i hope you'll join me tonight in welcoming the director national intelligence, director dennis blair. [applause] >> thank you ellen. eight is good to be here this evening. their way to many friends in the audience for me to tell my usual stories. you have either heard them before or know that they are wrong, so i will have to make it up here as i go along. but, it is a pleasure to be here with all of you who have been friends of longstanding and come together as a group to support u.s. intelligence. let me start by thanking for the truly and press the devitt alliance of movers and shakers in the intelligence and national security communities. there's certainly no form quite like it, government come industry, academia to share this commitment to meeting the challenges of our times. it was an honor for me to be seated with some of the founders of this organization at the table here earlier this evening. so i would like to talk about three subject tonight. first, i will update you on some of the areas of concern we are following closer and the intelligence community. i will ellen tell yo

now we marks from national intelligence director dennis blair. he talks about his priorities for the intelligence community as well as his recent trip to asia. the intelligence and national security alliance hosted this event. >> hello. i want to welcome all of you for what i am sure will be an interesting discussion. tonight's event is part of an ongoing series of events that will -- that is bringing together leaders that will lay the foundation for the national security and intelligence community and for our future. we have brought together an exciting group of leaders working on some of the nation's most challenging issues which includes cyber security, counterintelligence, and other challenges to national security. we are hosting the director of national intelligence, dennis blair, and given the opportunity to hear the direction to ensure the effectiveness of our nation's intelligence community. you spent 34 years in the united states navy. his last job in the military was a commander in chief, the highest ranking officer in the asia-pacific

tonight, dennis blair will discuss his recent trip. we will have live coverage of his speeches at 8:30 p.m., also on c-span 2. >> authors and journalists who cover the white house on the constitutional roles of the president and congress, including the relationship between the branches of government. this is hosted by washington & lee university. it runs about one hour and 45 minutes. >> i hope you are enjoying your meal. i think it is time to start the program. i will do that with great pleasure by introducing professor connally. he has been with us since 1986. he has a ph.d. in american government from the university of virginia. he has a master's degree in philosophy from boston college. before beginning his academic career, he worked for the connecticut general assembly and as a legislative assistant on capitol hill. in 1991 and 1992, he was a guest scholar at the brookings institution. he has published numerous scholarly articles. he has also been a political commentator for news outlets like "washington post,""new york times,"and

and later we will see dennis blair of national intelligence director, at 8:45 p.m. on c-span 2. now a conversation about federal assistance for the u.s. auto industry, from today's washington journal, this runs 35 minutes. >> currently we have the president and c.e.o. of the auto industry manufacturers, we have the story about chrysler sale has one last hurdle. what can you tell us about what these dealers have tried to do, appealed to the supreme court? >> the pension funds in indiana have gone to the supreme court. that's out of the bankruptcy decision. there was a hearing last week in the senate that dealt with impending closure of the dealer network. there are two separate issues there. and i assume you are talking about the senate approach? >> yeah. >> well, the hearing there, obviously dealers are very vital and important part of the industry and part of the family. and it's really difficult seeing some of these choices that particularly chrysler and g.m. are having to make with their restructuring through the bankruptcy process. but at the end the day, both companies will

later, dennis blair. on tomorrows "washington journal," we will talk about health care with phil gingrey. then, prof. of the lebanese parliamentary elections. the american enterprise institute on north korea. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later, an oversight hearing on the troubled asset relief program. we will show a portion of this live, beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern until the house gavels in at 10:30. now, a journalist and author david simon, a former reporter talks about the challenges facing journalism in an age of media consolidation and declining newspaper circulation. he is known for his work writing and producing tv traumas, such as hbo's "the wire." from the national press club, this is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the national press club for our speaker luncheon today. we are the world's legist -- leading professional organization to journalism. we provide informative programming and journalism education, fostering a free press around the globe. for

. >> tonight, dennis blair will discuss his recent trip to pakistan, afghanistan, and singapore. that begins at about 8:30 p.m., also on c-span 2. the former cia director michael hayden gave a speech at the institute of world politics. it is a graduate school focusing on international affairs. he talks about the importance of a foreign policy vocation. >> it was less difficult putting on my battle uniform than this. you are very kind. everything you said about janine was true. i know you are an honest man. i know you are in washington. clearly, your remarks about me were not rendered under oath. graduates, family, and friends of graduates, it is an honor for me to be here among you. not just to be here to recognize your achievements, but it is an honor that you have asked me to be included in such company, to be included in your company. let me tell you why i think that. by going through this program, by earning an accepting this decree, you have made a decision. did you have opted to enter a vocation. -- you have opted to enter a vacation. it is not a job or a task. it is a voca

we have more live events later with national intelligence director dennis blair.is speaking to the national security alliance. you can see that live at 8:30 p.m. eastern after the communicators on c-span2. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> i don't really know. >> public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> contributions from donors. >> 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> last thursday the national governor's association announced their findings that states are facing the steepest budget cuts in at least 30 years. spending is projected to fall for the second year in a row. more on the state of the state. this is about 40 minutes. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the fiscal survey conference call. at this time of participants are and listen only mode. later we will conduct a question and answer session. i will now turn the call over to mr. stockman edison. you may begin. >> thank you.

and we have more live events for you later with the director of national intelligence dennis blair. that dni is speaking to the intelligence and national security alliance and you can see that live here starting at 8:45 eastern after the communicators on c-span2. how he sees and funded? private donations. >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contributions from donors. >> how he c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government money. >> now a discussion on iran, its relations with the u.s. and its neighbors and the upcoming presidential election there. the rand rand corporation in washington, d.c., hosted this event last week. it's about an hour. >> okay. we are going to resume and we will start as people flow in. as is our panel before hearing from a doctor krasinski at our lunch. you probably will be grateful to know that we only have one more powerpoint. this is a grand conference so of course it is often pow

and dennis blair will talk about his recent trip to pakistan, afghanistan, and singapore. when he speaks in front of the intelligence and national security alliance, at 8:45 p.m. on c-span2. the house coming in in just a moment. its suspension bill scheduled, one dealing with science and technology, one dealing with education -- a couple, actually. one is on boy scouts of america day and a bill on celebrating asian-pacific american heritage, a bill on market oversight and a bill about the u.s. flag. also a bill on a wounded veteran job security. we take you now live to the floor of the u.s. house. it looks like they are just about to come in. live coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: lord god, you are eternal knowing all our days. teach us how to discover the best use of our time. being here in congress is a great opportunity to make a difference in the complexity of today's world, help members of the house of representatives to make the very best decisi

and general, retired from sitcom, and admiral dennis blair, and admiral clark, all retired -- retired top military officials. general michael ryan, general charles wall, both retired. but these are some of th the highest military officials in this country, all of whom believe this should be open. would they suggest that if somehow this would impede military training area? of course not. we have military training areas in the central gulf and western gulf. there's no issue there, there's no conflict there. so this legislation is landmark in many ways. for the first time in a long, long time, we're going to actually going to increase production in an area that's been off limits. i was one of four senators that opened up this little area -- four of us, senator domenici, myself, senator bingaman and senator tallent offered legislation to open lease 181 in the gulf and i believe that was about five years ago. that got open but was shrink substantially before being opened. this is the second approach to open that which should be open in the eastern gulf. i understand there are people upset