her name is connie rice. she is a brilliant attorney. her memoir is out called "power concedes nothing, one woman's >> quest for social justice." i think it is something that we have to do in this country to advance the cause for all of us, not just the rich and the lucky. until next time, thank you for tuning in and keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit pbs.org. tavis: join me next time for conversation with the google executive in the center of the arab spring uprisings. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard, the cornerstone we all know. it is not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make everyday better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. you. thank you.

her name is connie rice. she is a brilliant attorney. her memoir is out called "power concedes nothing, one woman's >> quest for social justice." i think it is something that we have to do in this country to advance the cause for all of us, not just the rich and the lucky. advance the cause for all of us, not just the rich and the lucky. until next

former secretary of state condaleeza rice, relative, connie rice. -- book tv every weekend on cspan2. there is c-span3. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> a live picture this morning from the center for strategic and international studies, turkey's foreign minister is here to talk about the up uprisings in syria, russia and china a vetoed a resolution seeking to stop the violence in that nation. there's a resolution that is sought to the tensions in syria. we expect it to shortly and we will have live coverage on it when it does. >>> president obama signed a nuclear arms reduction treaty after radification was signed, and we will hear from officials from the state department and secretary of state forearms control, that will begin at 1: 00 eastern and you can see it live on our companion station, c-span2. >>> we expect this meeting to start any moment. obama is expected to speak on the religious institutions having to cover birth control for women free of charge, the administration announced last mont

also this weekend on book tv, sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state connie rice starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. bonnie morris on her one-woman -- revenge of the women's study professor. every week on cspan 2. >> effective april 12, 2012, japan will lower it's -- highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. this dubious distinction will make it that much more challenging to attract business here at home where we need jobs. sometimes it's like seeing sausage made, you just don't want to see it. >> it's time to put aside our wish lists and to serve in a more coherent and equitable tax policy. >> the ways and means took up corporate tax policy and how to encourage job growth by eliminating special tax breaks. follow the instruction jauchb lijauchb online at c spahn -- every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story, on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> the senate judiciary committee voted on a bill that woul

weekend on book tv sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15 georgetown university bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, revenge of the study professor. book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. >>> last weekend russia and china vetoed united states resolutions to stop the violence in syria and move toward a political transition in damascus. britain's foreign secretary hague spoke to the path of commons about the path forward for syria. >> with permission, mr. speaker, i'll make a statement on syria. the whole house will be appalled by the blood shed and repression which continues at this very moment. over the last 11 months more than 6,000 people have been killed. the syrian regime deployed sniper, tanks, mortars against civilian population centers particularly in the city of homs and dara. thousands of syrians have endured imprisonment, torture and sexual violence including the incidence of adding rape of childr

sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state rice, connie rice on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and at 8:15, georgetown university bonnie morris on "revenge of the women's study professor." every weekend on book tv c-span2. >> tomorrow, citizens united president talks about the impact of superpacs on 2012 and president obama's decision to support the superpac. bill press discusses 2012 presidential politics and his new book "the obama hate machine " and rob ritchie outlines what he sees as problems and suggestions to change the political process. >> in his weekly address today, president obama called on congress to extend the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year. up next, the president's address followed by the republican followed by the republican response from

weekend on book tv, sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a., and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor," book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. >>> in fewer than 60 days, effective april 1st, 2012, japan will lower its combined corporate rate to 38%. that will leave the united states with the highest corporate tax rate in the entire industrialized world. this dubious distinction will make it that much more challenging to attract businesses to hire and invest here at home where we need jobs. >> someone said the seeing tax law made is like seeing sausage made. you just don't want to see it. >> it's time for american businesses to put aside our industry's specific wish lists and to work collectively to support a more coherent and equitable tax policy and corporate taxation structure. >> this week, house ways and means took up the future of corporate t

also this weekend on booktv, sunday at 3:00, the connie rice on her work at reducing gang violence in l.a. and at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor" on booktv on cspan 2. >>> this weekend on newsmakers. senator jeff bingaman. he'll ask questions about the energy and natural resources committee. you can watch that at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern, sunday. >>> now for a look at the situation in syria and global oil supply. he is secretary of state for the middle east and south asia, and he spoke and took questions recently in houston. >> it is a great pleasure to be here. my connections and my fondness for the united states goes way back. in 1964, i was nine years old and just beginning to have a consciousness of what politics was all about. some of you may remember a satellite called telstar, and telstar was the first method we had of receiving live pictures from each other across the atlantic. in 1964, some of you gentlemen will remember, none of you ladies in the room, of course, a

martin frost and connie rice is a civil rights attorney.uston's funeral. families, close friends of course. the funeral is tomorrow, private, invitation only. here are some of the names of people we know who will be attending, tyler perry, kevin costner, alicia keys, steve have i wonder. we're learning more about whitney houston's final hours. some people are saying she was drinking pretty heavily, that she had some erratic behavior. she had well-known battles with addiction. that had to be a real burden for some of her friends and family members, and her daughter, too, who has been talking about it for the past couple of days. rain prior is richard prior's daughter. >> thank you for having me. >> it must be so hard to have a parent who has struggled with an addiction and then on top of it struggled so publicly with an addiction like your father. was that chaos for you? >> it's not that it's chaos. it's in the open. you kind of can learn from it, at least we have. i think us as children have. we decided we'll go a different route, a differe

weekend on "book tv" sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state cons leeza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialog between gang leaders and police. at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on we are one-woman book of the same name, "book tv" every weekend on c-span2. >>> house speaker john boehner holds a weekly brief ing from about ten minutes, at 11:15 eastern, and we will take you there live, once it starts. certain to talk about the insider trading bill which was housed in the vote of 76-2. differences between the two will worked out. it's possible there will create to the health care coverage of contraception. a member of the house energy and commerce committee, certainly the committee that will consider possible legislation according to speaker boehner. she joined us on this morning's "washington journal." >> joining us on "washington journal," diana beget, a democrat of colorado, a member of the energy and commerce committee and as well as co-chair of the house choice caucus. correct? >> the house perfect choice caucus

weekend on book tv sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gank violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's study professor." book tv every weekend on c-span 2. >>> up next, dennis ross, the former middle east adviser to presidents obama and clinton. he talks about israel and recent changes in the middle east. ambassador ross stepped down from his post in the obama administration in november. the aspen institute here in washington hosts this hour, 20 minute event. >> welcome, everybody. it's good to have back our old friend, dennis ross. this is a michelle smith and robert smith foundation sponsored round table. also the middle east programs of the aspen institute are putting it together. i thank you all for being here. looking around the table, i realize that this is a man who needs no introduction to you. henry kissinger's line, maybe a man who needs no introduction but

." >> civil rights attorney connie be rice recounts her life and legal career next on booktv. ms. rice, second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, recalls her upbringing and education as well as her numerous court cases which include legal actions against the los angeles police department and the city's bus and school systems. this is a little over an hour. >> it is a great pleasure to be here and a privilege to address you tonight. thank you for coming out, and i've been on this odyssey in l.a. for about the last 20, 23 years. and i figured before i hit 60,: i'd better while i still haveá the memories, i'd better pullá some of them out and put them down there. i'm 55 now, and i wasn't sure that i'd be able to do it in another ten years. : á á : : : : >> she seemed more the barbie: doll mode of journalist, not th real investigative journalists that i grew up with, so i really didn't want to go to lunch with her, but i went. and i started talking about these kids who were live anything jordan downs housing project, and i wanted her the -- her to focus on my client

weekend on booktv, sunday at 3 the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor." booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> historian stanley weintraub recounts the christmas holiday of 1941 two weeks after the japanese bombing of pearl harbor. mr. weintraub examines america's entry into world war ii. it's a little under an hour. [applause] >> there are certain dates in history that all of us remember if we're old enough to remember those dates at all, and they differ among us. i remember pearl harbor itself. i was in eighth grade in school then, and it was a very important event for me, and it was an important event for my older friends who expected to go off someday in uniform. depending on your age, you might remember other events. for example, the assassination of john kennedy or the assassination of martin luther king or to

[applause] >> for more information about connie rice and her latest book, visit power concedes nothing.com. >>> historian stanley wine straub recounts the christmas holiday of 941, two weeks after the japanese bombing of pearl harbor. mr. weintraub examines america's entry into world war ii. it's a little you were an hour. -- a little under an hour. [applause] >> there are certain dates in history that all of us remember if we're old enough to remember those e dates at all, and they differ among us. i remember pearl harbor itself.. i was in eighth grade in schooly then, and it was a very important event for me, and it r was an important event for my older friends who were expected to go off someday in uniform. yt remember other events. for example, the assassination of john kennedy or the assassination of martin luther king or to bring events even closer to our time in history, 9/11/2001. there are all kinds of dates that stick in the mind and that we keep remembering because they have an impact on our lives. i'm not going to talk about pearl harbor itself except its aftermath. the book, "

sunday at 3:00 p.m., condi rice on her work -- connie rice in her work to reduce gang violence in loslian prime minister was in washington this week for a meeting with president obama. mario monti was the featured speaker at the peterson institute of national economics. he discussed the euro crisis in its potential global tax and his remarks came as greece announced an austerity deal that could lead to a bailout. this event is one hour and 15 minutes. >> i think it is fair to say that a simple syllogism sets the stage for today's meeting. the future of the world economy depends critically on the outcome of the euro crisis. the outcome of the euro crisis depends very heavily on what happens in italy, the most important country at the epicenter of those developments. the outcome in italy will turn decisively on the success of the new italian government, led by prime minister monti in overcoming its financial difficulties and in setting the prospects for sustainable economic growth over the longer term. i do not want to put too much pressure on the our speaker by putting it that way, but

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weekend on booktv sunday at 3, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor." booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> the league of conservation voters released its yearly national environmental scorecard yesterday. it ranks members of congress based on 11 senate votes and 35 house votes. the report calls in the most anti-environmental session of the u.s. house of representativessing in history -- representatives in history. this press conference is 15 minutes. >> national environmental group that works to turn environmental priorities into national values. we work closely with our state league partners across the country. today we're releasing our annual congressional scorecard which covers the first session of the 112th congress. we've been releasing this scorecard since we were founded back in 1970, so for more than 40 ye

weekend on book tv, sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie ricearting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and bonnie morris on her one woman play and book of the same name, revenge of the women's studies professor. book tv every weekend on c-span 2. >> now german chancellor angela merkel discussed the future of europe with students at the hertie school of governance in berlin. the event was co-hosted by the "financial times" and the broader european alliance agenda foundation. following her remarks, she took questions during this one-hour program. >> ladies and gentlemen, i hope all of you can see me behind the lectern. it seems like this is a good place to be a student, especially. i'm happy today to have been able to answer the invitation that has been sent to me and to come here to talk to you about the future of europe. europe has always been at the cross road of history at many points, but i think today is a good time because we have to answer a question. what is the direction that we want to take for the future? this place is perfect

also tonight, the former secretary of state -- the sister of condoleezza rice, connie rice. and at 8:15 p.m., bonnie morris on her one-woman play and a book of the same name, "revenge of the younwomen's studies professor." >> subscribe to youtube. sad,ere was this a very tragic episode in beaumont. a race riot broke out here a, on june 15, 1943. there was a story about a black man having raped a white woman. when this story spread through the shipyard, several dozen of the shipyard workers, some say at least 2000 shipyard workers came out of the shipyard and came downtown to the city hall and to the police department to try to find a person who had allegedly committed this crime >> there are hundreds of videos to choose from on line. "washington journal" continues. host: gene karpinski is president of the league of conservation voters the. billy of conservation voters have come out with this annual scorecard of congress and their votes. you call this congress the most anti-environmental in the nation's history. explain. guest: it is sad, but true. i've been working on these

this economic tv, sunday 3:00, second cousin of former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, connie rice on her work to reduce gang violence and starting a dialogue to gang leaders and police. in a 15:00 on a georgetown university body or more on her one-woman play a book of name revenge of the women's studies professor. the tv every week and on c-span 2. >> the defense department recommended new combat roles for women in the military, which would allow women to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines. women would still be prohibited from serving in country aren't as special operations units. this pentagon briefing is about 30 minutes. iv on my [inaudible] will not be open to women. [inaudible] fall off the battlefield and these changes will allow them to accomplish even more. as we make this announcement, i would like to say that secretary pineda believes this is beginning, not the end of the process. this will continue to review positions and requirements and determine what additional positions may be open to women. our goal is to ensure the mission is not what the best qualified

at 8:40, connie rice, the cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, on "power concedes nothingone woman's quest for social justice in america." and at 9:45, john carlos and dave psi run and the john carlos story, the sports moment that changed the world. booktv in prime time all this week beginning at 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >>> tonight on c-span, from this year's world economic forum in davos, switzerland, see the heads of the world bank and international monetary fund along with other global leaders as they talk about the future of the world economy. >> number one, no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just the eurozone crisis, it's a crisis that could have collateral effects, spillover effects around the world, and, you know, we'll hear from others. but what i have seen and what we're seeing in numbers and in forecasts is that no country is immune, and everybody has an interest in making sure that this crisis is resolved adequately. >> i have been in public service most of it involved in public finance for over four decades. let me share with you, i've

and on sunday, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and at 8:00 5 georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and become of the same name, revenge of the women's studies professor. book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> the turkish foreign affairs minister, ahmet davutoglu talk about the ongoing violence in syria. the foreign minister is set to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton on monday to talk about efforts to tighten sanctions against syrian government in the absence of u.n. participation. it's about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming. my name is john hamre, the president here at csis, and i said to the foreign minister, the last time we had a crowd like this is when bill gates was here before he gave his money away. this is probably the most important -- well, certainly the most important thing i'm going to do this week, and exceptionally grateful the foreign minister has come to csis and has made us part of his visit to washington. we have had a chanc

also this weekend, on book tv, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police, and then at 8:00 5 bonnie morris on her one-woman play of the name, revenge of the woman's studies professor. >> a federal appeals panel today overturned proposition 8. a measure passed by california voters in 2008 that banned same-sex marriage. here's the oral argument in that case from december 2010. it's one hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning again, ladies and gentlemen. we will proceed with the second half of this consolidated proceeding. perivs. hollingsworth. perry and city and county of san francisco versus hollingswoth. good morning again marx cooper. >> and good more than again as well, your honor. the people of california and americans throughout the country are engaged in an ernest and profound debate about the meaning, purposes, and definition of marriage. the issue is a momentous one for it goes to the nature of an ubiquitous social institution which is in the words of

weekend on book tv, sunday at 3:00, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15, georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor." book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: now joining us is representative steve scalise to continue our conversation about the health care rules. there was a letter that was sent to kathleen sebelius. latest decision to make contraceptives sterilization and abortion coverage is an unprecedented overreach by the government that infringes upon rights guaranteed by the first amendment. why? guest: most americans are offended that this is an opportunity for the government to trample on religious freedoms. we find this highly offensive that the obama administration can now with this rule and there was internal debate over this and they realize this would offend catholics and they did it anyway. they don't have re

sunday at 3:00, connie rice her work is reduce gang violence in l.a. at 8:15, bonnie morris.book tv," every weekend on c- span2. >> that will leave the united states with the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. this distinction will make it that much more challenging to attract businesses at home. but somebody said seeing tax law may is like seeing sausage made. >> it is time for businesses to put aside our wish lists and to work collectively to support a more coherent and equitable tax policy and corporate taxation structure. >> follow the discussion online at disease and video library at c-span.org/videolibrary. today the u.s. house pass the stock back, similar to a measure pass last week in the senate. it would bar members from using nonpublic information while trading stocks. it pass the house 417-2. here is the debate from earlier today. as i may consume. the spker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: madam speaker, every member of this house has sworn a solemn oath to support and defend the constitution and to faithfully execute the o

also on booktv sunday at three, the second cousin of condoleezza rice, connie rice, starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police, and georgetown university on the one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor." >> next, a hearing on expanding gps technology in the aviation industry. this house aviation subcommittee is looking at plans to use gps to replace radar in the air traffic control system. this is an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> the subcommittee will come to order. we meet today to discuss a critical part of the global infrastructure, the globalling positions system, commonly referred to as gps. i thank the witnesses for their participation in today's hearing, and i'd like to say a special welcome to deputy secretary, the witnesses from the united nations international civil aviation organization, a very important frame work for the global aviation industry. your participation in today's hearing speaks to the importance of this issue, not only here, but around the globe. for this committee, for this subcommittee, aviat

weekend on booktv sunday at 3, the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between gang leaders and police. and at 8:15 georgetown university's bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name, "revenge of the women's studies professor." booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> in a few moments, former obama administration middle east adviser dennis ross. and the senate's in session at 9:30 eastern. today's agenda includes the surface transportation bill. >> several live events to tell you about this morning on our companion network, c-span3. the senate judiciary committee works on a bill that would permit televising u.s. supreme court proceedings. that's at 10 eastern. media organizations, including c-span, have asked the court to open its oral arguments to televised coverage. just before noon we begin several days of coverage from the annual political conservative action conference. speakers include house speaker john boehner, governor rick perry and herman cain as well as kentuck

then at 840 m, connie rice with power concedes nothing, one woman's quest for social justice in america. and at 9:45 a.m., john carlos, a track and field bronze medalist who gave a black power salute at the 1968 olympics in mexico city. his book, the john carlos story, is co-written with david aaron. the obama administration is seeking a slight cut in matt -- nasa's spending next year. the illustrations budget request would eliminate a partnership that the european space agency to send to robotic probes to mars and increases funding for the james webb space telescope, the successor to the aging hubble telescope's. here is a nasa administrator, charles bolden, outlining the budget. >> i am privileged today to be here to share nasa's fiscal year 2013 budget. it is a great news story. it is this $17 billion blueprint for nasa and the nation to embark on an ambitious plan a session that will take us farther into the solar system and we have ever gone. despite our constraint fiscal environment, this budget continues to aggressively implement the space exploration program agreed to by the pre

also, sunday at 3:00 p.m., the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie rice, on her route work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and at 8:15 p.m., bonnie morris on her one-woman play and book of the same name "revenge of the women's studies professor." >> the senate judiciary committee voted 11-7 to approve a bill that would require the supreme court to televise its oral arguments. we will show you that discussion in 10 minutes. first, the justices and on and scalia with their opinions of television the high court -- of anton and sculley with their opinions of television and the high court. >> i was moved by your explanation as to why you think it is so important for the public to understand and appreciate what judging is and what role it plays in our system. i agree with you totally that not only is there a need, but now the lack of that understanding. not only as one who has argued, but as a former law clerk who learned so much about the system in that process, why not open it to video recordings? why not, in the federal courts, give the public the benefit of

weekend on book tv, sunday at three the second cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice, connie riceome under work to reduce gang violence in l.a. and starting a dialogue between game leaders and police. bonnie morris on her one woman play and book at the same name, revenge of the women's daddy professor. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> yesterday the house energy and commerce committee voted mostly along party lines to advance a bill on the keystone xl oil pipeline. legislation would give the federal energy regulatory commission 30 days to approve the pipeline taking the decision out of the hands of the white house. republican leaders in the house plan to attach the measure larger transportation bill this year. [inaudible conversations] >> committee will come to order. at the conclusion of opening statements yesterday chair called of h.r. 3548, the north american energy access act. i would note that because of the conference committee on the payroll tax extension i want to thank members forgetting here to start this morning. and we are intending to stop temporarily at 10:00, and