cahill. the holiday season always reminded me how little we had and how unfair i felt that was to my children. she's talking about her own three children now. they were awesome little kids and i felt so guilty that no matter how hard i worked there was never enough. we are talking about a mother who was a schoolteacher and worked three jobs, people come in order to support her family. people don't think of teachers as underpaid but my own children qualified for free and reduced lunches which meant we fell below the poverty line. how sad is that? socio-economic we, our family ranked in the bottom 25th percentile even though i was college-educated and an award winning teacher. you think if that doesn't get you let's try this. ms. cahill help to an elderly black grandmother deliver groceries at thanksgiving or christmas, one of those holidays. >> guest: she's a saint. >> host: after doing her duty helping deliver the groceries, we read this later on in a book that is never self pity but is unspa

cahill with a 3-2 count. ocean side, california, that's where he was born and raised. 3-2 to zaun. fouled back d no play on th t ins at zaun grounded out his first time up. orioles trying to get back into this thing. they did not get on the board in the ball game last night until the 7th inning. luke scott delivering his 13th home run at that time. and it would end up being the only only run the orioles have hit. again, foul territory. and again no play despite. >> buck: this is a very difficult situation with the oriole hitters. what you have to do is just think about starting to break out of this thing. even though you're down 9-0 and the chances of scoring ten runs pretty minimal right now. but at the same time you can build for the next couple of games just by having good at bats. >> gary: zaun to left field. holliday. zaun is retired. one down here in the 5th. mora back to 1st base. >> buck: you isn't say we've gotten beat tonight. you have to use some opportunities here to get something going. nolan wil

cahill. ms. cahill, last year audienced think the whole book is about high points in joy and wonder, remember how it started out. this was a single mother, no money, decides to run for congress. there were some low points in this campaign. you had a time, three part-time jobs. one of the lowest points for me was almost 10,000-dollar commission you got, i would say cheated of, the suicide line. tell us about that little boy or those three low points. >> guest: well, the commission. i sold real estate part-time on the weekends to support my teaching habit, and i had worked with the family for a number of months, and they ended up going to another agent. they walked into an open house and bought that house from that age and that was sitting there instead of me, after spending months and months with them driving around and showing them homes and that kind of thing, so that was rather disappointing particularly because they were high-school friends i had grown up with. i was really shocked that th

cahill and frustration if i can read from you, ms. cahill. his gentle response was surely politically motivated, but while a campaign spearheaded by students made it very hard for people to attack me, it became a double-edged sword because it was also hard to get anyone to discuss the issues. i am a serious candidate, i wanted to say but it was hard to get the press and to focus on much more than how acute the campaign was, and cuteness was into going to win the race. why don't you describe that description of the race? >> guest: well, there was a little frustration as we made it through the primary which i have to say was a surprise. i never anticipated making it through the primary. there was a gentleman that we ran against that was in vegas and i'm figuring that's the democratic mecca of the state. he will win this. >> host: just a minute, tierney, was he supported by the primary and or is this where you are not supported -- >> guest: that is correct. >> host: how much did you beat him? >> guest: honestly that morning i woke up and read th

cahill in frustration if i can read from you, ms. cahill. his gentle response was surely politically motivated, but while a campaign spearheaded by students made it very hard for people to attack me, it became a double edged sword because it was also hard to get anyone to discuss the issues. i am a serious candidate and wanted to say. but it was hard to get the press to focus on a much more than how cute our campaign was an acuteness was not going to win this race. why don't you describe that description of the race? >> guest: well, there was a little frustration as related to the primary which i have to say was a surprise. i never anticipated making to the primary here and there is a gentleman we ran against i did not know but he was in vegas and i'm figuring that as the democratic mecca of the state and he will win this. >> host: just a moment. was he supported by the party at all or was a primary you don't support anybody? >> guest: abstract. >> host: he beat him by how much? this is in the primary everybody. >> guest: honestly that morni

cahill gets the strikeout and two down. luke scott clean up batter. >> buck: he's hit the last six home runs for the orioles and another one last night. number 13 on the season came in the 7th inning with two outs. he came into this game red hot hitter last 17 games 23-57. ten home runs. and as you can imagine he's hit the last six oriole home runs. >> gary: luke scott with a runner at 1st base against the 21-year-old right hander. keeps the ball down and away and gets the strike. you can see cahill's got some stuff and moving the ball around pretty well location- wise here early in the ball game. markakis on first. he had the one out single. 0-1. and that will be way outside for a ball. luke scott with a home run now moved up to tenth in the american league in homers. this is the first time since very early in the season that he has broken the top ten. pen ya leads the league with 17. it's really bunched up in home runs in the american league. >> buck: cahill just 21 years old. he's been the organizational pitcher in the m

cahill for congress."ow, at the same time that miss cahill does not spare schools when she thinks they should not be spared. she's been a teacher and she knows what it's like to work in those vineyards. i should offer an admission so you know where i'm coming from. my mother was a school teacher and she taught in the d.c. public schools. i have great affection for the d.c. public schools and the d.c. charter schools in particular. public education has been part and parcel of my own life beginning with my own parents. that would be enough to make me defend schools and i don't think being a teacher was enough to make you offer the defense you do in a paragraph in this book where you call it a mirror of society that can't turn away kids and go on further. so why don't you describe your own sense of what it's like to have to work in a transient district. >> guest: uh-huh. >> host: like many schools today, wherever they throw at you, you got to teach. why it like for somebody in that profession today thrown int

cahill sing the in the first inning.es offense is going on the downside at the time the oakland pitching has a big upside. the orioles stabbed in april. .371 in april in may went up to .5.08. here in june they're at .184 e.r.a so far in june. >> buck: were a bunch of kid pitchers. only by age they pitch with a lot of savvy. cahill 21 years old, then ben who will pitch tomorrow he is 22. will be 23 until september. >> gary: 1-2 delivery. kennedy over. a's are doing what the orioles are doing only their rookies are younge

cahill for congress" the story of her and probable campaign for u.s.sixth grade students. with only $7,000 in campaign staff of 12-year-olds, she won the 2000 democratic primary and nevada's second district. she discusses her book with district of columbia delegate eleanor holmes norton. >> host: welcome to c-span cahill welcome to washington. >> guest: think you so much. >> host: this is the book, "ms. cahill for congress," and the subtitle, one phyllis teacher, her sixth grade class and the election that changed their lives forever. let me ask the obvious question. ms. cahill, how does a divorced mother with three children, no house, two bedrooms, one bath, how did you figure that out, apartment, two or three jobs, one cocktail waitress and where you sometimes get helm or galt home mabey 2:00, 4:00, who's counting, in the morning, extra curricular activities for students -- how does such a woman beside to run for of all things congress? not the school board or the city council but the congress? >> guest: right. well, actually, the students asked me t

and they were up against a guy they'd not seen before in transfer cahill.nker early in the ball game and led to a lot of early strikeouts. the thing about cahill when you don't see a guy before, you want to be patient and look at him and unfortunately they were so far behind they couldn't use that approach. one of four on the road trip so far. i don't care who you are or how well you pitch you can't win games where you only score two runs for a ball game. 4-26 with runners in scoring position. overall team slump. roberts 2-21. they're just going to have to dig in their heels and salvage one more game on this road trip tomorrow. >> they did get a little out of the second spot. markakis got moved into that for the first time this season. jones a couple hits in the third spot. zaun got a chance to catch today. dave not a lot more shuffling he can do with this line up really. it was just frying to shake it up a little bit. it worked a lit. now it's up to the players. they're going to have to find a way to make it work. >> when you fall behind 9-0 after four inn

cahill has 5ks in the game. here's the 1-2 delivery on the way. bounced and held onto. the orioles now have had three runs or less in ten of their last 20 games. that is -- that's a long span to go having three runs or less. and the break point for the orioles and most major league team asks four runs. you've got to have four runs or more to win. >> buck: especially in the american league. >> gary: 2-2 delivery on the way. that will be taken up and the count goes to 3-2. scored three runs or less, kansas city's 13 out of 20. toronto 12, seattle 11. chicago 11 and the orioles ten of their lost 20. that's a base hit into right field. so luke scott picks up a lead off single. the orioles get the lead off man on. >> buck: when you don't score many runs, 1-9 in their last ten games. i don't care how well you're pitching, we know kansas city has pitched but you've got to score some runs. >> gary: all of those clubs you saw there had real tough times when you're getting three or less runs per game. aubrey huff at the plate. he's grounded out twice. 0-6 in the series. five hits

cahill and her cute little volunteers. and here is ms. cahill in frustration, if i could read. his ginger response was surely politically motivated, but while a campaign spearheaded by students made it very hard for people to attack you it became a double-edged sword because it was also hard to get anyone to discuss the issues. i am a serious dent in it, i've wanted to say. but it was hard to get the press to focus on a much more than help you to our campaign was. and cuteness was not going to win this race. why don't you describe that description. >> well, there was of the bull of frustration. we made it through the primary, which i have to say it was a surprise. i never anticipated making it through the primary. gentlemen we ran against. add to know him. the democratic mecca. he will win this. >> system moment. was he supported by the party at all? >> that's correct. >> belt, he beat him by how much? >> you know, honestly that morning when i woke up and read the paper i was in such shock that i had one. i later heard that it was some technicality. he was a felon and was not a

cahill, welcome to washington. >> they do so much. >> this is the book. "ms. cahill

berken versus cahill. 9 0-0 game coverage. 8 3-0 eastern. o's extra. 8:30 eastern, o's extra. >> they have a concert after the ballgame so they are starting an hour earlier. swung on and missed. springer gets the strikeout. let's update you on the voting for the at&t player of the game. braden, the starter, could be the winner. holliday the leader. cust. springer trying to wrap this up. aubrey huff stands in. 0-for-3. springer with pretty good heat. gets a swinging strike. aubrey at .264, 8 homeruns, 39 rbis. designated hit another this game. getting wigginton a chance at 1st. orioles never really got a chance to get going in the ballgame. 6 runs on 7 hits for oakland in the 1st. that was pretty much it. braden is an oriole killer and he did the rest. huff takes that one to right field. cunningham, warning track. this game is in the books. and the a's come away with a dominating 9-1 win here in game 1. 9-10-1 for oakland. 1-5-1 for the o's there is your final. a's 9, orioles 1. . >> jim: hi, of course, jim hunter with rick dempsey getting re

cahill has five strikeouts in the ball game. two of them against jones. 9-0 a's lead. @p @>pk@c@" ep6l.xopnpq.cp+pgú >>> back at oakland coliseu time to check in on the minor leagues. have o to wonder if he'll be in much longer. he's pitched 20 straight scoreless innings. now 4-2 with a 2.16 e.r.a. leads the carolina league. so wonder if that phone call double a coming any time soon. >> gary: it will be interesting. obviously the movement will be made. that's one pitcher. the orioles will not have may jog league level. he'll be in the minors. >> buck: this is first professional season. pitch made in the fall league last year. kind of allow him to have some sass. >> gary: that's a fair ball and there's no play. cabrera just broken out of his slump here in these two games. three hits in the game. >> buck: it's swinging bunt up the 3rd base line. has to make a play because it's going to go over the bag. has no play whatsoever. >> gary: cabrera hitting .154 in his last four games. 1-4 last night and 3-4 in this game with two rbis. the lead off man on against david her

cahill pitches for oakland. the extra pregame show brought to you by at&t your world delivered. >>> they lost last night and also lost the shortstop. what does it mean to the ball club? >> the club seems to play better when he's healthy and playing well. two games over .500 when he starts the game. back up guys when he's in there they're 1-10. that's nine games under .500. the good thing about he's started to hit the ball well. in his last ten games he's hitting .393. .396 batting average against him. they have to have him in the lineup against the right hand hitter. gives stability to the bottom part of the lineup. >> robert will be the starting shortstop for the orioles. we have more on the orioles shortstop situation. >> reporter: looks like robert is going to get quite an opportunity to play. we have an update on cesar iz turs. he did make it through the surgery. he's resting in a local hospital. tomorrow he's expected to fly back to baltimore with the team on the team plane. but dave said cesar is expected

that was against trevor cahill. and it's a different sinking fastball that we'll see today from mazzaro. >> just 22 years old and that is foul behind samuel. and made a debut against the white sox that was very impressive. the athletics are turning over their roster as well with the young players. adam jones batting in the leadoff spot. and he fouls off that breaking ball. >> dave trembley trying to ignite the offense in whatever fashion he can, putting adam jones in the leadoff spot. he was hitting third last night. and as a manager, all you can try to do is juggle the players you have and see if you can get something going. >> a chopper toward the middle and back to the bag and a single for adam jones and the orioles have the leadoff man on here in the first. >> and behind mazzaro it is davis and jack cust. gregoria petit at third base. third start of the season at third. cabrera, kevin -- kennedy, crosby and suzuki has caught all three games in this weekend series. >> well jones on it first. he does have four ste

tierney cahill give it a shot in "ms. cahill for congress ." look for our schedules online at booktv.org. >> in his weekly online address, president obama proposed $313 billion in savings to pay for his health care initiative and include reducing government spending on prescription drugs and cutting reimbursements to hospitals that treat uninsured patients. he is followed by indiana representative mike pence, chair of the republican conference, who talks about his party's energy plan that calls for more oil and gas drilling and investments in alternative and renewable energy sources. >> when it comes to the cost of health care, this much is clear. the status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses, and government. america spends nearly 50% more per person on health care than any other country. health care premiums have doubled over the last decade. deductibles and out-of-pocket costs have skyrocketed. many with pre-existing conditions are denied coverage. more and more, americans are being priced out of the care they need. these costs are

this week, nevada elementary school teacher tierney cahill discusses her book, "ms.ill for congress" one fearless teacher, her sixth-grade class, and the election that changed their lives forever on a dare from our sixth grade students. with only $7,000 in a campaign

cahill ran for congress, she is interviewed by eleanor holmes nolton. then, "inside the revolution" with joel rosenberg, then "waht is next for the economy," a panel on texas and the end of prosperity. thyen, forecen, "foreclosure nation." look for the schedule at boo ktv.org. >> how is c-span funded? >> donations? >> i do not know. >> contributions? >> 30 years ago, c-span was created as a public service, with no government mandate and no government money. >> now to the white house, where obama met with congressional democrats, for the pay as you go budget rules. on the podium, spratt and pelosi. we will hear from them in a moment, but first, president obama. we will hear from them in a moment. [applause] >> have a seat. thank you. thank you for joining us in the white house. i want to talk about the comment of the treasury department on the financial stability plan. through this plan and the predecessor, taxpayer dollars were used to stabilize the financial system. this funding was also meant to be an investment, and this was meant to be temporary. th

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and jason berken will face trevor cahill. he pitched well, unforth in thely he was facing edwin jackson. orioles will try to get it going against the 258-year-old left hander. dallas braden comes in at 4-5 on the season, 3.47 e.r.a. aubrey huff struck out in the first inning. interesting that the a's do not the shift against aubrey huff at all. third baseman and shortstop moving a couple of stems. shallow left centerfield. shortstop, cabrera, and he's got t one away here in the 4th inning. nick markakis, adam jones, both in the running for starting positions in the american league and all-star game. vote for your favorite orioles at orioles.com. vote for your favorite bird, the maximum 25 times. you gate free upper reserved seat to any prime non-o's -- to any o's non-prime games. orioles bats have just gone quiet after they just were explosive. that one will be fouled off. through the first couple of months. entering june, it quieted down. the books are being written, the baseball books that go to the pitchers, stories on wha

and as we talked about cahill yesterday. he had a sinking fastball that went straight down.all runs in on right-handers with a lot of late movement, moving along the plain of the bat, but it will jam you. >> jim: hard hit ball towards short and there is orlando cabrera. one away. oscar salazar called up to sake the spot of izturis who underwent an appendectomy. he was hitting well for triple- a norfolk. did get into 34 games with the orioles last year. >> buck: he did a pretty good job filling in. and throwing a little bit at third base and a little bit at first base and had some production at bat. off to a great start in triple- a. 10 home runs and 4 rbis in those few games. >> jim: and a strike. 1-2 the count. salazar is one of those guys, but because he can hit sh you know he'll find a job. he was not on the orioles roster, but just a phone call away at triple-a. hit toward second base and a bad bounce but kennedy stays with it and just get it's to first base. two men down. >> reporter: matt weiters is 2 for 13 on the road trip andine though he's getting used to hitting a

it turns out to be trevor cahill with 42% of the vote. couple earned runs, did not walk a batter, struck out five. that's a look at the at&t player of the game. now when we come back we'll have a little bit about chat about jason berken effort tonight. gave up a lot of doubles and the orioles lose to oakland 9- 4. reminder to meet adam jones the star doctor fielder from noon to 1:00 at the wendy's in front of hit cinema. visit masn sports.com. just a delightful person to talk to. when we go back he had a rough go. no doubt about that. look at statistics for tonight. he gave up so many doubles it tied a record set by mike. he gave up seven doubles in the game. and he gave up seven doubles back in '96. tonight the numbers three and a third innings, seven hits, allowed nine runs, three walks. and as you said, rick, earlier the walks all scored. it's tough. >> you look at the chart the way that we do this and you see that after every walk is a base hit. jason giambi has always been a dangerous hitter. we just talked about it without seeing th

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tierney cahill gave it a shot. she is interviewed by washington d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton. . joel rosenberg takes you "inside the revolution." and what is next for the economy? stephen more, and former reagan policy adviser on taxes and the end of prosperity -- stephen moore. and florida real-estate attorney on the housing crunch and where it is headed. every week and is filled with books and authors on booktv. look for our entire schedule on line. >> here is our present policy. we are ready, anxious, willing, eager to stop the bombing, just as we are eager to stop the war. >> telephone conversations from the final months of lyndon johnson's presidency, for on vietnam, un appointees and troubles over his pick for supreme court chief justice. saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio, in the washington-baltimore area and 90.1 fm, online ad c- spanradio.org, and on xm satellite channel 132. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where

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