span. >> on c-span christmas eve, speaker of the house nancy pelosi and other members of the house like the capitol christmas tree and president obama and the first family attend the first annual pageant of peace. then the first televised presidential debate, michael dukakis and charles gibson talk about the preparation for presidential debate. christmas day, former kurdish prime minister tony blair on the role of religion. radio host garrison keeler talks about him in...
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live coverage here on c-span. the senate is debating the bill continuing the bush administration pass a tax cuts with extension of long-term jobless benefits. senate leaders are working for -- on an agreement for a vote today and if they are not able to strike a deal the vote will take place tomorrow. live coverage on c-span2. world leaders today are offering tribute to richard holbrooke, a diplomat who worked on afghanistan and engineered an end to the bosnian war. he died in washington following surgery after a tear in his own order -- a order. president obama called mr. holbrooke a true giant of american farm policy and former president clinton said richard holbrooke save lives, restored peace and secure hope for people run the world. he was 69. . joining us on the phone is american strategies program director at new america foundation joining us to talk about the death of mr. richard holbrooke who died last night after surgery. i just wanted to begin with a quote in "the washington post" on his death. the very
live coverage here on c-span. the senate is debating the bill continuing the bush administration pass a tax cuts with extension of long-term jobless benefits. senate leaders are working for -- on an agreement for a vote today and if they are not able to strike a deal the vote will take place tomorrow. live coverage on c-span2. world leaders today are offering tribute to richard holbrooke, a diplomat who worked on afghanistan and engineered an end to the bosnian war. he died in washington...
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guest: guess. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span and in your life. from books to dvd is, umbrellas, and more. it is all available online at c- span.org/shop. >> next, matthew parris of the times of london. then prime minister david camerons takes questions from the british house of commons. after that, the parliament debate on tuition increases. >> this month,
guest: guess. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span and in your life. from books to dvd is, umbrellas, and more. it is all available online at c- span.org/shop. >> next, matthew parris of the times of london. then prime minister david camerons takes questions from the british house of commons. after that, the parliament debate on tuition increases. >> this month,
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c-span is on the road with our. the c-span network is available in millions of homes. it is provided as a public service. >> earlier today, president obama spoke about a new free- trade agreement with south korea, which he says will create 7000 american jobs. he also takes questions on the senate blocking two democratic measures to extend the bush era tax cuts. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to talk about creating jobs. yesterday's jobs report shows that private sector job growth for the last 11 consecutive months -- it is not enough. we have to do more to accelerate the economic recovery and create jobs for the millions of americans that are still looking for work. he settled to that effort is opening new markets around the world, products that are made in america. we do not want to be an economy that does other countries could. we want to build an export products that keeps america competitive in the 21st century. that is why i am very pleased area have reached an agreement on a landmark trade deal between our two countries. i enjoyed this mornin
c-span is on the road with our. the c-span network is available in millions of homes. it is provided as a public service. >> earlier today, president obama spoke about a new free- trade agreement with south korea, which he says will create 7000 american jobs. he also takes questions on the senate blocking two democratic measures to extend the bush era tax cuts. this is about 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to talk about creating jobs. yesterday's jobs report shows that private...
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the c-span networks. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is available to you on television, radio, on line, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through c-span's video library. we take c-span on the road without digital bus and local content vehicle, bringing our resources to your community. it is washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> texas congressman kevin brady told the u.s. chamber of commerce on tuesday that house republicans are willing to work with president obama on trade issues. he also expressed hope that congress will move forward on free trade agreements with south korea, colombia, and at a moderate congressman brady is -- and had a moderate congressman brady is the ranking member on the ways and means subcommittee on trade. this was arrested by the chamber of commerce -- posted by the chamber of commerce in wash
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. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span fan in your life and our c-span store.rom books to dvd is, mugs and umbrellas and more. it is all online at c-span.org /shop. now, bill kristol, and senate republican conference chairman lamar alexander discuss the republican agenda in the upcoming 112th congress. this event is hosted by the hudson institute. it is about one hour 25 minutes. >> i would like to welcome our audience at home watching on c- span and our viewers at hudson.org. we are pleased to have hudson alexander here today. lamar alexander and needs no introduction. lamar alexander needs no introduction. he is a senior senator from the set of tennessee. he served as governor of tennessee, as president of the university of tennessee, as u.s. secretary of education, as a businessman, and also as a hudson institute fellow. for a few hundred votes in the new hampshire primary, he would've been the republican nominee in 1986. -- 1996. the senator has treated his signature red flannel shirt for the more muted suit of it u.s. senate. he is a leader who takes ideas
. >> find great holiday gifts for the c-span fan in your life and our c-span store.rom books to dvd is, mugs and umbrellas and more. it is all online at c-span.org /shop. now, bill kristol, and senate republican conference chairman lamar alexander discuss the republican agenda in the upcoming 112th congress. this event is hosted by the hudson institute. it is about one hour 25 minutes. >> i would like to welcome our audience at home watching on c- span and our viewers at hudson.org....