last but not least, david gregory who is the host of "meet the press." a chance to thank you for allowing us to be present at your program yesterday. thank you very much. congressman, i imagine that we are sitting here one year from now and you are looking back on 2010. apart from the her wrote republican victory in the midterms, what would be the highlights of the political year? >> if we are looking back one year from now the story has to pay the progress -- the story has to be the progress made on the jobs front. this has been a year in 2009 about whether washington will focus on getting americans back to work. if i look at where we have been in the last 11 months, i remember the instance when i was meeting with the president in january. it was said by both parties that we would do everything we could to try to get this economy going again. what has been so baffling to me is how is it that we continue to say we are putting jobs first but we see the kinds of proposals that continue to be revealed that don't help people get back to work. today in the ne

gregory david raised the point about the c.e.o. he was speaking to that talked about what's happening to american capitalism. now, i'm very surprised that -- i think it's a man who wrote a book on rogue economics. i'm surprised she's not part of the conflicts and globalization has unleashed problems that drove economics to go rogue, which is per primary thesis, ambassador i'm surpriseed that we haven't examined that -- and i'm surprised that we haven't examined that at all. >> that was more of a statement. let me go to the back there. yes. >> i'm mark with, the foundation for job creation. my question is, is america's problem of not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyists fit in? and are they interfering with job creation? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit into this business of job creation? do they interfere with the process of job creation? are they perhaps helping? >> well, you know, i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense, you know, even the best ideas get alte

ahead to 2010 politics, including eric character and david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the war. a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. . the debt deal labor leader fielded questions. the former -- the deputy labour leader fielded questions. she also took questions on the british economy and foreign policiey issues. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have been asked to reply. i am sure the whole house will join me in sending out profound condolences to the family and friends of the two soldiers from the third of volume rifles to die in afghanistan yesterday. we send out the deepest sympathies to their families. this christmas will all be thinking of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces overseas and especially at this time of year. overseas and especially at this time of year, the families who support them. my r

last but not least, david gregory who is the host of "meet the press." a chance to thank you for allowing us to be present at your program yesterday. thank you very much. congressman, i imagine that we are sitting here one year from now and you are looking back on 2010. apart from the her wrote republican victory in the midterms, what would be the highlights of the political year? >> if we are looking back one year from now the story has to pay the progress -- the story has to be the progress made on the jobs front. this has been a year in 2009 about whether washington will focus on getting americans back to work. if i look at where we have been in the last 11 months, i remember the instance when i was meeting with the president in january. it was said by both parties that we would do everything we could to try to get this economy going again. what has been so baffling to me is how is it that we continue to say we are putting jobs first but we see the kinds of proposals that continue to be revealed that don't help people get back to work. today in the ne

a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and david gregory, buzz aldrin and other astronauts on a legacy of apollo 11, a discussion of muslims in america and the world. . >> there is less spent a month left to enter the contest. create a video on one of our country's greatest strength. it must incorporate c-span programming and show various points of view. winning entries will be shown, on c-span. do not wait another minute. go online for rules and info. host: we will spend the next hour asking you about your favorite books of 2009. the phone lines are open. we hope to get a lot of your comments and your calls. for republicans, 202 737-0002. for democrats, 202 737 0001. independence and others, 202 628-0205. we do this in conjunction with "book tv." september of 1998, 11 years of "book t v." we have a program in every weekend on c-span-2 and this weekend as well. we will bring you some of the events which have covered in the past. the author of "the could soldiers. " we will give back to your calls. -- "the good soldiers." >> "another had not got angry en

including republican congressman eric kantor and david gregory.buzz aldrin on the legacy of apollo leaven. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al-qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now available -- c-span's book "abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president." it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from journalists and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. abraham lincoln -- in hard cover at your favorite bookseller and now on digital audio to listen to any time, available were digital audio downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org/ lincolnbook. >> glenn tilton talks about his company and its growth over the year. united operates 100 daily scheduled fight -- flights. it's remarks that the executives club of chicago are about -- his remarks at the executives club of chicago are about 40 minutes. >> during our presentation, we will have staff members circulating in the aud

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, an nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslim americans in the world. later, a discussion on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreciate you joining us this

gregory david raised the point about the c.e.o. he was speaking to that talked about what's happening to american capitalism. now, i'm very surprised that -- i think it's a man who wrote a book on rogue economics. i'm surprised she's not part of the conflicts and globalization has unleashed problems that drove economics to go rogue, which is per primary thesis, ambassador i'm surpriseed that we haven't examined that -- and i'm surprised that we haven't examined that at all. >> that was more of a statement. let me go to the back there. yes. >> i'm mark with, the foundation for job creation. my question is, is america's problem of not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyists fit in? and are they interfering with job creation? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit into this business of job creation? do they interfere with the process of job creation? are they perhaps helping? >> well, you know, i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense, you know, even the best ideas get alte

christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and afghanistan. and start at 8:00 p.m. eastern membered lives of william f. junior and senator ted kennedy. >> we now continue our coverage at the health care debate. next come the senate democratic leaders are joined by the president of the american medical association. the ama has endorsed the senate health legislation. this news conference is just under 25 minutes. >> dr., don't be bashful. we stand closer than ever to making it possible for every american to afford to live a healthy life. never have we been so close to reforming america's broken health insurance system. we're not over the finish line, but we would never have gotten this far without the support of doctors, nurses, medical professionals. we know we did action, not excuses anymore. excuses are not going to work. this le

c-span christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including eric cantor and david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america. then a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on the strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. all next week a rare glimpse into america's highest court through unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting next monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now available c-span's book abraham lincoln great american historians a perfect gift for the history buff. a unique and contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists and writers from early years to the life at the white house an its relevance today. abraham lincoln in hard cover now on digital audio to listen to any time. learn more at c-span.org/lincoln book. host: we wan

a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and david gregory, buzz aldrin and other astronauts on a legacy of apollo 11, a discussion of muslims in america and the world. . >> there is less spent a month left to enter the contest. create a video on one of our country's greatest strength. it must incorporate c-span programming and show various points of view. winning entries will be shown, on c-span. do not wait another minute. go online for rules and info. host: we will spend the next hour asking you about your favorite books of 2009. the phone lines are open. we hope to get a lot of your comments and your calls. for republicans, 202 737-0002. for democrats, 202 737 0001. independence and others, 202 628-0205. we do this in conjunction with "book tv." september of 1998, 11 years of "book t v." we have a program in every weekend on c-span-2 and this weekend as well. we will bring you some of the events which have covered in the past. the author of "the could soldiers. " we will give back to your calls. -- "the good soldiers." >> "another had not got angry en

day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including eric cantor and david including eric cantor and david gregory buzz aldrin, and fellow

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric kanter and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy now -- against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr., and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, news -- "newsweek" named omar wasow one of the 50 most important people to watch in cyberspace. since then, he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain to new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talked about his -- talks about his current studies on c-span's q&a. >> the senate passed an $871 billion health care bill. the vote was 60-39 along party lines. the only senator who did not vote was kentucky republican jim bunning. nebraskas and a democrat ben nelson was the last senator to vote yes on the bill. he spoke following the vote. remarks that the majority leader made about all of the people that work at the capitol during the difficult an intense tim

gregory david raised the point about the c.e.o. he was speaking to that talked about what's happening to american capitalism. now, i'm very surprised that -- i think it's a man who wrote a book on rogue economics. i'm surprised she's not part of the conflicts and globalization has unleashed problems that drove economics to go rogue, which is per primary thesis, ambassador i'm surpriseed that we haven't examined that -- and i'm surprised that we haven't examined that at all. >> that was more of a statement. let me go to the back there. yes. >> i'm mark with, the foundation for job creation. my question is, is america's problem of not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyists fit in? and are they interfering with job creation? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit into this business of job creation? do they interfere with the process of job creation? are they perhaps helping? >> well, you know, i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense, you know, even the best ideas get alte

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz algren and fellow astronauts and the role of muslim americans in the world, later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al-qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 pm eastern remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ... >> now we're going to examine some disturbing reports that despite the important progress we've made to insure justice for rape victims, in too many jurisdictions large numbers of kits continue to sit untested. when dna evidence taken from rape victims that could be used to convict criminals, our communitie

gregory david raised the point about the c.e.o.e was speaking to that talked about what's happening to american capitalism. now, i'm very surprised that -- i think it's a man who wrote a book on rogue economics. i'm surprised she's not part of the conflicts and globalization has unleashed problems that drove economics to go rogue, which is per primary thesis, ambassador i'm surpriseed that we haven't examined that -- and i'm surprised that we haven't examined that at all. >> that was more of a statement. let me go to the back there. yes. >> i'm mark with, the foundation for job creation. my question is, is america's problem of not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyists fit in? and are they interfering with job creation? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit into this business of job creation? do they interfere with the process of job creation? are they perhaps helping? >> well, you know, i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense, you know, even the best ideas get altere

including republican congressman eric cantor, nbc's did agree, buzz aldrin on the legacy -- nbc's david gregoryinst al qaeda in afghanistan, and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley and senator ted kennedy. qall next week, a glimpse into america's highest court, with unprecedentedçw3 conversationsh tennis supreme court justices about the work, the history, -- 190 supremeq court justices abot the work and the history of the building. çstill in time for the holiday, "american icons" on thadvd, c- span's original documentaries on the iconic homes of the three branches of the american government. for this and other gift-giving ideas from c-span, visit c- span.org/store. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a conversation about crime and punishment at 8:00 a.m. eastern time with will marling, director of the national association for victim assistance, then marc mauer, executive director of the sentencing project. all starting at 7:00 a.m.. the anti-drug abuse act of 1986 created stricter punishments for crack cocaine offenses compared to powder cocaine offenses. here i

last but not least, david gregory, the host of"meet the press -- the host of "meet the press."thank you for allowing us to be on your show yesterday. congressman, i would like to start with you. imagine we are sitting here one year from now and you were looking back on 2010. apart presumably from the heroic republican victory in midterms, what else would be your highlight of the political year? >> when year from now looking back, i think the story obviously has to be on the progress or lack thereof made on the jobs front. clearly this has been a year in 2009 and will be again about whether washington will focus on getting americans back to work. if i go back and look at where we have been, i remember the instance when i was at a meeting with the president in january. it was said amongst both parties at the time that we were going to do everything we could working together to try to get this economy going again. what has been so baffling to me personally is, how is it we continue to say we are putting jobs first but we see the kind of proposals that continue to be revealed that

. >> christmas day, a look ahead at 2010 politics, including republican congressman and nbc david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo levin, a discussion of the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. starting at 8:00, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the tv on c- span2. beginning friday morning at 8:00, books on history, politics, and public affairs. you'll see sarah palin on her recent book to work and you'll hear about a biography on supreme court justice scalia. tracy kidder from the miami book festival is also included. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org. >> an event now with former congressional staffer and scholars on what goes on behind the scenes before legislation is passed. hosted by the university of virginia, this last about one hour and 40 minutes. >> if everybody in the room can do the same, we will be in pretty good shape. we have come pretty far and we

what c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics and it looked at david gregory. buzz aldrin on the legacy. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against all, and afghanistan. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, will member in the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. what's all next week, a rare glimpse into america's highest court their unprecedented on the record conversations with tin supreme court justices about the court did, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting next monday at a p.m. eastern on c-span. up next, a conversation with steve forbes on how he feels present a bomb is handling the economy and the latest on the senate health care debate. this is about one hour. journal" continues. host: joining us from new york, steve forbes, the author of "how capitalism will save us" -- former ceo. you indicate in your introduction that he began writing the book in 2007 before the economic collapse. what prompted you to write a book on capita

a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy on the pot -- of apollo 11. a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. starting at 8:00 p.m., remembering the lives of william f. buckley and senator ted kennedy. >> in october, the center for american progress and journalist maria shriver at released a report discussing women in the work force. later, a keynote address by labor secretary hilda solis. >> good morning, everyone. so happy to see everyone here. i am the executive vice- president for the center for american progress. it is my great pleasure to welcome you all here for our conference on the publication of the shriver report. this is a joint project between the center for american progress and the first lady of california, maria shriver. this is available at bookstores near you. in this report, we explore what it means that women will soon make up half of the work force for the first time. many of our families now have a woman not on

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregoryonauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world, and later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and in afghanistan, and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on mey christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in mobilization or demobilization, mostly

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the guests on nbc's "meet the press" hosted by david gregory will be christina roemer, chair of the councilsident's economic council of advisors, allen greensman, grandholm, and former presidential candidate mitt romney. abc "this week" george steff no luss will talk with sommers and house republican whip eric cantor. the guests on fox news sunday hosted by chris wallace include clare mccatskill, also oklahoma republican senator james inhoff and massachusetts democratic senator ed markey on "face the nation," connecticut independent senator joseph lism eberman and rockefeller from west virginia and nebraska's ben nelson. and cnn's state of the union will include lauren so maniers, director of the national economic council, virginia democratic senator mark warner, and south dakota republican john stone. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c-span radio at 90.1 f.m., nationwide on channel 132, xm, and on the web at c-span.org, c-spanradio.org. >> michael faunroy wrote "republicans and the black vote." he is our guest tonight on c-span's "q &

and last but not least, david gregory, who is -- the host of meet the press, for nbc, and a chance here i think to thank you for -- for allowing us to be present as your program yesterday was mush appreciated. thank you so much. congressman, if i could start with you. imagine that we are sitting here a year from now and you're looking back on 2 hundred -- 2010, apart presumably from the heroic republican victory in the mid term, what else would be your highlights of the mill year? >> you know, if we're referring a year from now, looking back, i think the story, obviously has to be -- the progress of lack there of made on the jobs front. clearly, this is -- this has been a year in 2009 and will be again about -- about whether washington will focus on getting americans back to work. if i go back and look at where we have been over the last 11 months, i remember the instance when i was at a meeting with the president at the white house in january. and it was said among both parties at the time, that we were going to do everything we could working together, to try and get this economy going

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric kanter and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy now -- against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr., and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, news -- "newsweek" named omar wasow one of the 50 most important people to watch in cyberspace. since then, he helped found a charter school in brooklyn and explain to new technologies on oprah. sunday night he talked about his -- talks about his current studies on c-span's q&a. >> the senate passed an $871 billion health care bill. the vote was 60-39 along party lines. the only senator who did not vote was kentucky republican jim bunning. nebraskas and a democrat ben nelson was the last senator to vote yes on the bill. he spoke following the vote. remarks that the majority leader made about all of the people that work at the capitol during the difficult an intense tim

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world, and later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and in afghanistan, and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> this christmas holiday, we have three days of the book tv on c-span2. friday morning at adm, books on history, politics, and public affairs, including taylor branch on his new book, "the clinton the tapes," sarah palin on her book tour, and a new biography of supreme court justice scalia. you can get a full schedule at booktv.org, and follow us on twitter. merry christmas. host: joining us now at the c- span cable is brigadier-general gary cheek. walton to the program. -- welcome to the program did tell us about the army would warriors program. guest: we have soldiers from three basic areas, about 40% isolated from theater, 20% are soldiers who have had injuries in

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including eric's cantor and david gregoryban and afghanistan and remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> and now, a discussion on relations between the u.s. and the muslim world heard representatives of the state and defensive departments joined muslim and journalists and activists in the discussion. it was toasted by the muslim -- >> welcome, everybody coming to the last session for the convention. we will have the banquet after this. thanks to all of you for hanging in for this. it has been a long day and you have intended a lot of interesting and informative panels. we hope to leave you with a bang. we are running a few minutes late, and as people are trickling in, we're going to go ahead and get started at the point i will briefly introduce the panelist and then we will go ahead and do this session. i will lead 15 minutes at the end for questions. we'll be taking questions from the floor and in britain format, and also on line, you can submit them. and if they meet with my approval, i

. >> c-span christmas day, a look to 2010 politics, including eric kanter and david gregory.on of the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> there is about a month left to enter c-span's 2010 student cam contest, with prizes for middle and high school students. top prize, $5,000. the essay -- it must incorporate different points of view. winning entries will be shown on c-span3 do not wait another minute. >> word from politico this morning that representative parker griffith, a freshman from alabama, will announce that he is switching parties to become a republican. the story says that his party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health- care vote and will send a jolt through the house caucus. and that represents a coup for the house republican leadership, which had been courting him. again, politico reporting today that congressman parker griffith, a freshman democrat from alabama, will switch parties and

including eric canto and nbc's david gregory.zz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer when u.s. strategy in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> today, the united nations secretary general told reporters that climate change agreement reached in copenhagen was "a significant achievement quality his remarks are a little over 20 minutes. -- a significant achievement." his remarks are a little over 20 minutes. >> it is a pleasure to see you. i just came back yesterday afternoon after attending the u.n. conference on climate change in copenhagen. on saturday morning in copenhagen, i had the first conference with your colleagues. i am pleased to meet with you today to answer some questions which you may have appeared the last time i did not have much time to answer questions. but i also have security council briefings at 10:00, v

christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric kanter and nbc's david gregory, and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on most american and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy on how kite in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the -- on al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m., remembering the lives of americans. >> a unique, and debris perspective scholars, journalists, and writers, from his early years to his life in the white house and its relevance today. abraham lincoln, in hard cover at your favorite bookseller and now on digital audit to -- audio to listen to any time. c-span.org/lincolnbook. host: faiz schwartz is the executive director of the hope now alliance. -- a faith schwartz the executive director of the hope now lines. we see loan modifications are not happening as quickly as they could and those that are getting them are doctors -- and many of those that are getting them are defaulting again. what is the situation? guest: that -- this year, there have been

>> well, it was a very direct question from david gregory sthrks a deadline? well, really, it's a beginning of a long-term -- so he dent say yes. what's been interesting is the white house has been putting out the story, including going so far as to call reporters in to meet with robert gibbs and say, look, the president meant what he said, this is a firm deadline. and then you have -- yesterday on the sunday shows, hillary clinton and robert gates, i think taking great pains not to call it a deadline, and to build in sort of a softness to this deadline that i think probably should have existed at the time, and i think that's in part a reaction to two things. one, the next particular response. i think even people who are likely supportive overall of the president's policies, as i am, were deeply concerned about this deadline and saw the tension in it between, you know, crucial to our national security and leaving in 18 months. i think you've also seen reaction from the leadership in pakistan and afghanistan saying, wait a second, you know, if youly? that you a

. >> congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrinç on the legacy of apollo 11, and laterg at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley, i]jr., and senator ted kennedy. ñr>> "washington journal" continues. host: john della volpe is the leader of the harvard institute for politics, joining us from cambridge to talk about the newly released poll from the institute looking at the attitudes of young americans towards politics and public service. we want to let our viewers know that we are going to set up our phone lines differently this half hour. for those under 30 -- john della volpe, thank you for joining us. this is an update from one you did earlier this year or around the campaign, correct? guest: this was conducted number 16, 2009 -- november 16, 2009. i]host: let us look at some of e early data you have in the poll and it turns up the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues -- in terms of the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues. guest: 18-to-29-year-olds for the last decade have been an ally in american politics

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we will have a congressmen and david gregory. they will speak on the legacy of apollo 11.hey will speak on the rolls of most loans -- muslimroles of mus in america and the world. they will also speak on different topics. next week, a rare glimpse into the highest court in america through and and president on the record conversation with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of their iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> live remarks from the democrats' caucus coming up at about 10:45. until then, a discussion from this morning's washington journal of president obama's decision to send troops to afgh. continues. >> juaning us now is ashraf haidari who is the embassy of afghanistan political counselor and acting defense attache'. presidents announced he's sending 30,000 troops for addráional afghanistan support. the moves by the president, karzai to keep current ministers in their top cabinet jobs. tells us what you know about that? guest: yes, the president has a list of the

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a look ahead at 2010 politics including republican congressman eric kanter and david gregory.rin and fellow astronaut on the legacy of apollo 11. world.ion on a roll of muslims later a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy on al qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 eastern, remembering the lives of william buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> david axe was recently embedded at canned our air base in southern afghanistan. he observed how the u.s. military is treating the afghan air force. >> they won't -- this is the crash. .. >> that pkm only has a 45-degree motion. [speaking in native tongue] >> you come up the side. you might have to cut it off there to get it loose. there you go. your team, you for, start the process. go slow. slow, slow. all right. >> the afghan military is still pretty small even eight years into its war. it's like 80000 afghan soldiers, probably slightly more police. so it's like a couple hundred thousand guys, most of them ground soldiers. but in the interest of building up kind of self-sustaining, self supporting afghan military, na

c-span christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, david gregoryter, a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on former -- on strategy against al qaedaf abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president. from lincoln's earliest years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller, and now and digital audio, available were digital audio downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org /lincolnbook. >> they will come up alongside. we will take whatever security measures we have to take to get in. >> the last thing they have to do, they have to make sure that when they leave the aircraft, they get all the weapons and ammunition out of the aircraft after the people are out. we don't want to leave anything behind for the enemy. >> did you want to be in here? >> no, i am going to walk from here. we want to come in from behind the aircraft. [unintelligible] >> you come up the side. >> you might have to climb up there to get it loose. there you go. start the process. >> the afghan military is still p

c-span, christmas day, a look ahead at 2010 politics, including republican congressman and nbc's david gregoryo 11, a discussion of the role of muslims in america. later, a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now available, c-span2 book abraham lincoln, great american historians. a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars and writers. from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and its relevance today. it is in digital audio to listen to any time. learn more -- clucks a house hearing on the government program known as the secure border initiative. this is about two hours and 15 minutes. >>ç thank you to our witnesses for being here today. many of you have been before us before. thank you for your continued frank and honest assessment of what is happening out there on this initiative. the witness's testimony and responses to our questions are critical part of the oversight this subco

. >> the guests on "meet the press" hosted did i davidç gregory will be robert gibbs.duval patrick andç ne gingrich. on abc this week jake tapper will talk with robert gibbs. janet napolitano and rich mcconnell. fox news sunday will include richard shelby and committee member and south carolina republican jim demint. on fox news sundayç pennsylvan democratic senator arlen spector and robert menendez. and the chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee chris van hollen. on "face the nation" you will have robert gibbs, house majority whip james clyburn and peter king the ranking member of the house homeland security member. and cnn state of the union hosted by john king will have secretary napolitano, andrew card and john podesto. and ed rendell and mitch daniels. you can listen to all five of the sunday morning talk shows starting at noon eastern on c-span radio here in washington, d.c. nationwide on x.m. satellite channel 312 and on the web at c-span radio.org. and you can follow us on facebook and twitter. >> in the mid 1990's omar wasow was one of the

gregory david raised the point about the c.e.o. he was speaking to that talked about what's happening to american capitalism. now, i'm very surprised that -- i think it's a man who wrote a book on rogue economics. i'm surprised she's not part of the conflicts and globalization has unleashed problems that drove economics to go rogue, which is per primary thesis, ambassador i'm surpriseed that we haven't examined that -- and i'm surprised that we haven't examined that at all. >> that was more of a statement. let me go to the back there. yes. >> i'm mark with, the foundation for job creation. my question is, is america's problem of not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyists fit in? and are they interfering with job creation? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit into this business of job creation? do they interfere with the process of job creation? are they perhaps helping? >> well, you know, i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense, you know, even the best ideas get alte

>> i my name is ezener, gregory david raised a point about the c.e.o.you talked about with american capitalism. i am very surprised as napoen -- napoleon wrote a book about economics and i am surprised that the globalization has released the economics as a primary thesis and i am surprised that we have not examined that at all. >> thank you, that's more of a statement. go to the back there. >> my name is mark, with the foundation of job creation. my question is, is america's problem as not being able to create jobs, where does the lobbyist fit in? and are they interfering with creation. >> you want that question? >> where are the lobbyists? >> where do the lobbyists fit in the process today, do they interfere or help? >> well, you know i think that's a tough question. i think in the broadest possible sense even the best ideas get altered. and generally not for the better. because there are powerful lobbying interests in this town. and the lobbyists they do well and their job is not to advocate for the public good but for the narrow, for their interests.