my book "mountains beyond mountains" really began when i ran into dr. paul farmer by accident in haiti and my new book "strength in what remains" began in much the same way when i met dao on a visit to paul farmer. in both cases i was interested initially not in the issues that interested those men but in the outlines of their lives, which seemed eminently suited to storytelling. i probably shouldn't admit this but what i aspire to, aspire to is art. art has the great power to transform the experience into something beautiful. art is created with a certain obliviousness to commerce and also to didacicism. the great storyteller once said, and i think i got this right, that if you're telling a story about time, the one word forbidden you is the word "time." when you talk about a book you've written is quite reasonably what it's about and yet when it comes to this book of mine, i don't feel entirely confident about any of my answers. i do know it's not about africa. conceived by so many of us americans as one vast dysfunctional country. i know i didn't want to

dr. paul gaston will follow. paul was both my and andy's dissertation adviser at the university of virginia where he taught for decades after receiving his doctorate from the university of north carolina at chapel hill. paul has written a number of works on various topics including the new south, the history of fairhope alabama, south africa and the civil rights movement in the united ud states. paul has won numerous awards, most recently the naacp's legendary civil rights activist award. again, as you see on the table, it looks as if the books are going to be talking but they are not. they are there to represent our two authors tonight. they recently published these new books. they will be available after their talks to sign for purchase and just to be signed by our authors, and again we will take questions and comments after we are done with the two authors so if you will wait until they are both done. andy and paul are scholars who see the power of the past and everything we witnessed today around us in good w

. >> dr. paul jeers is here. he is a recovering state official. he did such a great job as for bonds commissioner of health. now he is the executive director of the association of state and territorial health officers. paul, thanks for being with us. >> we keep touching on issues cost drivers and in many ways i think the problem with the costs of this country is revenue. that the entire system is maximizing revenue. unnecessary tests, unnecessary procedures, unnecessary medications. and yet it is politically almost unacceptable to address that. and i want to ask you, what is the role, if there is will, of state government in looking at all these unnecessary procedures? and we thought were individual responsibility, but this whole system is designed that way. and i want -- wonder if congress look at evidence-based medicine and how that should guide us. and my guy that came a statement you can look at that but you can't use it to determine payment. war when the u.s. services task force came out with some recommendations recently it was a political n

"people are hungry for those that vote on principle within the limits of the constitution, like dr. paul, reelected with 80% of the vote." the president is scheduled to leave on sunday morning, postponing his trip to glom. "the president's travel plans drawing criticism. there are always so many last minute details to attend to -- passing major health care legislation -- some worry that the president might be making a mistake by traveling overseas next week when his yearlong push for health-care overhaul could get a final vote in the senate. congressman gerry connolly said that the timing was ill and bought -- televised, that they needed all hands on deck. the president will be leaving on sunday for the five day excursion to indonesia, guam, and australia. one top democratic aide said that conversations between the white house and lawmakers about his departure had been tense. -- have been tense." joe, good morning. caller: we are supposed to have a representative government, that gets lost in this, with so many people voting against something, that should be clear to the representatives

dr. douglas nagel boasted about supplying illegal steroids to several professional athletes. paul >> reporter: two signs prominently displayed on the glass outside and one inside the practice of dr. douglas nagel say he is the chiropractor for the washington capitals. his office, closed today, is locationed inside ballston mall just a few floors below the team's practice facility. dr.nagel, seen here in a photograph taken just after his arrest, has two offices. the one in sterling is empty. back in may, the polk county sheriff's office arrested chard thomas who investigators claim was providing steroids to dr. nagel. >> ladies and gentlemen, dr. nagel is simply a dirty chiropractor. he is a drug dealer. >> reporter: according to the affidavit, richard thomas advised that nagel lived in the washington, d.c. area and had purchased large amounts of steroids from him through the mail. thomas advised that nagel worked with professional athletes with the washington capitals hockey team and washington nationals baseball team and that nagel had boasted about supplying illegal steroids to

former ambassador paul bremer on the situation in iraq and then after that, a comfort station with dr. rajiv shah. the conversation with rajiv shah. >> president obama will be speaking in glen siad, pennsylvania. >> which four president lived past 90 years old? it was john adams, herbert hoover, while reagan and gerald ford. >> it is a guide book. it is a moot many history -- it is a mini 3. you can tell a lot about people at the end of their lives. >> a resource guide and stories of their final moments. now available in favor bookseller or get a 25% discount. what's up next, the british iraq war testimony from prime minister gordon brown. the panel is examining british involvement in the war and the circumstances that led to the 2003 invasion and war's aftermath. he takes questions on british funding of the war. mr. brown has served as prime minister since 2007. this portion last about one hour 25 minutes. >> good morning. >> good morning prime minister. >> today, the prime minister he is here to give evidence. this hearing takes place in the months leading up to a general election f

dr. king, justice for all, service to others and a love for our people that will liberate them. if frank rich in the "new york times" takes the president on. he is courageous on. if paul on, he is courageous. if anderson cooper has a segment keeping them honest, he is courageous. all of a sudden i'm an obama critic. it is specious and has racist undertones. >> it is concern to the congressional black caucus that the president has not focused on african-americans. some people took him to task. robert gibbs defended him saying the president was a member of the congressional black caucus and he has to run the entire country but he is focused on issues important to african-americans. what do you say to that? >> it is not a personal thing about what the president's say is. it is a question of looking at his policies and see if they tilt toward the strong or tilt toward the week. what brother tavis is saying is we have to bear witness to ensure that the weak, the most vulnerable are not being rendered invisible no matter who the president is, no matter who the governor is, no matter who the mayor is. >> ultimately, i want folk to understand you are the leader you've been lo

paul you can go to our web site foxnews.com/america live. you can see the whole thing or you can see other clips not just from today's show. you can see dr.alking about the two brothers who had a heart attack the same day, the same hospital. also we have posted behind the scenes moments. americans are fired up over healthcare reform. but some in the media are suggesting there is something more sinister behind all the protests and the tea party movement. bernie goldberg weighs in on whether these are fair, right or whether they will stop. the college student hauled off in cuffs for disputing her grade with her professor. look at this. the disturbing video is exhibit a in "kelly's court." you will decide who gets the failing grade. megyn: your kids may deserve a break today, but soon sit may not include any toys. at least in one california town where a lawmaker wants to stop fast food restaurants from giving away any toys. it's not putting a smile on any parents' face. >> reporter: my kids would rather have the toy than the burger. this is being pushes from a lawmaker in northern california, santa clara county, north of san francisco. it's

paul. -- commissioner hall. they collect, processes, and analyzes statistical data for the american public, united states congress, business and labor. drall is a chief economist for the white house office of economy. dr. hall has also spent 10 years at the united states international trade commission. he received his b.a. degree from the university of virginia. dr. hall, you have the floor. thank you. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the date that we released this morning. payroll employment was little changed in february and the unemployment rate held at 9.7%. temporary help services added jobs. severe winter weather in parts of the country may have infected -- affected unemployment. there are too many unknowns to say precisely how the weather might have affected these measures. construction employment fell by 54,000 in february, about in line with the monthly job loss over the past few months. nonresidential special the trades contributed to the overall decline. in the information industry, employment fell by 18,000. temporary help services employment increased. since september, this