woman elected to parliament. >> diane abbott, what does it mean to shadow minister for health?> when you mean shadow, what do you do? do you have a budge set in do you have a staff? >> sadly, i have no budget. but i am related house of budget and i have a small staff so i am the spokesman on legislation coming through on issues in the media. i'm part of the top team of the labour party now. >> why did you run for the house of champions in the first place? >> why did i sflun i wanted to speak up for people who didn't have a voice. and i became an m.p. years ago. there were very few women out of 350 there were about 20 labor women, and there no black people at all. and i was the first black woman elected to parliament. i was very proufment because i wanted to speak up for people who wouldn't have goten heard otherwise. >> first back woman to be in the parliament of this country. >> yes. >> and i was elected 150 years after the abolition of slavery in the british empire. 10eu9 shows you there's such a thing as progress. where is your constituency? >> it's in a very poor part of lo

diane abbott will tell us about supreme court security measures.hen david souter and sandra day o'connor discussed their careers. >> the speech as an aspect of establishment. it is an extraordinary experience for me and is coming to an end. my dominant feeling is pride and great privilege to be a part of this state body. >> search for speeches and your retiring senators at the c-span video library. more than 160,000 hours. all on line, all free. it is washington your way. >> the c-span network. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is available to you on radio, television, an online. i'd are content online anytime at the c-span video library. bringing our resources to your community. it is washington your way. the c-span network. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> on western journal, we talk to frank luntz about the economy and politicians. this is 45 minutes. journal" continues. host: frank luntz joines us, republican pollster. guest: i do these focus groups on air for fox. i pr

. >> tonight on q&a, diane abbott. from the labor party. she talks about the budget measures and supreme court court justices sandra day o'connor and justice souter on their new careers. also a panel discussion on limited government. monday is day one of american university's campaign manual institute, training students to work on political campaigns. we'll hear from political consultants and strategists on both parties, topics include the general political environment and the chicago mayor's race. we'll have live coverage starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. c-span's orange documentary on the supreme court has been newly updated and airs sunday, january 2. you'll see the grand public places and those only available to the justices and their staffs and you'll hear about how the court works from all the current supreme court justices, including the newest justice elena kagen. and learn of the court's recent developments, the supreme court, home to america's highest court, airing for the first time in high definition, sunday, january 2,

tonight the labor party shadow mingster for public health, diane abbott, on her government's plans forbudget cuts as well as her experiences as a minority in parliament. and tomorrow comparing the british and american forms of government as we talk with our guests about elections, the impact of money in races, the power of the prime minister, taxes, social issues and the cost of living. q & a tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> a closing speech has an inevitable aspect of know stallia. an extraordinary experience for me is coming to an end. but my dominant feeling is pride in the great privilege to be a part of this very unique party. >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators on the c-span video library with every c-span program since 1987. more than 160,000 hours, all online, all free. it's washington your way. now the christmas message from the president and first lady. after their remarks, we will also hear from republican congressman joe pits of pennsylvania. >> merry christmas, everybody. michelle and i just want to take a moment today to

tonight, the labor party shadow minister diane abbott. tomorrow, comparing the british and american forms of government as we talk to our guests about elections, the impact of money in races, taxes, social issues, and the cost of living. tonight and tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. former british prime minister tony blair and an author on the role of religion. former supreme court justices sandra day o'connor and david souter discuss life on the high court. " a closing speech has spent aspect of establishment. an extraordinary experience for me is coming to an end. but my dominant feeling his pride and the great privilege to be a part of this very unique body. >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retired senators in the c-span library. more than 160,000 hours, all on line and all free. >> "washington journal" continues. host: frank luntz joines us, republican pollster. guest: i do these focus groups on air for fox. i present to both political parties, but i come from a republican background. however you want to labe

saturday, diane abbott on the government's plan for budget cuts and her experiences as a minority in parliament. then comparing the american and british forms of government. the power of the prime minister, taxes, social issues, and the cost of living. the u.s. census bureau this week released the 2010 national account. the director of the bureau join us on "washington journal" to discuss the findings. this is about 40 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: robert groves, director of senses. . "usa today" headline. the subheading is, the nation sees the slowest growth, 9.7%, since the great depression. why? guest: if you look at many decades of the last hundred years, like a lot of developed countries in the world we are gradually reducing the rate of growth. still growing but the rate is slowing. two exceptional decades -- the decade of the great depression had the lowest overall growth rebid, then the decade of the 1950's that saw the baby boom had the huge growth rate. you take bid two points out, gradually reducing. a 9.7 over the past 10 years. we are still growing. t

saturday, diane abbott on budget cuts and her experience as a minority. also, the elections and the impact of money in races. "q&a" this saturday and sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> you are watching c-span, bringing the politics and public affairs. every morning it is washington journal, a live call-in program about the news of the day. during the week, watch the u.s. house and are continuing coverage of the transition to the new congress. every weeknight, congressional hearings and policy former -- policy forums. on saturday's, the communicators. you can also watch our programming any time at c- span.org. it is all searchable on our c- span video library. c-span -- washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> president obama said his biggest disappointment of the lame-duck congressional session was the failure to pass the "dream at." they also said if congress had not passed the tax cuts and unemployment bill, the u.s. economy would probably have begun to contract next year. this news conference came just before congr

the labor party is public health, diane abbott under government plans for budget cuts as well as for expenses as a minority in parliament. sunday, comparing the british and american forms of government. this saturday and sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> alzheimer's disease affects 5.3 million people and is the seventh leading cause of death. the senate aging committee of the form of the disease earlier this month. we'll hear from an assistant to help him a suspect in -- to from the assistant of health and human services. >> the meeting is called the order. called to order, and today we have a hearing on all himmer disease and its challenges. as many of us know alzheimer's disease is an irreversible brain disease that destroys memory and thinking skills and the ability to carry out simple tasks. damage first strike the areas that control memory and problems and memory are the first symptoms noticed in early stages of al himmer disease. as it progresses to other areas of the brain, other problems develop as well as it affects the brain and robs the victims of their lives and dignity.

tonight, diane abbott on her plans for budget cuts and tomorrow, preparing for the british and american forms of government. a look at the impact of the money and racist. that is tonight and tomorrow night on c-span. >> tonight, center day o'connor discusses experiences on the court. that is 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight on c-span. the future of limited government was discussed at a conference by new criterion magazine. there were a couple of editors that for interviewed. this is one hour in 40 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> take your seats. we only have a few hours to discuss a knotty problem. when it comes time for the questions and responses, please go to the microphone in the center of the room and say who you are and address your question or comment. i and the editor of the new criterion. i would like to welcome you to the conference on the wisdom of the founders and the idea of limited government. i am not sure whether there is a more pressing problem facing the public more than the limited g

. >> diane abbott, we're out of time and i think you very much for joining us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call this number. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at our website. >> activist phyllis dennis is on the tv this weekend. she is the author of 8 books. join our 3-our conversation with your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets sunday at noon eastern on c-span 2. watch previous in-depth programs at booktv.org. >> now a groundbreaking ceremony for the new george w. bush presidential center. speakers include former president george w. bush, laura bush, former vice president dick cheney, and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. the complex is scheduled to open in 2013 on the southern methodist university campus. anti-war protesters also conducted an on campus march and rally to coincide with the ground breaking. the ceremony took place in november in dallas, texas on the campus of southern maddest

tonight, the shuttle minister from public health, diane abbott. and tomorrow, comparing the british and american forms of government. we talk about elections, the impact of money in places. that is tonight and tomorrow night at a clock eastern on c- span. -- 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> and next, the lighting of the crash -- christmas tree. this is a little over 20 minutes. >> hello, everyone, and evening. welcome to the united states capitol tree lighting ceremony. i am the architect of the capital. i am honored to serve measure ambassador of ceremonies tonight as we carry out this wonderful tradition. part of this is to display festive holiday carol's prior to the program. let us take a moment to give a special thanks to the united states navy band for being here, helping to create a warm, holiday mood. the you. behind me, ladies and gentlemen, right here on what i like to call our nation's sge, stands and immelmann screws from maine. it has been beautifully decorated with more than 5000 handmade ornaments by wyoming sidence which reflects this ye