"after words" with deborah amos and mohamad bazzi continues. >> host: deborah, in this book you chronicled many heartbreaking stories of refugees who lost everything. iraqi xu had been forced out of their homes because ethnic cleansing in baghdad and elsewhere, people who have lost relatives, loved ones, who've been kidnapped and only made it out alive by miracles come and the stories permeate through the book. it must have been difficult to gather these stories. were there some of the stories that stood out most for you as heartbreaking as every story was what were the stories that stood out the most? >> guest: i fink, which is why i use it as a chapter head because there are two things i want to write about. i wanted to write about the christian community. and they were the first to leave the country. but i also met a young man who had lived in the neighborhood dura. there was so much writing about the hitting and i know that my colleagues were terrified, they that have nightmares about this idea of beheadings and you find yourself in a jumpsuit and there'd be a guy with a sword and that

>>host: i am here with deborah amos author of the book eclipse of this soon as you say so many of the people outside of the iraqi border what does that mean exactly? had is iraq function as a spiritual country? >>guest: in damascus, iran, a bare root iraqis recreate a little bit of home. it is most interesting with this population because the internet only came to iraq in 2000 under sadam hussain then you had to go to a local library or institution and a sign up. . . everyday and very keenly aware of political movements who is a band who is down. i've never seen anything like it in a refugee population. >> host: your title is "eclipse of the sunnis" which is something that much make sunnis in iraq and elsewhere in great. how did you come up with this title and also is a reference to sunnis in iraq to the larger place of sunnis in the arab world today? >> guest: the book started out being called first leave everything you love and it would be a much gentler title and it comes up with a poem about the experience of exile which is what i wanted to write about, but the more i started to s

deborah, to argue iraq is now a virtual country with so many of its people outside its borders. what does that mean exactly? how does iraq function as a virtual country? >> guest: in the refugee communities in damascus, beirut, iraqis recreate a little bit of home. its most interesting with this population because the internet only came to iraq in 2000 under saddam and then you had to go to a local library or some institution, you had to sign up. it was all quite watched. in 2003, iraqi bloggers took off and in a way they were ahead of other bloggers throughout the region in 2003, so they took to this especially young iraqi stick to this new technology which was new work to them than anybody else in the region. as refugee populations, these are middle class educated people and so, they had their cell phone, they sit in internet cafes, they are in chat rooms with each other, and unlike any other refugee population my know, they are able to keep in touch daily. they watch iraqi television which you can do because of the satellite channels. and in a way, the brakes themselves off f

her name's deborah weinswig. she joins us from citigroup.eborah, do you think we're going to get more up side surprises in retail? what's your feeling as we go into earning season? >> i think what we'll see, so we've got comps tomorrow, and typically, so it's the second month out of the three months for the quarter, and typically what we will get is an update on the quarter from an earnings perspective. i think we'll see some very nice updates from retailers tomorrow. not only in terms of up side to comps but i think we will get an update to earnings pretty much across the board -- >> if i may ask, just to bring you down to the stock level, why is nordstrom your top pick in. >> going into tomorrow nordstrom's was our top pick. we were just out to see the company yesterday in seattle. and what we're seeing across the board there is better conversion, so basically not only is there more foot traffic in but when the consumer's coming in they're liking the fashion they're seeing in the store. the company has been much more aggressive and having

straight out to deborah in canada. hi, deborah. >> caller: hi, nancy. oh, i'm so happy to talk to you. >> likewise. >> caller: first of all, i want to say i love your show. keep doing what you're doing. and you're a wonderful mom. my question is has anyone ever diagnosed her, has she ever seen a psychiatrist for bipolar or some mental illness? >> deborah in canada, believe me, if there's any remote possibility that she is bipolar, we will hear about it in court. what about it, kathi belich? >> we do know that she underwent a psychological and psychiatric, i believe, evaluation when she went into the jail, and i think every time she went into the jail, and she was cleared as far as that. she's not in a psychiatric ward, and i think she's not under any special medications for any type of affliction like that. >> what about it, ellie? >> i was just going to say the exact same thing kathi said. we don't know of any history of mental illness. there are people that suggested in their statements to police that they thought she might have bipolar disorder, but

as deborah potter reports, stephen ministers do not counsel. but they do offer prayer and listening, and that seems to help. >> i just don't know what to do. >> reporter: sometimes, you just need someone to listen. >> i just don't know how to resolve this in my head. i'm just really upset. i can't forgive myself. >> reporter: sometimes you need something more-- a hand to hold, and maybe a prayer. >> dear lord, thank you for watching over all of us today. in your name, we pray. >> amen. thank you. i feel so much better. >> reporter: at good shepherd lutheran church in raleigh, north carolina, parishioners are training to become caregivers. >> the key thing that i saw is you leaned into her. you engaged her and told her, "i'm listening to you." >> reporter: they're learning to be stephen ministers, named for st. stephen, the first christian martyr, who cared for the poor. parishioners are recruited and interviewed by the pastor, then trained to offer one-to-one care to people in and around their congregation. they commit to be available as needed

and deborah lived through this. a mother's memoir of blown away daughters and reclaimed potent milk. mary car from harper. kathy mar in, enemies of the people, my family's journey to america. and edmund white, city boy and here to announce the final list is part winslow. [applause] >> the award is going to diana andhill for somewhere towards the end. in somewhere towards the end her report from the twilight zone of old age, british author diana athill remarks that anyone looking back over 89 years should see a landmark pockmarked with regrets and yet they are few and far between in this memoir and the ones that do appear selfishness here and capitulation to laziness their, and shame over cruelest or a cousin's children are trifling enough to show that athill takes at heart her own advice to the elderly. let us not waste our time. the slide into pessimism is very boring and it makes dreary the last year's even drearier. athill has had the proverbial interesting life. fortunately and off in a publishing house to have

deborah pierson has been fighting with the city ever since a sinkhole opened up in her backyard. she says the insur insurance wot cover the repair costs and city officials won't pay for them either, that is even though the city paid to repair a similar sinkhole on the same street 40 years ago. >> what concerns me about this is safety, my safety as well as the children going back and forth from school. children do a lot of horse playing, someone coming here falls down or the ground continues to collapse as well as the neighbors grounds as well. it is a tunnel, and it also concerns me is bringing down the property value of the neighborhood. >> it's safety. >> pierson has been paying ground rent at the home and is hoping the owner will help with the cost of fixing the sinkhole. >>> today is good friday and christians across the world and right here in baltimore will be commemorating the crucifixion of jesus christ. services will be held at the cathedral of mary our queen, the basillica and other churches throughout the city. it leads up to easter sunday, the day christians believe t

>> i definitely feel like she is a huge part of my life and yeah, there is this sense in which deborah, her daughter, believes that henrietta lacks is out there and free much alive in the universe with these cells and she's been biding my life, like i am a pub it -- puppet. a lot of what happens in my life is because henrietta lacks does or does not want it and so yeah, henrietta lacks is a constant presen in lif >> rebecca skloot is the author, crown is the publisher, the moral life of henrietta lacks is the book. >>> rebecca skloot is the author of the immortal life of henrietta lacks. she served as the vice president on the board of directors of the national book critics circle where she developed a blog of critical mass. her writings appeared in "the new york times" magazine and columbia journalism review. the virginia festival of the book hosted this event. to find out more, visit vabook.org. >>> matthew crawford, would you do for a living? >> in number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles, and that's kind of what the book is about. but more broadly, it is an attempt to speak

another question now, deborah, one of the cnn.com bloggers writes about protein sources that aren't meat. what are the other options here? first of all, it is a myth to get all the protein from meat. there are lots of different options out there. for example, come to an aisle like this. find foods like tofu. people like to scrunch up their nose hearing tofu. stir fry that. cottage cheese is good, 19 grams a serving. women need about 46 grams a day. men about 56 grams a day. one of the things that comes up quite a bit is discussion about protein shakes. are they potentially a good option when it comes to trying to improve your protein stores, the answer is sometimes they can be. a couple of quick tidbits with protein. there are a lot of options out there, obviously. look at the labels. see the type of protein, the amount of protein early on and make sure it's coming from an actual food source that food source like eggs, for example. incidentally, a rule of thumb, protein typically has four calories a gram and seeing more than that in this particular shake, you are getting added stuff. ano

deborah, cnn.com blogger writes about protein sources that aren't meat. what are other options.f all, it is a myth that you need to get your pro tetein from meat. there's a lot of options out there. come to an aisle like this. foods like tofu. a lot of people scrunch up their nose. stir fry that with some sesame oil. cottage cheese can be good. incidentally women need 46 grams a day. men about 56 grams per day. one thing that comes up quite a bit is the discussion of protein shakes. are protein shakes a good option when it comes to improving your protein source in the answer is that sometimes they can be. let me give you quick tidbits. there are a lot of options out there. you want to look at the labels. you want to see the type of protein, the amount of protein early on. you want to make sure it's coming from an actual food source. something like eggs, for example. a little rule of thumb. protein typically has four calories per gram. if you're seeing more of that in this particular shake, you're probably getting a lot of added stuff. another question from jack talking about sod

deborah is with citigroup. she just trying them in 2009 as a personal wealth management organizer. before that, she was a finance machine. she is a perfect person to be up here. she ran the schwab institution and was the executive vice president. for 17 years before that she was a big wig at bank of america. she was appointed by president george the the bush to the board of directors to the sec. she graduated from the university of montana. i am a journalist and we do our research. finally, dr. laura tyson from uc-berkeley. i have a particular affinity with laura. she is the only woman running a major business schools in this nation. she has distinguished herself in the public sector for years. choose the national economic adviser to president clinton, the highest ranking woman. she also graduated from smith college and has a ph.d. in economics from mit. we have brilliance on this stage and we are thrilled that they are here to talk to rest today. what we are going to do, and i want some participation, we are going to talk about the landscape and challenges in a particularly differ

her daughter, deborah dirty much believes her mother is alive in those cells and would ask the scientists questions like if you are sending her cells up into space can she rest in peace and when you inject them in technical skills that somehow hurt her. and henrietta's sons found out fairly early on that her cells were the first commercialized so they were bought and sold, multibillion-dollar industries grew out of selling these cells and her family can't afford health insurance and they are quite poor and they often say of our mother was so important to medicine why can't we go to the doctor? so they've never gotten an answer to that question. >> has there ever been any litigation? >> no, not from the family. there have been other -- some of it is access to the legal counsel. they didn't ever have that. but also, there's been other cases in the past where people have sued over ownership of the cells. ayman who found out his doctor patented his cells without his knowledge and they were worth billions of dollars. it's very rare that happens. most cells are worth nothing. and the courts alw

her daughter, deborah, very much believes her daughter is alive in those cells and what of the scientists questions like if you're sending herself up into space, can she rest in peace? and when you reject them at these chemicals do that somehow hurt her? and henrietta's son sons found out fairly early on that henrietta cells were also the first ever commercialized. so they were bodkin sold multi-billion-dollar industries crowd of selling pixels. and her family can't afford health insurance. they're quite poor and they often say, if our mother was so important to medicine, why can't we go to the doc or? so they've never gotten an answer to that question. >> has there been ever any litigation? >> no, not for the family. there have been other -- is the method was access to legal counsel that they could never have that. but also there've been other cases in the past where people have sued over ownership of their cells, a man who found out his doctor had patented his cells without his knowledge and they were worth billions of dollars. it's a very wrote that that happens. most cells are worth n

. >> did deborah tell you to get me to do this? >> come up like this into a shoulder press. you are working your abs as well. last but not the least. i need your support. i will come up like this. >> why can't you do that without somebody holding your needs. >> i do not want you walking -- rocking. aysha better control. -- you in better control. >> that is three ways you can work your abs. we finished out the back. you have to work the lower back to have a strong midsection. up, up, up. finish out doing the obliques. go to the side. down and up. this is good for your lovehandles. go to the side and come up. 99, 98, 97. that is a total ab workout, lower, upper, side. >> check out his website if you want to get in touch with them or call him. >> do not stop working. keep going. >> another look at the weekend forecast. here is a look at what is coming up on the "today show." >> good morning. we will have the latest on the economy. the president is hailing the latest report on jobs. there is still some caution about the recovery. we will head to the vatican where a controversial

her daughter deborah very much believes her mother is alive in the cells, and she would ask the scientists questions if you're sending her cells to space, is she in peace? and if you inject the cells, does that hurt her? and her sons found out early on that henrietta cells were the first commercialized. and her family can't afford health insurance. they were quite poor, and they often say, if your mother was so important to medicine, why can't we go to the doctor? so they have never gotten an answer to that question. >> ever any litigation? >> no, not from the family. there have been other -- >> why? >> access to legal counsel. didn't ever have that. also there have been other cases in the past where people have sued over ownership of their cells. a man who found out his doctor had patented his cells without his knowledge and they were worth billions of dollars. very rare that happens. and the courts have always ruled against the people who the cells come from. so the case law is you don't have property rights on your tissues once they leave your body. >> is that how they -- that's what sa

>> i feel like she's definitely a huge part of my life and yes there is this sense and which deborahin particular, her daughter believes that henrietta is out there and is very much alive in the universe with a fees' cells and she's been biding my life like i am a puppet and a lot of what happens in my life is because henrietta does or doesn't want it so yes, henrietta is a constt presence in my life. >> rebecca skloot is the author, speed is the book. >> for more information you can go on line to booktv.org to be the site includes better access functions and ec navigation pure you can learn more about authors and books including the kamikaze diary. this is 20 minutes. >>> professor of anthropology at the university of wisconsin madison has written another book, this one is ," causey die aires reflection of a japanese student soldiers." professor, where did the term, kamikaze come from? >> well, they came twice and they were going to try to land and then the storm came and all of the ships are overturned. that is how japan was saved so to speak and therefore they said this was god's

deborah, thanks for coming in this morning. in your book you talk about ways that women can start to fill that purse, how to build wealth. >> exactly. and it really requires you to pay your purse first, is how i like to term it. so many women feel like there's not enough money left. and the key is putting the money in first, because we all have a habit of we pay everybody else and at the end there's nothing left over. so what i'm encouraging women to do is to begin to put themselves first and fill that purse first. so there's ways that you can do that. >> you know that's hard for many women, especially mothers saying, i need to set this aside for this child and that child and making sure they're taken care of first. >> that's true. but that's why our purses are empty. that's the whole point. we take care of everyone. so i'm encouraging women, it's not like you have to do either/or. i'm saying do both. one of the first ways you can do that is start figuring out ways that you can find money in your current budget to put something

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. >> [applause] >> host: i am here with deborah amos author of "eclipse of the sunnis" debra, you argue iraq is a virtual country with so many people outside of the supporters what does that mean exactly how does it function as a virtual country? >> and the refugee communities damascus, beirut, iraqis recreate a little bit of home it is interesting with this population because the internet all they came to iraq in 2000 under sadam then you had to go to a local library or some institution it was quite watched it was 2,003 the iraqi bloggers took off their red head of other bloggers in the region so especially the young iraqis took to the new technology which was never to them than anybody else in the region. as refugee populations they are middle-class educated people they had the cellphones they are in chat rooms unlike any population i know they watch iraqi television which you can do and in no way they break them sells off and recreate baghdad details of politics what they don't know about but all the time every day and keenly aware of political movements i have never seen anything li

. >> this weekend on booktv, deborah amos on what has happened to the sunni is following the fall of saddam hussein. and the war on terror. democracy in indiana and india/pakistan relations and field notes on democracy and new york post columnist and fox news analyst ralph peters looks at u.s. foreign policy in his latest collection of articles endless war. find the schedule at booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> brian ross is part of the investigative unit for abc news. what is new in here? >> there's a lot knew about the relationship between bernie madoff and ruth and what drove him to do it and when it started and his total lack of remorse. and who else was likely involve. he didn't do this alone despite claims that he did. >> did mrs. bernie madoff have a row? >> they started in the early 1960's. she was still keeping the book the day he was arrested and she didn't know directly. she was certainly long for the ride. unlike an them to bonnie and clyde. anyone who didn't buy guns was part of the scheme. >> did you see that the story will continue with more trials? >> it is the

. >> host: deborah amos, thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. >> terry teachout, drama critic and commentary magazine chief culture critic discusses his biography of jazz musician louis armstrong. politics and prose in washington d.c. hosted this long our event. >> good evening everyone. i am the music buyer here at politics and prose. very, very happy, delighted, thrilled that we got to do this event tonight. i finished the book just recently, loved every minute of it. there is a lot of wonderful testimony all throughout the book by musicians, who were transformed. their lives were changed and by listening and hearing louis armstrong. and that is a running theme throughout the book. the book is just marvelous and expressing what louis was able to do in a radical way. and how his career was just suffused with this love that is palpable, that comes jumping out at you when you hear his music. every jazz fan comes into jazz via a song or an artist or an album. it is all different but sooner or later you do get back to louis. i came through miles, listening to miles, don cherry, leste

independent line, deborah? caller: i am so tired of hearing you in the obama administration. they are crazy. israel should be able to that -- defend themselves. henry kissinger is setting themselves up for the new world order. i,i,i,i,. guest: i guess i have no comment on that. host: next caller, new jersey. caller: everyone scoots around the answer, so i will ask you. we are the only country that ever dropped the nuclear weapon on anyone. as an ex-vietnam veteran, i have no doubt in my mind that we would not believe first strike nuclear weapon if we thought it was necessary somewhere else. what gives us the authority to tell iraq, north korea, or anyone else that they cannot have a nuclear weapon we already have them. guest: one of the messages that the united states sends when it retains nuclear weapons, it sends the message that the united states is the strongest conventional power in the world and needs nuclear weapons. not just a few, but thousands. what message does that send it to smaller countries that feel threatened in terms of safeguarding security. that is not to

. >> host: thank you very much deborah amos. . . we intend to attract a discerning a crowd so probably many have already picked up on the fact that the gentleman on my right is not fannie mae and data as. issue is the person who has publicized as a commentary today. they don't call it the cold and flu season burst any reason and a last bandy is observing the season with the nasty bugs which incidently shapira may picked up well covering the world economic forum coming yet another case of international economic contagion. thank you. [laughter] but we're delighted to have tim from the kauffman foundation, and share his thoughts about this book here and we're here today to talk about an excellent book with excellent timing about which i mean it's a superb treatment of timely topic and the topic is growth. the number one question in washington right now is what can be done to get our economy to start growing again. normally growth is taken for granted in washington as a normal game in washington, how to divide the pie, not how to make i

deborah price of the "detroit news." marilyn business editor for national public editor. jane, editor and chief of the yahoo! politics and opinion channel. and ryan of bloomberg, the first word in business journalism. please give them a round of applause. [applause] >> while sander levin leads one of the important committees in congress. likeable is more closely associated than power broker. levin has served in congress since name 82 representing the 12th district of michigan which includes parts of oakland counties in suburban detroit. "the washington post" calls him the lesser known levin because until now his younger brother, carl levin, a senator from michigan has historically gotten more ink but sander has worked quietly behind the scenes building expertise labor in trade policy. in march he took over as chairman of the house ways and means committee when charlie rangel stepped down due to ethics concern. levin oversees tax, trade, social security and measure that moves through congress. if there's major money involved it goes through ways and means. with the powerfu

thanks to the visionary leadership of jeff and deborah, as well as the dedication of the museum's staff and volunteers, the facility is now one of the 10 largest children museums in the united states. the museum is also a leader in cutting edge children's programming on topics such as environmental conservation, green technologies and financial literacy. as a grandmother, i know firsthand how important the miami children's museum is for parents and educators seeking a safe and fun learning environment for their learn. i wish much success to the miami children's museum as it works towards the next 25 years of service to our south florida community. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative base and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. moran, april 21 for five minutes. mr. poe, april 21 for five minutes. mr. jones, april 21 for fiv

will be interim mayor joe ford, and then it will come back with a musical tribute by one and only deborah a senator? [applause] >> francis, my friend, my sister, and all members of the hooks family, thank you very much for asking me to participate. you know in love is all. we all were one family, one people, one house. you may not know, i first met ben hooks when i served on a board the southern christian leadership conference beginning in 1962 under the leadership of martin luther king junior. when i first met ben, i knew then that this man, this man of god was a remarkable man. ben believed in his heart, believed in his soul the impossible was possible. he believed that this nation had the capacity to live up to the highest dream of democracy. and he was not afraid to hold the standard high. but maybe that's because ben was an extraordinary human being. a good man. he was a minister, a soldier, a lawyer, a judge, a federal commissioner, and a civil rights leader. it's unbelievable, for 30 years, this man, even pastor of two churches at the same time, one in detroit and one in memphis. i

let me read a facebook comment from deborah. family that a child can excel and succeed in life despite the parent. let's not change our future by eliminating a potential asset to our society." so that's the other side. katie says this "sterilization, no. intrauterin devices, iuds, they can have another one put in if they are still addicted. let's talk to beverly, beverly is calling us from ohio. beverly, what do you think about this drastic plan? >> caller: it's interesting to see all of the -- to hear all of the different points. >> isn't it? >> caller: and i do appreciate you bringing this to -- to this country. for many years i was a court-appointed child advocate. as a matter of fact their conference was just in atlanta this last weekend. worked with families who had abuse with neglect in independent state and i would say that 90% of my cases involved parents one or the other who had drug or alcohol issues. now we're not talking about you know sterilization. these were kids and you know were here. and don't we have a right a

this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," deborah amos on what has happened to the cities following the fall of saddam hussein. her book is "field notes on democracy." and ralph peters looks at u.s. foreign policy in his latest collection of articles, and less war." -- "endless watr." find the entire schedule online. >> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad unveiled a series of new centrifuges. they will produce fuel for nuclear plants in the country. in a speech, i talked about the advancements in iran's nuclear program and criticized the new start treaty signed by president obama and russian president megadeath, calling it a bit -- and russian president dmitry mcdevitt, calling it a big lie. this is about 40 minutes. >> in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful, may god hasten the emergence -- the president is citing verses from the holy koran. i for one would like to congratulate you on the anniversary -- actually, the day when the iranian scientists mastered the technology to produce nuclear fuel. i like to congratulate you on this. i am very happy and i thank god, and once aga

deborah pryce, md. to wax -- and ryan of bloomberg, the first word in business journalism. please give them a round of applause. he has served in congress since 1982, representing the 12th district. the washington post calls him the lesser-known levin because his younger brother has historically gotten more ink. he has worked quietly for years behind the scenes. in march, he took over as chairman of the house ways and means committee. now, he oversees every tax, trade, social security and employment measure that moves through congress. if there is a major money involved, the bill goes through ways and means. with the powerful position comes a place in history books. they are the first brothers since the 1800's to served simultaneously as committee chairs the share, he said the economy is job no. 1 for his committee. he is ready to take on the most controversial tactics of the day. other issues include shortfalls in social security and helping u.s. businesses become more competitive. he is the father of four and his daughter is with us at the head table today. the national p

this weekend on c-span 2's book- tv, npr foreign correspondent deborah amos on what happened to the sunnis after the fall of saddam -- saddam hussein. new yorkfinds the entire weekend schedule at book-tv.org and follow was on twitter. now to the czech republic of prague were earlier today, president obama and russian president dmitry medvedev signed a new treaty that would limit long-term blueprint -- a clear weapons. u.s. and soviet union signed the original treaty in 1991. following the signing, the two leaders took questions from reporters. this is one hour. . >> ladies and gentlemen, president of the united states, barack obama. and the president of the russian federation president medvedev, the treaty on measures for the production and limitation of strategic offensive arms. >> [speaking in russian and then translated] the president of the united states of america barack obama. and the president of the russian federation, dmitri medvedev, are signing the treaty between the united states of america and the russian federation on measures for the further reduction and limitation of strat

deborah pryce of the "detroit news." editor in chief of the yahoo politics channel.give them a round of applause. [applause] sander levin leaves one of the most important committees in congress, respectable and likable may be worse more closely associated with him than power broker. he served in congress since 1982 representing the 12th district of michigan which includes parts of oakland county's in suburban detroit. the washington post calls him the lesser known levin does until now, his younger brother has historically got more ink. but it sander levin worked quietly behind the scenes. he took over as the chairman of the house ways and means committee when charlie rangel steps down because of ethics concerns. if there is major money involved, the bill goes through ways and means but there is a lot of money flowing to washington these days. with the powerful position comes a place in the history books. levins are the first brothers since the 1800's to serve simultaneously as committee chairs. this year, levin said the economy is job number 1 for his committee and h

foreign correspondent deborah amos on what's happening to the sunnis following the fall of saddam hussein. her book is field notes on democracy and ralph peters looks at u.s. foreign policy in his latest collection of articles "endless war." follow the schedule on booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> more on the russia nukes agreement with the group global zero. we'll hear from richard burt. other speakers include former c.i.a. agent valerie blame. -- pmp lame. this is about an hour. >> we're going to start right now. i'll make a formal statement, which is i really like the individual who is responsible for arranging the seating on this panel. it is really well-positioned. i won't say any more than that. i would like to introduce our large panel this morning. i'm going to begin on my extreme right where we have mr. rick patel. the co-founder and executive director of abaz.org and he is working closely with our global zero initiative to focus on international political activities. next to ricken is mr. lawrence fender. well known figure at least but certainly not only in hollywood. he i

afterwards, deborah -- endless war."erwards, follow a son twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guests are stephen dinan, washington times congressional bureau chief, and jennifer bendery, roll call house reporter. talk about the congressional timeline this week and how things will get rolling. host: -- guest: things are shaping up to be a slow week for the house in terms of their business and what not. the senate left without taking care of their exceptional unemployment benefits, the first thing that is up for them, dealing with a cloture vote to head off a central filibuster on the unemployment bill that is out there right now. host: did members go back and hear a lot about health care? were they engaging with constituents? caller: we did not see the vehemence that we saw last time -- gguest: we did not see the te hemans that we saw last time. -- the hemans -- beamon's -- vehemence that we saw last time. jobs are a big issue. you have a whole host of issues that they did hear about and. less of the ang

. >> this began on c-span2's "book tv" deborah amos on what has happened there. find the entire weekend schedule but booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: familiar face back with the "washington journal." we will start with the tea party and your april 2 column. among the things you write is democrats cannot capture the elections without capturing the moment of independent minded the swing voters. tell us more, please. guest: if you look at the numbers this morning, they're pretty overwhelming. at the end of the bush administration it was close to 80%. no it is close to 60% off track. we are at 4 in afghanistan and iraq. the we have gone through a recession. -- we are at war in afghanistan and iraq. we've gone through a recession. but it is not just that. if you look at the numbers in terms of the people losing their discontent with congress, it is very high, both republicans and democrats. the percentage of people that say they do not want to see most members of congress reelected, the number of people that say the governm

. >> this weekend, deborah amos after the fall of saddam hussein'. her book is entitled "field notes on democracy." ralph peters will look at u.s. foreign policy in his latest collection of articles. find the entire weekend schedule online. >> too big to fail is a harder issue. my own view is that we are past the days of exclusively small banks and institutions, at the new at c-span video library, you can search and share. over 160,000 hours of video from yesterday or 10 years ago. every a c-span video since 1987. this is cables latest gift to america. our content is available on television, radio and on lined. you can also connect with us on line. >> supreme court justice john paul stevens has announced that he will step down when the court finishes its work. he is about to turn 90 years old. he was appointed by president ford in 1975 and has been hinting that he would agree -- would retire soon. we talked with eight supreme court reporter about possible replacements. ,, >> what has been said about replacing justice stevens? >> the president spoke a

stacy, jennifer cole, paul arkingeli, our new staff director, kevin gates, mary cate cunning hamas, deborah watta, megan howard, nat bell who worked tirelessly on this. i appreciate his excellent efforts. phil and lara battles. and if there are any others i apologize for that but there were extraordinary work. did you want to add anything during general debate? mr. skelton: no. i appreciate the gentleman from new jersey and i have nothing further to add except that hopefully this bill will receive unanimous vote in a later moment. mr. andrews: mr. chairman, again i'd like to thank the members for their corporation, your stewardship of this debate. at this time we would yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman from missouri yields back the balance of the time. all time for general debate has expired. pursuant -- pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nation of a substitute printed in the bill should be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered read. no amendment to the committee amendment is in order

. >> this weekend, and pr foreign correspondent deborah amos on what happened to the suny people after the fall of saddam hussein -- after -- what happened to the sunnis after the fall of up saddam hussein. find the entire weekend schedule entirebooktv.org. >> of the southern republican leadership conference continues in new orleans. up next, we will hear from former alaskan governor sarah palin, louisiana governor bobby jindal, and texas governor rick perry. >> thank you very much. thank you, friends. thank you. thank you so much. it is so good to be here in at the big easy. thank you so much. please have a seat. i am so honored to get to be here in this nice crowd of friends. i am enjoying getting to know the people of new orleans. the last time i was here was for an oil and gas conference. now, being here, hearing the inspiring stories of people who have rebuilt and restored after katrina is very inspiring. i want to take a moment to thank this amazing city, and especially the people who are working here, serving a guest with public safety, making us feel so at home. thank you, new

. >> also, a deer family friend deborah. -- a dear family friend. >> in any of that, welcome and welcome to your family. >> thank you madam chair. one also would like to think the president for the honor. i am privileged to introduce my family that i have here with me. my husband bill, is here, my son john, my mother dorothy is here. i am joined by some friends who live in the washington d.c. area, mary and alice. i also have some friends from the time i spent in washington d.c. in law school. they are here with me. my brothers and sisters are scattered around the country with my nieces and nephews and they are here in spirit. thank you. >> thank you very much. since three of you are already judges, i would like to ask one question and go right down the line to have you answer them. how can you assure us that in any case that comes before you that you will or that you have been able to disregard your own personal views and allegiances and decide the case only on the law and the facts? >> madam chairman, thinking for that question. that is the first principle of judging. i think putting o