he is ambassador daniel benjamin, the state department's coordinator. it's a position he has held since may of last year. prior to his appointment as the state department's counter terrorism coordinator, dan benjamin was a -- served as a senior fellow and a research director both at brookings institution and the center for strategic and international studies. prior to that during the clinton administration, he was a foreign policy speech writer for several years and then went on to become a director in the office of transnational threats on the national security council staff. prior to entering government service in the 1990s he had been the foreign correspondent for time magazine and the "wall street journal." after leaving government during his think tank years, he co-wrote two important books on terrorism. the age of sacred terror, and the other was the next attack, the failure of the war on terror and the strategy for getting it right. it's a great pleasure to welcome ambassador daniel benjamin. i look forward to his remarks. [applause] great pleasur

the obama administration tactics and strategy and our speaker could not be more authoritative daniel benjamin a position held since me of last year. prior to his the placement as the state department counterterrorism coordinator can benjamin was a senior fellow and a research from the brookings is a tuition and room during the clinton did the industry should it was a foreign policy speech writer then went on to become a director in the office of transnational threats on the national security council staff the prior to entering government service he was a foreign correspondent for "time" magazine and "the wall street journal" progress after leaving government during his think tank years he co-wrote two important to box on terrorism the age of sacred teheran and the other was the next attack. it is a great pleasure to welcome ambassador daniel benjamin at the woodrow wilson center and we look forward to his remarks. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is a real pleasure to be back at the woodrow wilson center to see so many familiar faces. i went to think will friends for inviting me to speak toda

the daniel benjamin will be speaking about the obama administration's efforts. [inaudible] [no audio] >> coming up at noon eastern, daniel benjamin, the state department's counterterrorism coordinator. you'll be talking about the tactics and strategies used. about the live on c-span2. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle- class and lower middle-class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis. his latest is "the big short." he is also the author of "lyders cowger," and "the blindside" which was the basis for the movie starring sandra bullock. michael lewis sunday on c-span's q&a. >> this began on the tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca usclute. and princeton university professor nell irvin painter on invented the idea of a white race in the history of white people. fine the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and follow was on twitter. >> are content is available on television,

you for attending today and those who are watching today on c-span please join me in thanking daniel benjamin for the excellent presentation. [applause] [inaudible conversations] m network. host: here is a map of the areas that president obama said would be open to exploration. here is a map of the areas that president obama's said would be open to exploration. if you could put this into perspective how big of an increase of offshore oil exploration or drilling does the president to open up yesterday? >>guest: just on the atlantic and gulf coast ilan -- alone it is 4 billion barrels of oil and 32 or 303 trillion cubic feet of natural gas but up in alaska

today and those watching today's proceedings on c-span, please join me in thanking ambassador daniel benjamin for an excellent presentation. [applause] [inaudible conversations] amol conversations >>> brough an independent commission on contacting wholley meeting on planned reductions in military contracting work force in iraq. the commission heard from representatives of private contractors working in iraq. this is just under two hours. [inaudible conversations]

join me in thanking ambassador daniel benjamin for an excellent presentation.[applause] >> this is a week of a faithful celebration. on monday and tuesday night, jewish families around the world gathered to celebrate the exodus from egypt and the triumph of hope and perseverance over oppression. on sunday, my family will join christians all over the world and marking the resurrection of the jesus christ. we remember the shared humanity that inhabit us all, jews, christians, muslims, hindus, the leaders and non-believers alike. we lived in a time of a 24 hour news cycle in a town consumed with debate. sometimes it seems that the fight can be eternal. on those -- on at this easter weekend, let us remember the aspirations we hold in common. we are the common family of a man. we all know how important work is, not just for the paycheck, but from the peace of mind that comes from knowing you can provide for your family. we seek is security, a sense of dignity, and a community that work provides. last month, for the first time in two years, our economy created a subs

also today, state department counterterrorism coordinator daniel benjamin on the obama's administration's tactics and strategy for fighting terrorism. he'll speak at the woodrow wilson center that saturdays live at noon eastern here on c-span2. february marked one year since congress passed the economic stimulus money. of that $787 billion approved, $355 billion have been committed, $205 billion paid out as of march 23. for more details on those projects, go to our web site, c-span.org/estimate lums. -- stimulus. >> this weekend on c-span two's book tv, from the virginia festival of the book -- >> next, a discussion on u.s. involvement in iraq and afghanistan. brigadier general h.r. mcmaster and retired general keene join law school professor bruce ackerman to talk about the conduct of the war and prisoner detention, held at the national constitution center in philadelphia, this is almost two hours. >> good evening. and welcome. i'm david eisner, i'm the president and chief executive officer of the national constitution center and it is our distinct on horto host the -- honor to host the

also today, daniel benjamin, the state department coordinator for counterterrorism will talk about the administration's efforts. he is speaking of the wilson center live at noon eastern on c-span2. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," from the virginia festival of the book, on the best-selling "immortal life of henriette lax." president reagan's ambassador to the u.s.s.r. on the gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. princeton university professor on inventing the idea of a white race, it in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule at book tv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: julie appleby of kaiser health news. the health-care bill has been passed and signed. when does it take effect? guest: a very good question. parts of it take effect this year. the majority of it, the big things people heard about, are probably a little further out, 2014 -- the federal subsidies to help you buy coverage, the exchanges where you will go to buy coverage, the in -- requirement insurers not -- people who have pre consisting cond

also today, daniel benjamin, states department were needed for counterterrorism, will talk about the administration's efforts. he is speaking at the wilson center live at noon eastern on c-span2. >> of the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle- class and lower middle class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis. his latest is "the big short." also the author of "the blindside," it which was the basis for the movie starring sandra bullock. >> this weekend, john dean is our guest on book tv's "in- depth." former white house counsel to president nixon and author of 10 books, including an updated edition of "blind ambition." will take your phone calls, e- mails -- sunday on book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. >> greg robb, here is your headline story. apparel's what -- rise 162,000, best gain in three years. including census workers, you put this payrolls rise by 114,000 in march. analyze that, please. guest: march u

one of the first two live events and the second one coming up at noon and that is daniel benjamin who is the coordinator of counterterrorism at the state department. that will be live noon here on c-span2. the president today heading to charlotte, north carolina, to talk about jobs this as the jobs number just comes out from march. the associated press reporting the unemployment rates staying at same at 9.7%. the president is headed to charlotte, north carolina. visiting a lithium ion battery plant that the associated press said received money to hire new workers under the stimulus. that will be live under the stimulus on c-span. >> ladies and gentlemen, if you would kindly gather up your next round of meal, your extra cup of coffee. we're not -- we're not exactly ready to begin, but i know that it takes more than 11 seconds for folks to find their seats. you know, one of the beautiful things about coming out of the national security culture is that you give requests and people think it's an order and they follow it. it really makes life so much easier. and i really appreciate that. t

join me in thanking ambassador daniel benjamin for an excellent presentation. [applause] . . >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle-class and lower middle-class americans for the home equity, and making loans to the against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis, his latest is "the big short." he is also the author of liar's poker, the new new thing. and the blindside, which was the basis for the movie starring sandra bullock. michael lewis at 8 p.m. asian and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> all this month see the winners of the c-span student cam video of documentary competition. >> next the british defense and home secretaries testify before the newly established joint committee on national security strategy. the committee was established to help monitor th develop an of national security strategy, which was published in marc march 2008. this two-hour session covers terrorism, organized crime, and natural disasters. >> order, order. this is the first public meetin

here to discuss the case are daniel ravicher, executive director of the public patent foundation at the benjamin cardozo school of law. the foundation was one of the plaintiffs in the case against myriad genetics; and ken shahine, a patent attorney and visiting professor of law at the university of utah. he's a former c.e.o. of a biotech company, and filed an amicus brief on behalf of myriad. he joins us from houston. daniel ravicher, start with you. explain more about what these patents are and what you see the problem with them. >> well, the patent is the government granting one company the exclusive right to make or use a certain technology. and in this case the patent office has been granting patents over many genes in our body. and so the result means that if you want to look at your own genes to see whether you have a particular mutation that would increase your predisposition to a certain disease, you can't do that without the permission of the company. in this case we sued myriad genetics because they were using their patents to foreclose any other lab from offering this genetic screen,