and i think that that has put david cameron, the prime minister, in quite a tricky position. he needs to be aware of the strength of feeling that is now developing in the domestic political scene among the electorate, but while also not tarnishing transatlantic relations by resorting to what his deputy has called meg o phone diplomacy. >> woodruff: quickly, how is prime minister cameron, your new prime minister handling this? >> i think he's handled it as well as could possibly be expected. the real criticism is attached to b.p. in the way it handled the catastrophe. really i think the u.k. government has taken a hands-off, rather, approach to the situation for the duration, really, until recently when it has now begun to rachet up-- rachet up the political agenda quite dramatically here. i think the conversation with barack obama will be quite important tomorrow and i suspect behind the scenes there now a great deal of pressure on both sides of the atlantic for b.p. to at the very least defer its dividend in order to show the aware of the importance of this dividend issue. >

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron field questions from parliament as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. >> president obama traveled to louisiana yesterday to talk with residents and officials about the government's response to the gulf coast oil spill. he gives his weekly address from there and discusses the effect of the spill on the livelihood of those who live in the region. following him, you will hear the gop address from republican national committee member michael steele, who calls for an investigation into reported job offers by the white house to democratic primary candidates. >> i am speaking to you from louisiana, one of the first places to feel the devastation brought by the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. i was here at the bait shop. i met with a group of local residents and small business owners. this is the time of year when an oyster fisher normally aren't a lot of his income. but his oyster bed has likely been destroyed by the spill. jerry vegas has a similar story. he quit the eighth grade to bec

next, "q &a," then, prime minister david cameron takes questions at the british house of commons. after that, a look at the primary race in arkansas. . . . >> define your job at "the wall street journal." >> i consider myself an investigative journalist. i try to look for the bad things in washington. people who or sometimes breaking the law but often pushing up against the law. i don't really have an exact definition. i sort of look for stories that if people picked up on that they would say that is wrong. five years at the law "street journal." >> let me go back to march 31, 2006. lots of people in this town talk about this story to this day. has to do with somebody named emily miller. give us the beginning. >> this is the heart of the jack abramoff scandal. he was a big-time republican lobbyist back in the day, released about five years ago. he made a lot of money from clients telling them how influential he was with republicans on capitol hill, particularly with tom delay. in order to get in bed with the delay crowd, he hired a lot of people at of delay pose the office. he bro

this week, david cameron feel the questions on election reform. the prime minister also responded to calls for tougher gun restrictions. in the wake of the recent mass murder of 12 people in northwestern england. prior to this week's question, -- question time, of the parliament held a moment of silence. me ithanking bothhe honorle member a spse frothe nch.fr his order. i askhe house t stand and to obrv1-minute silence in memory of eho lost their lives a today. [1-minutsince] >> thank you. questions for the prime minister? >> mr. speaker, as the people of cambria county of a former marcos -- for memorial services, we think of the friends and family of those who were killed or injured. pay tribute to the soldiers -pwho died in afghanistan. from 40 commandermarine rineanthony, from first battion, lanceorralllen webster and soldie roy rse artillery who died yeerday. we owe them a huge debt of gratitude and our thoughts should be with their family and friends. >> can i associate myself with the words of the prime minister? the reports in the newspaper

this week british prime minister david cameron fielded questions on election reform and the british missionin iraq and afghanistan. the rime minister also responded to calls of tougher cannot ricks in the wake of the recent mass murder in west cumb the house observed a moment of silence to the victims. en thank both honorab member a inde the mr from his sponse from the bench. orr. i ask the house to stand and to observe 1-minuteen i memory of those lost thr lives week ago today. [1inute silence] [1-minute silence] order questions to t prime minister. albert owen. >> mr. speaker, ashe people remember thehocking events of lasteek, it' right that our though a with them aith the friends and families with all those who we kild or injured. mr. spear, i sure the whole house will wsh to join me in pa tribute to the soldiers who died in afghanistan. from 40 commander marines, mari anonfrom first baalion, lce corpora allen cochran and cporal try webster and a ldier royal horse artillery who died yesterday. they were all extremelyalented and professial servicemen who gaveir les for the safety and secu

do you agree with the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron? we can be totally out of afghanistan by 2015 and turn the lights out? >> i am not sure that is a quote from david, but i will take the second question first. we have been in afghanistan now for nine years. next year, will be there for a decade. this is now america's longest war, and what that means is all of us have an interest not in occupying afghanistan but an interest on making sure that stand on its own to the defeat when it comes to security issues, and is not a base for terrorist activity launched against the united states of america. i think we're going to have to provide assistance to the afghanistan for a long time to come. they are still working with a national government. they are in a very tough neighborhood. they are a very important country, so a whole range of issues, setting up courts, setting up effective police, a political system that is transparent and fair, as well as with respect to security, we intend to be a partner in afghanistan over the long term, but that i

david cameron defended his budget and answered questions on the mission in afghanistan and on the gulf coast oil spill. >> questions for the prime minister. lisa nandy. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to marine paul warren from 40 commando royal marines, who died on monday, and to the member of 40 commando royal marines who died yesterday. we should constantly remember, and show our support for, the services and sacrifices made on our behalf by our armed forces and their families. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> lisa nandy. >> the coal field communities regeneration program breathed new life into places like wigan after the devastation caused by the pit closures in the 1980's. michael clapham's review is very welcome, but the decision to freeze the funding will devastate our economy all over again. can he reassure my constituents that he is not simply seeking to close down the coal fields all

. >> new prime minister, david cameron, a field questions from parliament tonight at 9:00 on c- span. . . . can you give our national audience a sense of where you are leading this effort and why? >> this summit was an >> this summit was an opportunity for us to first and foremost educate america about the role rural america plays. it is about affordable food, the supply of water we drink and rely on. it helps to make us energy it helps to make us energy independent and it is a substantial percentage of our military that comes from these small towns. it is important that there be a vibrant economy to support families. sadly, for the past several decades, we have seen a decline in rural america with an aging population, significant poverty, and so the obama administration has decided to put a new framework in place to revitalize the rural economy based on a couple of fundamental principles. one is agricultural production is important, so have to continue to expand markets domestically and foreign. that is why our know your former, know your food effort is trying to link producers and c

david cameron defended his government's proposed budget set to be released this week. harriet harman pressed the prime minister on the budget. the prime minister was also asked about troops in afghanistan and the future of britain's manufacturing industry. the two soldiers died yesterday. we send our condolences to their family and their friends. perhaps, today, in particular, to the doctors and nurses that worked alongside them. mr. speaker, -- they would enjoy him that luxury themselves. >> can i thank my hon. friend for that suggestion. he knows that i share his views about the need a response to crime. the last government left us absolutely no money. what i would say to my friend is that we have to address the failures in the system, the fact that half of all prisoners in britain are on drugs and the fact that more than 1 in cannes are foreign nationals that should not be here in the first place and the fact that 40% of them commit another crime. that is the record of failure that we have got to reform. >> >> r. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying trib

they heard the british prime minister david cameron say their loved ones were innocent and the actions of the regiment that day were unjustified and wrong. if bloody sunday was a defining day in the history of the troubles, let us hope the publication of the report will be a transformative moment for the people of northern island. today we remember those who lost their lives marching. we remember bloody sunday and those who were wounded. the innocent people have been exonerated. for those of us who stood up with those families over the course of almost four decades, and i was a strong supporter of those families, this is a moment of satisfaction. and in dairy people cheered the vind days of their loved ones who died on that tragic, tragic day. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington rise? mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker.

this week, david cameron defended his government's proposed budget said to be released this week.cting labour leader. armand tested the prime minister on how he would cut the budget. >> questions for the prime minister. philip davies. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the royal marine of 40 commando who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham on monday, and to the two soldiers from the 1st battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment who died yesterday. we should send our sincere condolences to their families and their friends. we should pay tribute to the exceptional work of our armed forces serving in afghanistan and, perhaps today in particular, to the highly skilled doctors and nurses who work alongside them, and those who treat the injured personnel back in the uk. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> philip davies. >> does my rig

after that q&a" and then another chance to see david cameron at the house of commons. the commission on wartime contract and hears from defense department officials on the role of support -- and oversight of security contractors. live coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. sec commissioner talks about reclassifying broadband and the use of public broadway airwaves for emergency purposes. this press wednesday, george osborne announced that the bank of england would oversee financial regulation in britain as a departure from the previous system. mr. osborn laid out a plan to restructure the financial system in a speech to the financial community in london. he is joined by the lord mayor of the city of london. he will formally release the new budget this week. this is about 40 minutes. >> the right honorable lord mayor. [applause] >> mr. chancellor, the governor, my lords, ministers, fellow alderman, ladies and gentleman. welcome to mansion house and a special welcome to you, counselor, on this occasion, your first mansion house speech to the financial-services

prime minister david cameron will take questions on electoral reform and the british mission in iraq and afghanistan. you can see the exchange sunday night on c-span. this weekend, the chicago tribune lit fest. two days of panels and collins. --call-ins. it the entire schedule at book- tv.org. this sunday, cspan takes you inside the supreme court to see the public places and rarely seen spaces. the justices provide insight about the court and the building and all its history. it is home to america's highest court, this sunday at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening -- >> candidates debated for the first time yesterday held at the university of rhode island. this is about one hour and features candidates from four parties. this event is courtesy of w.pri tv. >> online, we will bring you an extended coverage after the debate. we will continue on line with wpri.com and we will have questions for our viewers. right now, let's get down to business with one minute opening remarks from our candidates. the order was determined by a dry. we will hear first from the republican candidate, john robitaille.

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron answers questions in his first prime minister's questions as head of the coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, noted feminist, author, and legal scholar martha nussbaum has written or contributed to more than 20 books on liberal education, ethics, sexism, and legal justice. live sunday on c-span 2. >> nv's primary election is june 8. republican candidates are vying for senate majority leader harry reid of's seat. this form was held a couple of weeks ago and is moderated. >> he is the most reviled man washington among conservatives, and now southern republicans are offering the right to take on u.s. senate majority leader harry reid. next, on "face to face." >> this is "face to face." >> welcome to "face to face." we bring you news and commentary you won't find anywhere else. the second of our two-part debate. you can see the first part on our web site. let's meet the candidates. the former state assemblywoman from reno, he has returned t

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [speaking french] >> up next, prime minister david cameron at the british house of commons. and then a debate between the senate candidates for the north carolina democratic primary. and then for the south carolina republican primary. the record talks about her recent articles about renewable arthur -- renewable energy sources. arthur brooks looks at their role of government in the fee

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> [speaking french] >> up next, prime minister david cameron of the british house of commons. then the chancellor of the exchequer as they talk about changes to the british banking system. after that, another chance to see "q&a" with the author leo damrosch. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" -- deborah gordon, a former engineer for chevron u.s.a. talks about her reccnt article on oil companies and renewable energy sources. arthur

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron hears questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's question as the head of the coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> deborah bial who found that the policy foundation addresses the denison university. the posse foundation seeks out inner core city youth and helps them go to college. from ohio, this is about 30 minutes. >> deborah bial. >> oh, my gosh. hi. this is an incredible honor. thank you so much, everybody. i get nervous. are you a little nervous? you look just gorgeous out there. ok, so i'm going to be official. thank you, president, again, and at denison board of trustees, especially bill mulligan, who was wonderful and here today. and the staff and all of you for inviting me to say something had your graduation. and this is a commencement speech, right? it has to be little bit interesting. so i am thinking, what do i say? first things third. congratulations to the class of 2010. you did it. you have a lot to b

." >> david cameron fields questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questionshead of the coalition government, sunday night 7:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this weekend on "in depth" a feminist law professor has -pcontributed to more than 20 books a liberal education, ethics, and other topics. this is, a book tv program. it is on c-span2. >> we have three new ec's ban books for you. each has a unique contemporary perspective. it has something about lincoln, the highest court, and the lives of the president's. you can order this on our web site. this may be a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we are joined regarding reports of a second ship that reaching as far as the gaza, but forces are taking over. what is the latest? caller: it has been intercepted without incident. they have worked at an agreement with the israeli former minister it saying that it would go directly. this may have been intercepted with the israelis say they will offload all of the material after a thorough inspection. host: what is the message as far as repeated

in london, british prime minister david cameron also urged israel to lift the blockade. but in new york, while expressing concern for the polite -- plight of palestinians, joe biden voiced support for israel. he spoke with pbs's charlie rose. >> you can argue whether israel should have dropped people on to that ship or not. but the truth of the matter is, israel has a right to know. they're at war with hamas. has a right to know whether or not arms are being smuggled in. >> woodruff: meantime, international mideast envoy tony blair said the blockade of hamas-ruled gaza has been counter-productive. >> my view is the blockade of gaza has to change, to stop. we need a better policy for gaza. but we needed that even before this incident occurred. >> woodruff: in jerusalem, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists lifting the blockade would open the door to illicit arms shipments to hamas. >> ( translated ) : now the rockets and missiles that iran is trying to get into gaza-- and some are already there-- at aimed at tel aviv, and jerusalem. it is our responsibility a

prime minister david cameron warned today that b.p. sneaded a level of certainty that there won't be claims entertained that are three or four times removed from the oil spill. but president obama's tough talk about b.p. in his televised address last night earned him plaudits from some leading democrats, including senator dick durbin of illinois. >> this president has been very firm and resolute that british petroleum, this oil company, is going to be held responsible for the damage that's been done. it will be at their expense and not at the expense of american taxpayers that we will help the businesses that are affected and do everything within our power to restore the devastation which has occur to the environment. >> woodruff: on the other hand, senate republican leader mirb mcconnell criticized the president for citing the spill in a renewed appeal for energy and climate legislation >> fact that the white house wants to use this crisis as an excuse to push more of its legislate agenda on the american people with the same kind of a

later this morning, prime minister david cameron goes before the house of commons for his first session. after that, former bush administration attorney general john ashcroft will discuss interrogation techniques and the legal rights of terrorism suspect carried live coverage from the heritage foundation begins at 11:00 eastern. coming up this hour, the center for american progress tries as for the response to the bp oil spill. after that, a new york university professor on ways to streamline the federal government. later, an update on a tax later, an update on a tax

british prime minister david cameron said the british role in afghanistan is still needed. >> inevitably some will use this to question our mission and our purpose there. mr. speaker, we are paying a high price. let me be clear. we are in afghanistan because the afghans are not yet capable of securing their own country from terrorists. >> sreenivasan: the pace of british deaths in afghanistan has also accelerated. it took four years to reach 100 deaths, 14 months to reach the next hundred, and now in just the past ten months, 100 more british soldiers have died. an explosion at a coal mine in central china has killed at least 47 workers. government officials said the mine was operating illegally since its permit expired earlier this month. and in southern china, the death toll from heavy flooding rose to 175 people. torrential downpours have destroyed thousands of homes, turned roads into rivers and caused damages of more than $2 billion. colombia has a new president elect. juan manuel santos won 69% of the vote, the largest margin in modern history in an election marked by low turnout.

the new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions from members of parliament as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. next, remarks from the ceo of the national rifle association. he spoke last month on his support for arizona's new immigration law and issues related to gun control. from his organization's annual meeting in charlotte, north carolina, this is 35 minutes. [laughter] [applause] >> are you ready to speak out for freedom? do you want to make a difference for the future of your country? it is great to be back here in charlotte with some of the most active, energized nra members and gun owners anywhere in the united states of america. with your help and support you have achieved what a lot of other people wish they could do for their causes that they believe in. my right to keep and bear arms -- as we sit here this morning, it is stronger and more relevant and more widely exercised, and it is growing stronger every year, thanks to everyone of you and folks just like you all over our great country. the rig

then david cameron at the british house of commons. after that, c-span camera shows some of the work being done by thh coast guard and bp in louisiana. . >> alex gibney, what was your reaction when you heard that jack abramoff had just been released from prison to a halfway house in baltimore this week? >> well, i knew it was going to and frankly, you know, i thought he had spent enough time in a might well have gone to prison but didn't. he's out in a halfway house. i think that's all right. >> when was the first time that you thought about doing your documentary, brand-new, called "casino jack and the united states of money"? stories in "the washington post," and i was astounded really by sort of the audacity of the story and how colorful it was. so i thought it would make a good movie because i'm always interested in stories per se, and jack is a fascinating character. very colorful, very outrageous. at thh same time, the other interesting to me was it was a story that seemed to me to poont out the most fundamental problem in our de

and later, british prime minister david cameron on afghanistan. >> the second one is to continue to press the industry to get access to news applies to the world. that is drilling wells 10 kilometers into the deep gulf of mexico, beginning to explore under the ice in the arctic. >> tony hayward on energy policy this past january before the gulf oil spill. thursday he will testify on capitol hill. see what others have said about this bill with more than 100 briefings and other programs all archived at c-span is video library. it is washington your way. >> now state department conference on sub-saharan africa. topics include promoting economic growth and democracy in the region and health care. assistant secretary for african affairs johnnie caason addresses the gathering and takes questions from the audience. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'm cheryl benton, the deputy assistant secretary for public affairs. it is my great pleasure to have you here this afternoon and welcome you to the state department. this is a tremendous turnout. i know it is pretty hot outside. my daughter said that she

and do you agree with the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron, that we can be totally out of afghanistan by 2015 and turn the lights all? >> i am not sure that that is a quote from david, but i will take second question first. we've been in afghanistan now for nine years. next year we will have been there for a decade. this is no america's longest war. what that means is that all of us have an interest not an occupying afghanistan, but making sure that afghanistan is stable, can stand on its own 2 feet when it comes to security issues, and is not a base for terrorist activities launched against the united states of america. now what think we're going to need to provide assistance to afghanistan for a long time to come. they are still building up a national government. they are in a tough neighborhood. they are a very poor country. on a whole range of issues, from economic development, setting up courts, setting up effective police forces, a political system that is transparent and fair, as well as with respect to security, we intend to be a partner with afghanistan over

. >> david cameron feels questions from parliament in his first prime minister's questions as head of the coalition government tonight at 9:00 on c-span. >> congressman kevin mcarthy held a town hall meeting in his district of bakersfield, california. it is part of an initiative called "america speaking out." it solicits opinions through a web site. he heard from constituents on the new arizona immigration law, job creation, social security, and the gulf coast oil spill. his question and answer session is just under 90 minutes. >> who has some ideas? come on down. state your name for everybody. >> [inaudible] as far as the federal, state and local unions, as far as what they give their employees as far as the private-sector -- [unintelligible] as far as an excise tax on [unintelligible] as far as being accountable for a consumption tax, we should pay for it as we use it and push ourselves away from people actually trying to [unintelligible] i know there is an accountability issue [unintelligible] on the past two fiscal and financial responsibility. >> from the fiscal challenges, what

. >> british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questions as the head of a coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> carl bernstein and bob woodward in june, 1972, as reporters for "the washington post," they began investigating the watergate break-in and the ties to the nixon administration. 38 years later both are still reporting. from columbus, ohio, this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> bob, i'm carl. get that out of the way. i think the best thing we can do given what people seem to be asking us, latey, particularly about what -- could this happen again? could there be another watergate story? to tell you a little bit about what we did. and what happened. because it's very anomalous in terms of the way journalism worked then and in terms of the way it works now. we were metropolitan reporters at the "washington post". i happened to be in the office on that day, june 17 or 18, 1972. bob was called in by one of the ed

this week, acting british labour leader raises concerns with prime minister david cameron on the impact of his proposed pudget. other members asked questions on u.k. troops in afghanistan, the future of the manufacturing industry and the rise in the night crimes. prime minister questions, tonight at 9:00 on c-span. >> he was of volatile, emotional, and adventures young man. he was 25 in america and was having adventure. >> taken to look at alexis de tocqueville and his 1831 tour of america. tonight on "q&a". >> this past thursday, officials from the minerals management service's testified before the house resources subcommittee on regulations concerning oil rigs. they are responsible for approving offshore oil rig construction. also appearing was a former bp contractor who alleged unsafe practices concerning the atlantis platform. this portion of the hearing is about three hours. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [gavel pounds] >> the subcommittee on energy and minerals will now reconvene. i want to apologize

. >> you have been watching live questions of the british prime minister, david cameron. up next, an encore presentation of our documentary the supreme court. at 2:15 a.m., the future of the tea party movement. >> two views from the computer industry association katherine sloan and walter mccormick on "the communicateors" on c-span2. >> something different is going on here, and you need to appreciate how different it is to our system of government. >> the framers created it after studying the great law givers in history. >> the government concedes that the destruction of documents in anticipation of a proceeding -- >> these cases are very important. we don't sit here to make the law. we decide who wins under the law that the people have adopted. >> if there are 4-9 of us that want to hear any of these cases, we'll hear it. >> we cannot have a decision of this court. >> why is it that we have an elegant imposing, impressive structure? it is to remind us that we have an important function and to remind the public of the importance of the knew tralt of the law. -- the nutral

. >> david cameron fields questions as head of the coalition government, tonight at 9:00 on c-span.oday on book tv, a legal scholar martha nussbaum. she has written or contributed to more than 20 books on liberal education, ethics, sexism, and legal justice. join our 3 our discussion on the n c- tv's "in depth" o span2. >> monday, efforts to expand broadband and organic with the public utility chairman ray baum. and time warner's recent restructuring announcement and what it means to their cable customers. "the communicators," monday, on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: thank you for being with us. we are here to talk about how president obama has responded to the gulf oil spill and using you to give us some expertise on how president's response to a crisis situation. have you seen this as a landmark, a crisis of the presidency? t.ller it is the greate it did not appear to be as big as it later became when it first broke. host: is there anything you can compare this to, having an environmental disaster become a crisis? guest: the obvious comparison is katrina. the key

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions in this first prime minister's questions, sunday night, and o'clock p.m. on c-span. >> i said, all might not, this president will be impeached -- i said, oh, my god, this president hu the impeach. we could not use that word around the use -- the newsroom. the all of that moment stays with me. >> search for a watergate in the c-span video library. see what key players have said about the break in. the library is free, on-line. >> next, a destruction -- a disccssion on reconstruction in humanitarian efforts in haiti. the january earthquake resulted in more than 500,000 people killed or injured. this event starts with the lieutenant general, ken keen. this is just over two hours. m th 80 we will take a couple mths off for the summer and reconvene in e fall. it's a very fitting that topic of today's dscussion s a look ahead at haiti's future over the coming mon certainly we hope after the traumatic event of the recent past thaiti could ook forward to a bright future bu unfortunately that isn't co

> on wednesday, you can watch live coverage of the british prime minister's question some with david cameron. that is live up 7 the yen eastern on c-span2. >> next, remarks by the british finance minister, george osborn. tuesday, he delivered a statement to the house of commons on his butt to report. this is one hour 10 minutes. mr. chancellor of the exchequer. >> mr. deputy speaker, -- >> this emergency budget deals decisively with our country's record debts. it pays for the past, and it plans for the future. it supports a strong, enterprise-led recovery, it rewards work and it protects the most vulnerable in our society. yes, it is tough, but it is also fair. this is an emergency budget, so let me speak plainly about the emergency that we face. the coalition government has inherited from their predecessors the largest budget deficit of any economy in europe, with the single exception of ireland. one pound in every four we spend is being borrowed. what we have not inherited from our predecessors is a credible plan to reduce their record deficit-this at the very moment when fear about the su

this week on prime minister's questions, prime minister david cameron response to calls for tougher gun restrictions on a recent murder of 12 people. the house observed a moment of silence for the victims. the prime minister's questions, sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> we have three new c-span books for you. "abraham lincoln", "the supreme court", and "who is buried in grant's tomb? " >> congressman barney frank, walter jones, and others comment on the findings in a new report. this is just over one hour. [unintelligible] >> it is easier to find ways to cut theefense department then to finthis room. i as in the wrong part of the building. it took me awhile to give up. this ist important meeting. i am going to be giving out, i do not often preach fro a text but in yesterday's new york mes, there's an article about the war on afghanistan and i came across this. officials regard sportnd afghanistan as especially important at a time when many european countries, including britain and germany, are committed to sharp cuts in defense speing as part of their drive to reduce huge gover

as he toured his district to gauge the impact of the oil spill. >> new british prime minister david cameronields questions from members of parliament and his first prime minister's questions as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. >> we have three new c-span books for you. "abraham lincoln,"space "the supreme court." and "who is buried in grant's tomb?" each is a great gift idea for father's day. chris u.s. ambassador to libya discusses relations with libya. pit talk about counter- terrorism, trade and nuclear non-proliferation. the event was held at the carnegie institute for international peace. the ambassador has served in many countries. for the hot spots. he has been to pakistan, syria, tel aviv, where he was in charge of other things including the cause of portfolio. he is now in libya. it is probably not a hot spot in the same way but i think he can still considered to be a challenging post given the relationship between libya and the united states. ambassador cretz is going to give some remarks and we will open it up to the floor. >> thank you. thank

i want to put out a story that we talked a earlier in "washington journal," david cameron was critical of the administration's comments on bp. i was going on between the peader of the u.k. and the president? guest: i think cameron was for the careful in his comments. aita in this is something that is drawn up by the right wing british media, quite frankly. obama called cameron and over the weekend. i can understand the concern on the one hand, but i think i understand why it bp was taking criticism in the united states. host: georgia, independent line. caller: what ever referred to us -- whatever we referred to as president obama, he is progressive, liberal, marxist, socialist. if one team that puzzles me is -- when i look at his background and how the media priorrto election failed to inform the people of president obama's background. they were like, well, we did not know anything about this guy. now we are finding out. if he is not a builder. he tears down. and you look at an organization like there -- like a corn that is correct in the -- like a corcorn that is correct in the proces

. >> david cameron fields questions from members of parliament in "the prime minister's questions" tonight at 9:00 on c-span. >> attorney general eric holder spoke friday at the american arab anti-discrimination meeting in washington, d.c.. he reiterates the commitment to prosecuting hate crimes. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> is my pleasure to introduce you to someone who has dedicated a decade to this field, mr. eric holder. >> thank you for coming from across the land. our delegates from coast to coast are here to celebrate our 30th convention. we have to do something special for it. is a person who is very special to our hearts and to our country. i do i do not want to introduce him by reading his bio. everyone knows who he is. of course, i have known him for so many yea, i have been honored to knowim for so many years. mr. holder has proven to be a intelligence, integrity, commitment, and an eternal friend of the truth. ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you at eric holder, attorney general of the united states of america. [applae] >> thank you. i was just telling him, i

. >> the new british prime minister and party leader david cameron to field questions from members of parliament in this first prime minister's questions at the head of the coalition of government. that sunday night at 9:00 on c- span. >> c-span, are content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and you too. -- youtube. >> a preeti now on the gulf of mexico oil spill with incident commander that allen. he spoke with reporters for about 30 minutes. >> he may begin your conference. good morning. we just cut the riser pipe off of the package. they had to use the sheer cutters, which are the ones they did to use the other pipes yesterday. the other saw we are attempting to use was not successful, so we replaced it with the shares which do not have as clean a cut, but we do have a cut now. the next couple be to put the containment cap over what is left of the more riser pipe and start seeing if we can move gas and oil up the pipe to start syphoning off gas and start production later today. we will give you updates throughout the d

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." >> tonight on prime minister's questions, british prime minister, david cameron responds to calls for tougher gun restrictions in the wake of the recent mass murder of 12 people in england. prime minister's questions tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> local louisiana officials, coast guard representatives and a bp executive testified at a senate subcommittee thursday. they talked about the impact on louisiana communities, wildlife and economy. louisiana officials are asking for more astabs to block the oil spill frommfurther damaging the gulf of mexico marshes and the wildlife there. >> we have several senators who threer. oute or scheduled to be i want to thank senator landrieu for coming. we are actually expecting several senators to be here and participate in this earg. i thought what i would do in the interests of time -- thank you for being here, senator lieberman. i thought i would go ahead and do my opening statement, and then i will recognize senator lieberman for his statement, and senator ensign for his, and would also then recognize other senators. lieberman, landrie

obama had a conversation with the new prime minister, david cameron. president obama's says that we like the u.k., but do not like bp. the president is asking the congress to vote on monday before july 4. he says the deficit will take care of itself, but we need the multiplier effect spawned by sitting upon the -- that is a message from twitter concerning the president's request for money from congress. caller: i am from connecticut, so-called, one of the richest states in the country. there have been so many teachers in schools closed -- i don't understand why these people don't understand what the president is doing. as teachers are laid off the students are crowded with up to 40 students in a class. is this how we won the country to go? education is very important for the future. i don't know what people say they don't know what the president is doing. he is trying to help states continue to educate children. host: from "the tallahassee democrat" a preview of the president's trip tomorrow. he will meet with local lawmakers. "of houston chronicle" --

. >> david cameron takes his first series of questions from "prime minister's questions" today at 10: a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, the university of chicago law professor martin of tha nussbaum contributes to 3 hour discussion on "in that" live on sunday on c-span 2. >> we have three new seats mandatory on abraham lincoln, supreme court, and the grave sites of america's presidents. to order, go to c-span.org /books. each was a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. host: daniel weiss is a climate strategy director for the center for american progress action and is here to talk about the environmental impact of the oil leak. the announcement yesterday that the attorney general's office is going to do a criminal probe based on the clean air act as well the liability-, those different acts that the attorney general reference yesterday, telos more about them -- tell us more about them. guest: did bp, trans ocean, or halliburton go forward knowing that there were problems with parts of the big operation? trying to determine whether or not there has

. >> new british prime minister david cameron field questions from members of parliament in this firstrime minister's question as the head of the code listed the coalition government. >> we have three new c-span books for you. each has a unique, contemporary perspective and something new about lincoln, the nation's highest court. .o order host: guesgo to a c-spg >> not eric holder a speech at the american air of anti- discrimination committee annual meeting in weston, d.c. he discusses the commitment to finding the bomber. this is aboutt20 minutes fro. >> i is my pleasure to did -- to introduce to to civil rights, attorney-general -- [unintelligible] >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for coming here from coast to coast to help us celebrate our 30th anniversary. we have to do something special for this. with us today is a person who is very special to our hearts and to our country. i do not want to introduce him by reading his bio. everybody knows who he is. i am going to tell you something which is a bio that i know about him. [laughter] of course, i have known him for

. >> the new british prime minister and conservative party leader, david cameron, fields questions from members of parliament in his first "prime minister's questions," as the head of the coalition government. that is sunday at 9:00 on c- span. now sam webb addresses his group's annual convention. he spoke about the 20 term -- the 2010 midterm elections, climate change, and other issues. this is 40 minutes from new york city. >> thank you. >> we welcome you to the 29th convention of the communist party. i am a big basketball fan. conventions, to me, are like an nba final between the lakers and celtics. i am a celtics fan, as well. welcome to the 29th convention. especially, welcome to our allies and friends. i want to mention the deputy chief. he represents the communist party of vietnam -- i represent the communist party of vietnam and i bring you greetings from the entire convention. [applause] please, extend our greetings to your whole party and to your general secretary you'll be hearing later from -- general secretary. you will be hearing later from laternguyen -- from comrade nguy