david kramer with freedom house. elections there. if you look at the elections unfold, how much are human rights coming into play with the egyptian people? guest: i was in cairo a little less than two weeks ago and egyptians are talking about the elections this ways they have never done before. they openly talk about politics and who they are going to vote for. that's a healthy development. so now egyptians think there's something at stake and they can make decision in but the result i think are going to represent a problem not just before eegyptians. two -- one who is a holdover from the mubarak era. those pushing for a more secular kind of figure, i think they are going to be very disappointed and will feel even disenfranchised as a result of these elections. host: as we look at the worst countries in human rights. guest: this won't surprise you. it's north korea and iran and china and they also site ooze beck stan and eck doirl new guinea. syria in the gross human rights eye abuses under the assaad regime. but even places like bel

tomorrow on washington journal, our guests include daniel mekstroth from the manufacturer's alliance, david kramer, and mona charen. >>> life is incredibly precious and it passes by far too quickly. so during your time here, use all of your unique god-given talents to serve one another as that will be the true measure by which your life will be judged. follow the golden rule. >> memorial day weekend, watch commencement speeches on c-span, politicia politicians, white house officials, and business officials share their thoughts with the graduating class. saturday through tuesday. >>> the public policy center held a discussion on fact checking and the 2012 presidential election at the national press club in washington, d.c. journalists and political checkers examined claims made by and about former governor mitt romney and president bashar al assad barack obama. this portion of the event runs an hour. >> thank you, kathleen. thanks to all of you for sticking around for the final panel today. these are the guys who on the news side take these commercials and truth test them. and i think that's an imp

the state department's release of the human rights report from david kramer. "washington journal"at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> i want people to get a better understanding of what she was like in that four year period. most of it has been from people who have spoken with friends of friends of friends. i happen to be there. i knew her. >> client hill served on the protective detail from jacqueline kennedy. cox there is no gossip. it is just what happened, things she liked to do. how humorous she was at times. kind of power rambunctious she was. she tried to put the to the test many times. i did my best to meet that test. >> more with clint hill sunday night at 8:00. >> c-span takes you live to milwaukee for a recall election debate between scott walker and tom barrett. we will headed to the studios in milwaukee for the debate hosted by the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation. the candidates will be questioned by local anchors. governor walker and tom barrett army for the second time. >> life, the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation presents a

david kramer, precedent of freedom house, discusses the state department of the release of the 2011 human-rights report. columnist -- a column about. obama's education policy and other issues. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> a lot of people get a better as understanding of who she was. there have been a lot of books written. most of them have been written by people who talk to friends of friends who do not have the information themselves. i was there. i knew her. >> former secret service agent. hill served on protective detail for first lady jacqueline kennedy. >> there is no salacious information. it is just what happened. how humorous she was at times. how intelligent she was. how kind of rambunctious she was many times. i did my best. >> more sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a". >> now, the candidates running in the june fit wisconsin governor's recall elections were often in their first debate. republican governor scott walker debates democratic candidate and milwaukee mayor tom barrett in milwaukee. the debate is hosted by the wisconsin broadcaster's associatio

names, david, but at walmart might also be about the prospect that $5 gas may not happen the way some worry about in the first quarter. >> that's what we're seeing for a lot of retailers. kramer talks about this in the context of retailers. when consumers get a break at the pump they spend more money or have the ability to spend more money, that's playing out with dollar stores or walmart or costco. >> nation's retailers out with their main numbers this morning, a bunch of results out. target did beat expectations of 4.4% jump in comps. costco did miss despite a jump, a negative impact on overseas sales. gap short of forecast, same-store sales up 2% versus estimate of 3.1. the names interestingly -- you know what's interesting is the remodeling theme kramer has been touting, sherman williams. pier one, sonoma, bed, beth, and beyond all turning in pretty solid results, some pentup demand for fixing up your house if you're not going to afford a new one or go on vacation. >> or rent a house, make it look as good as we can. we've seen that play out, being the year of the landlord. >> we don't hear from some of the biggest retailers on a monthly basis any longer, walmart being one