chu: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1222 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. chu: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. chu: i rise today in support of house resolution 1222, which encourages all americans to take advantage of the numerous resources libraries make available. across the country, libraries help develop communities by bringing people of all national yilts, ages, and socio-and economic backgrounds together to enjoy the pleasures of literature, media, and new technology. libraries foster national discourse on intellectual freedom and provide informational equity across the nation. libraries not only provide free resources to adults and children, but they also preserve historical artifacts and information. highlighting societal achievements. today we

let me thank secretary date, secretary chu admiral mullin. you'll be he -- you will be hearing from experts that worked on this. ,, we believe that this represents the best interest of the united states and our partners around the world. >> let me begin by thanking secretary gates and secretary clinton and admiral mullen. as we said before, while the defense department led the effort, this was a balanced reviewed text reflected the expertise of these eight departments and the energy department as well as the the department of defense. the effort to reduce nuclear dangers will require an all of government approach and it also reflects the president's commitment to address these issues and a way that improves the security of our people and our partners around the world. in prague we will sustain us effective nuclear arsenal as long as the weapons exist. this puts the nation on a path to provide the nations -- the it defines specific steps in the non poor relation -- non- proliferation regime. it is based on several key principles that will guid

let me thank secretary date, secretary chu admiral mullin. you'll be he -- you will be hearing from experts that worked on this. ,,,, >> let me begin by thanking secretary gates and admiral mullin. the defense department led the effort but this was truly a multi-agency review. it reflects the important expertise of the state department and the energy department and the department of defense. this report reflects the understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers requires an all-out government approach and it reflects the president's commitment to addressing these issues in a way that improves security of the american people, and our friends and allies around the world. the president said that we will sustain a safe, secure, effective nuclear arsenal as long as nuclear weapons exist. this review reflects the commitment. it defines specific steps in the non poor relation -- non- proliferation regime. it is based on several key principles that will guide future u.s. decisions on management. first, the u.s. will not conduct nuclear testi

he is joined by a hillary clinton and stephen chu. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you for being with us today. the department of defense is releasing the nuclear posture review, if reports that outline a balanced and comprehensive approach to dealing with the role of nuclear weapons in our national security. i am pleased to have secretary clinton and secretary chu joining us to make this announcement this is indicative of the importance of the issues and the significant of interagency cooperation. both secretaries and the admiral will make brief comments. we will take three or four questions. the npr provides a road map for implementing the agenda to reduce nuclear risk to the u.s., our allies and partners and the international community. this review describes how the u.s. will reduce the role and numbers of nuclear weapons with a long-term goal of a nuclear- free world. driven by the changing nature of the security environment, they npr focuses on five key objectives. preventing nuclear proliferation and terrorism. reducing the r

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mark shields and stephen chu also spoke at this event. >> this is like christmas because we finally have all of our people back home with us in washington. it is great to be here with a bunch of building tradesmen and building trades women. ladies and gentlemen, today we meet in this great hall at pivotal time in american history and in the history of america's building trade unions. together as americans, and as trade unions, we must decide whether to wither in the face of our current economic adversity or work like hell to wrestle it into submission.

stephen chu, our secretarial ministry, martha johnson, the ceq chair, carol browner, our white house,rector -- please give them a round of applause. [applause] gov. martin o'malley is here. [applause] ray mavis, the secretary of the navy is here. [applause] admiral gary ruffhead, chief of naval operations, is here. thank you, gary. [applause] i want to thank the base commander here at andrews and the leadership that is present from the air force, the marine corps, and it was guard. ken and i were colleagues in the senate and i appointed him int because i knew he would be a faithful and pragmatic stored of our raw natural resources. as secretary, he is changing the way the department does business so we are the responsibly developing sources of energy and renewable sources of energy, from the wind on the high plains to the suns in the desert, to the winds off our coast. when grateful for the work he has done that as culminating in -- i am grateful for the work he has done today that is ut(v andrews is the home of air force one and i appreciate everything you do for me and my family. i

let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu, and admiral mullen. you'll be hearing from four of the experts who worked on this so hard under secretary tauscher. from the defense department, jim miller. and from the joint chiefs, general cartwright. i want to thank everyone who worked on this. as secretary gates said, it took a lot of meetings, but we believe this represents the best interest for the united states and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by thanking secretary gates, secretary clinton, and admiral mullen. this was a truly multi agency review that reflected the expertise of the state department, the energy department, and the department of defense. this report reflects the administration's understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers will require an all-out government approach. it also reflects the president's commitment. as the president said in prague, we will sustain a safe, secure and effective nuclear arsenal as long as nuclear weapons exist. this nuclear posture review reflects the commitment and

. >> america's secretary of energy, professor steven chu, is a nobel prize-winning physicist. he deals in science fact. >> we had incredible energy resources. so we built an energy structure and a set of habits based on abundant energy for 200 years. >> rapid global industrialization has helped create mobile prosperity. but it is also addicted the world to fossil fuels now poisoning and warming our planet. in the next 20 years, we'll need 60% more power to satisfy the new emerging global economist. but what will be the source of that new power? fossil fuels? nuclear? hydroelectric? each has advantages and risks. another. >> our generation's response to this challenge will be judged by history. for if we fail to meet it boldly, swiftly, and together, we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrop catastrophe. >> oil is the fossil fuel that drives the world's economy. oil is black gold, dirty, but precious. the world is hooked. >> you look back at the history of the 20th century, in some ways, it's a history in oil. it's been a driver of geopolitics, it's ban

let me thank secretary gates, secretary chu and admiral mullen.be hearing from the experts who worked so hard on this from the state department. you'll hear from the energy department, the defense department and also from the joint chiefs. i just want to thank everyone who helped work on this, because as secretary gates said, it took a lot of the meetings, a lot of effort, but we believe it represents the best interests of the united states and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by first thinking secretary gates, secretary clinton and admiral mullen. well as the defense department led the effort, this was truly an interagency effort. this report reflects the administration's understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers will require an all-out government approach. the president is addressing these issues in a way that improves security for americans and our friends and allies around the world. as the president said in a prague, we will maintain a safe, secure nuclear arsenal. this reflects that commitment and put t

chu: thank you. i stand here today to say that this is critically important to the prosperity of our nation. of course i have a much different opinion on how to fix it than some on the other side of the aisle. where they see an attack on american culture and way of life i see a chance to strengthen our nation with the new generation of productive and active citizens. where they see fear and paranoia i see an opportunity to do the right thing, the humane thing, and bring 12 million immigrants out of the shadows and into society. what they don't see is the ongoing family separations, the exploitation of workers by unscrupulous employers, the true human costs of our broken immigration system. i get calls every day in my district from families who have sacrificed and worked hard to put food on the table and send their children to school. take the case of maria, an american citizen who came into our district office last month with her two children, ages 2 and 4, crying tears. she wases tryinging to do the

[applause] >> thank you secretary chu for those inspiring remarks. he is a true friend of the building trade and demonstrates that to us every day. the building trade looks forward to many years of close collaboration with dr. chu and the department of energy. brothers and sisters, that includes today's session. please take a look at the workshop schedule for this afternoon. you'll have the opportunity to information -- to get in-depth information about the information we got this morning. becalmed -- the meeting is in recess until tomorrow. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in a pool -- in a few moments, a few more comments about the regulation bill. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern. we will have a senate judiciary committee oversight meeting on the rights division of the justice department. that is what it 10:00 a.m. eastern. the couple live events to tell you about this morning. the senate judiciary committee holds an oversight hearing of the civil-rights

that may thank secretary gates, secretary chu and admiral mollullin. i just want to thank everybody who helped work on this because it took a lot of meetings and effort but we believe this represents the best interest for the u.s. and our partners and allies around the world. >> let me begin by thanking secretary gates, secretary clinton and admiral mullin. this was say multi-agency review. it reflects the important expertise of the state department and the energy department and the department of defense. this report reflects the understanding that the effort to reduce nuclear dangers requires an -- an all-out government approach. as the president said, we will sustain a safe and secure effective arsenal as long as weapons exist. this review reflects the commitment and puts the nation on a path to grab the research required to make that possible. it defines specific steps, accelerates the securing of nuclear materials worldwide. it is based on several key principles that will guide future u.s. decisions on stockpile management. the u.s. will not conduc

secretary of energy stephen chu is in charge of overseeing nuclear non-proliferation efforts. how hard is it to make a nuclear weapon once you have the material? >> quite frankly, a lot easier than it used to be. the hardest part of making a bomb is to get the material. that's why it's imperative that we get that material locked uptightly and away, essentially like a super ft. knox, where terrorists simply cannot get at it. >> reporter: two weeks after leaving chile, we watch as the boat carrying the last of the country's weapons grade nuclear material slips quietly into port at the charleston naval weapons station. >> this is one of the final stages. about 2 1/2 hours later, it will be placed into protective custody. >> the mission is finally complete. part of a complex global effort. one potential loose nuke now under lock and key. but there is much more left to do to meet the president's goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear material for more than two dozen countries in the next four years. next week in washington, the u.s. will host a world summit with the heads of more

chu told us about. and i'm also here as the voice of the national associatassociation which essentially is africa's the voice of over 12,000 service agencies that provide transient services to over 9.2 million participants throughout the country. of these 9.2 million, 7 million our infants and children under the age of five and exactly what you're talking about here today preventing childhood obesity really means to start any wic program. i'm here today that we have the solution. we can ask the start to prevent childhood obesity from the day the child is born and the way we do it is by ensuring that this job gives exclusively breast-fed. not only does it get as close alee breast-fed at birth but through duration. because the according to the disease control and prevention we can prevent 15 and 30% of childhood obesity at the child is breast-fed. and it goes on to at least six months. this is a magic pill. why have we embraced it? well, it certainly isn't for lack of effort because i want to thank all th

so it would be prults chus of me to say, you you know, what the specific norms or standards will be, but there has to be a very clear process, and what we set out is a very clear process for it. and it's going to be collaborative between the private sector and government. >> host: alec ross, you talked about iran a little bit, and we all saw the twitters that came out of iran during a recent uprising there. how can a government block technology because of all the different avenues that technology can flow out of? >> guest: yeah, so, this is a fast-moving space. it changes, you know, not year to year, but really month to month and in some cases week to week. so, you know, networks. you know, the internet whether it's wired, whether it's wireless, it all flows through global communications networks, and there are things that can be done on a technical level to block content, to facility ther content -- filter content out of our networks. now, that's hard because, you know, there are, for example, something akin to 200 billion e-mails sent every year. so surgically pulling out content o

steven chu is a visionary leader.ares with us convictions that america needs a balance, including nuclear, coal, natural gas and the growing renewable energy sector. can we hold it down out in the hall, please? moreover, he has championed a loan guarantee program to support investment in america's nuclear power renaissance. he also understands the need for skilled, experienced workers. please join me in welcoming a very good friend of the building trades, the united states secretary of energy, dr. steven chu. [applause] >> thank you president erroraye. i used to be known as the president's -- the nobel prize winner of the administration. but i want to thank president ayers not only for your leadership, but for your service on the blue ribbon commission in america's nuclear future. i want to thank the entire board of presidents for the opportunity to talk to you. i would like to start by thanking you for everything that you do to build america. your dedication, your passion, your pride in your work has made this countr

an unexpected argument over same-sex marriage on the house floor forces speaker bush to leave his chus >> covering the nation tonight, a close call for a connecticut man. a tractor slammed into the wall of his home as he sat inside watching television. the driver got out and the big wave rolled 800 feet down the street. police ruled the incident was an accident. a former dentist accused of using paper clips in root canals goes before a massachusetts judge. he says he is not guilty of using paper clips and billing medicaid for the stainless steel posts he should have used. the former dentist is also charged with assault and illegally prescribing drugs. he lives in maryland now but is not working as a dentist. >> a teenager in wisconsin has made history. the 19 year-old was elected mayor, beating the incumbent. his age makes him the youngest mayor ever. he is currently a freshman at the university of wisconsin, where he is studying political science. one of his first goals is to balance the city budget and build the town some better sidewalks. lofty goals. >> his studies are going well.

stephen chu is a visionary leader in america's energy future.shares conviction that our nation needs a balanced and diverse electricity-supplied portfolio including nuclear, coal, natural gas and a growing renewable energy sector. can we hold it down out in the hall, please? more ever, he has championed the energy department loan guarantee program that supports private sector investment in america's nuclear power renaissance and also deeply understands our nation's need for skilled, experienced workers to serve the energy generation industry. so please join me in welcoming a very good friend of the building trade, the united states' secretary of energy, dr. steven chu. [applause] ♪ >> thank you, president ayers for that kind introduction. i used to be known as the nobel prize winner of the administration and then president obama got a nobel prize and now i'm known as the nerd with the nobel prize. [laughter] but i want to thank president ayers not only for your instruction but for your service on the blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear f

when i do cry, because they never usually cry, i was a boxer chu. when i do cry i cry about the kids on drugs or we are killing each other. it really aggravates me. besides that, the only thing i am angry about is nascar. proctor & gamble, post. it is a shame when you have a dream and you have a gift, and you are good at it and we have people who want to stop us. it is a shame how good this man is. i love him to death. i love him because he has been straightforward. i don't talk to everybody, do i? i am very proud that i stayed to myself. i say to myself and don't get offended when i say things. i said i would never work for a white man and guess what? i am 39 years old and i have never had a job in my life. never. i've built and created my own because of people like this. so you have to understand racism number one and you have to understand what we are going through and why we went through it. who do we blame? the politics? to me, nascar is the organized al capone. to me, nascar-- nascar is the same way. they don't give a darn about us. one of our

he and steven chu discussed programs on alternative energy research. this is about 15 minutes. >> please, sit down. sit down. hey, folks. thanks an awful lot. i know you're all busy as can be. and the secretary told me and the president told me -- out in iowa. as i said at the end of the day, containing this recovery act is the most expensive program for rural america that the government has ever done. i would argue the same thing exists in the terms of urban america. when we get finished with -- i hope not only is it going to become a template for how we deal with distribution and federal funding from this point on and every program we do with the government but also that we're able to lay out and show the benefits for rural america and urban america. anyway, thanks for you all being here. i'm kind of excited about today. the reason i am. we've got a lot of hard work to get out of the ditch we found ourselves in and get through today. i think the important part is being able to lay a platform to build tomorrow. you know there is a program and you know

and said the road map and work towards it, the 2020, 23, whatever, i don't care as long as secretary chuziz we need a thinking, it is a combination of wind and geothermal and thermal and all sorts of ideas and energy efficiency and with a resolution that we need breakthroughs in thinking. we need a reckoning at eagle creek to realize the history tells us we must move on and we must honor our heritage and we must come home. .. have lost interest. they shifted their at a massive pile of rocks and mud to decide if one spoke, not far from where my grandmother's and great-grandmothers attended their gardens and candida food to last the winter months of hunger. ngc derr, amidst the rubble was a patch of one. it was going out of the rubble into signs of a strip mine. and there was a mixture of all and my mother cooked my father's iron anyway. i had to come to chugoku to learn this. thank you. [applause] and this is the first times i've ever said by a microphone because camino, i'm like the one to go through the crowd to shake you down for this money. but these cats at c-span has me chained up t

now a young man in it taiwan, lynn uhe chu lin yu chun has become a sensation. ♪ and i will always lovend amanda sure look different this in taiwan. let's remember dolly parton wrote it originally. >> and whitney houston is having trouble on her own tour. perhaps this gentleman may be able to step in. >> i'm so surprised he hits those high notes just right on. >> that's actually concerning. that's -- >> i loved his voice. it's not going to change because he's 23 years old. >> he's actually going go out with the gibbs. >> does somebody think he looks like susan boyle? >> no, but neither one of them looks the part of the traditional pop star. >> the haircut is kind of cute. >> he might get a makeover like her, though. >> perhaps. >> g echlegeez. >> tough crowd. that's why there's new danonino. danonino! unlike leading kids yogurts, danonino has twice the calcium of milk, ounce per ounce, with vitamin d. so it's power packed for healthy growth. and its rich creamy taste is... yummy! so they can start building strong bones today... for stronger bodies tomorrow. new danonino from dannon. pow

now how is the monday morning chu commute?> i-270 southbound traffic left side of your screen increasing in volume at montgomery village. frederick to rockville, all lanes reported open. 95 northbound starting to find slowdowns particularly at the interchanges for merging traffic. lanes open. even on 395 but it won't be long and we'll see those sunshine days. on the rails, still doing fine. metrorail reporting no delays. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >>> students at one d.c. middle school will return to class for the first time since the tragic death of their beloved principal. brian betts was shot to death inside his silver spring home last thursday. police do not have suspects and those who knew him are wondering who would have wanted him dead. news4's megan mcgrath joins us now from shaw middle school at garnet-patterson with more on this story. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those who knew brian betts are in a state of shock trying to figure out who would want to harm him. this is going to be a very diffi

chu to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1042 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1042, resolution commending the boise state university broncos football team for winning the 2010 fiesta bowl. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 385, the nays are one and three are recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from terise? >> madam sp

. >> those jimmy chu's. >> and there's four women in space now, the most women at any time.well-timed for them. outside this morning, a mild start. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s area-wide. 71 at national airport with a light southwest wind at 7 miles per hour. the warmest first week of april on record. the warmest april was 1981. the first week of april in 1981 was 11 degrees warmer than average this one here, 15 degrees warmer than normal. 71 in fairfax county. there are some 60s on the map in higher terrains. here is a check of radar. rain showers about ready to get into the far western tip of the great state of west virginia. those showers will be here but not until late this afternoon for you folks out west of the blue ridge and not until after the sun goes down in the washington area. temperatures are way cooler behind that front. temperatures in iowa and greater chicago are in the 30s as we are getting up on a thursday morning. there's the weather front, it promises to bring cool changes our way. again, most of the rain not arrives until after 6:00, 7:0

congresswoman judy chu. former governor, greg davis.tus -- that's a pretty fancy title -- speaker emeritus of the california assembly karen bass is in the house. i haven't seen her but i'm told she's here and i love this woman'sus

chu: mr. speaker, republicans want americans to believe they are the party of tax cuts. sure they are. tax cuts for the rich. in these tough times, their brand of tax relief wouldn't help working parents raising three kids and trying to make ends meet. america's future can't be based on huge tax cuts for the wealthy. we have to give real tax relief to real working americans and that's just what we have done. we have done it for 95% of working families, saving them up to $800 a year. we have done it by making it easier for young families to buy their first home and done it by making easier for parents to save up to $2,500 to pay for college. this congress has passed 25 different tax cuts saving american families over $800 billion and more relief is on the way. the overheated rhetoric of the republicans and taxes are lower today than they were under their leadership. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from from michigan arise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute revise and extend. the speaker pro

chu: 62 years -- 52 years ago on monday, the state of israel was born and on that day many did not believe israel could withstand the impending struggle and remain a beacon of hope and direction for the world. despite decades of terror and threats to its existence, the nation still stands today proud and defiant to those who would wish her harm. 62 years ago, just minutes after david announced the establishment of a home for the jewish people, the united states was the first nation to recognize its independence. our unwavering support for the security and prosperity of israel continues to this day because of the core ideals our two countries share. ideas of perseverance, democracy and innovation. i am proud to stand here today to congratulate the state and people of israel on the anniversary of their independence and to pledge that we will continue to work together to achieve global security, peace and prosperity. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. mr. israel of new york. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida

secretary chu in september of 2008, made a speech. in which he said, the new secretary of energy, what we really need in america is to get the price of gasoline up to where it is in europe. [booing] >> well, we don't need that in mississippi. i can tell you that. $4 gasoline brought us to our knees. [applause] >> these policies are predicated on enormous government spending. and no worry about what it cost. what energy costs you, what healthcare costs you -- it's all about more government power. more government spending. for myself, i believe the right energy policy is more american energy. [applause] >> that will make america work. [applause] >> let me close by reiterating what i said to you. i hope nobody here spends one wit of time thinking about the 2012 presidential election. we can take care of that after the november 2010 election, okay? [applause] >> the critical issues -- the critical issues that i've just sort of touched on, tiptoed across the top of -- we ought to start fighting all those issues now. we got to win this elec

chu of california, mr. smith of washington, ms. woolsey of california, mr. defazio of oregon and ms. kaptur of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. moran of kansas. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: take mr. moran's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you for the time, yesterday congresswoman wasserman schultz and fellow members of congress held a great press conference with the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives on how to make our offices more energy efficient. representing such natural wonder iris like the florida keys national marine sanctuary, i'm sensitive to the impact of our daily routine on the environment. i'm a supporter of the green proposals, such as increasing the fuel efficiency in our cars and promoting the use of clean alternative energy. however, as we all know, green li

i believe congresswoman chu will introduce the next witness. >> i have the pleasure of introducing one of my constituents, the deputy director of wic in at california. this organization is a nonprofit agency that has been providing services in los angeles and orange county for over 34 years. she oversees wic centers throughout the counties, serving 325,000 clients each month. in my district, she oversees seven locations that serve over 46,000 people. she first joined the public health foundation in 1984. she is a registered dietitian and a member of the national association and the american dietetic association. she is a strong and vocal advocate for breast feeding and help the babies and families. thank you for joining us. i look forward to your testimony. >> our next witness will be lucy gettman. she began her career as an advocacy member for the children's hunger alliance in ohio. she has worked with the ohio student aid commission and the council of ohio. prior to her work with the national school board, she directed federal relations for the recovery council north america. she spe

deepened as members of the obama administration with the conspicuous exception of energy secretary steven chu seemed to develop a stomach ache whenever nuclear power was mentioned. the president himself seemed unable to mention the subject. alast year at a climate change summit in new york city, president obama chided world leaders for not doing more to address climate change. but he didn't mention the words "nuclear power" during his entire speech. ironic because many of the countries he feels lecturing were making plans to build nuclear plants to produce carbon-free electricity. and we -- we were not. climate change was the inconvenient problem, but nuclear power seemed to be the inconvenient solution. fortunately, with the arrival of 2010 has come a more welcoming environment for nuclear power. in his state of the union address, president obama has called for -- quote -- "a new generation of safe, clean nuclear reactors" -- unquote. his 2011 budget request recommends tripling loan guarantees for the first reactors and in february his administration announced the awarding of the first two l

chu. brothers and sisters, that concludes today's session. please take a look at the workshop schedule for this afternoon. you'll have the opportunity to get in-depth information about many of the issues that we heard about this morning. the 2010 legislative conference is now in recess until 9:00 a.m. sharp tomorrow. thank you. >> the arizona: assigned an immigration bill that was criticized hours earlier by president obama as misguided. if there is reason to suspect that someone is in the country illegally, they can be questioned. senator john mccain, who is facing a primary challenge this year has threatened to filibuster any legislation that does not secure borders first. tonight, a debate between the three democratic candidates for arkansas' senate seat. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. after that, a debate between the five republican candidates for indiana's senate seat. candidates include john hostetler and others. but tv is live this weekend from the l.a. times festival box. -- a festival of books. coverage sta