eastern time on "sportscenter" 8:00 to 10:00.nd then full coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on "sportscenter." so from 8:00 all day, u.s. open from bethpage. >> don't forget, complete coverage of the u.s. open tomorrow on our family of networks. "sportscenter" is live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. an update from bethpage. full coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. goes until 3:00 on espn. then continuing coverage later on from 5:00 to dark on espnews. from 7:30 on, we'll have updates throughout the day as well. >> the bengals receiver formerly known as chad johnson is trying to put his controversial past behind him. thursday marked the opening of mandatory mini camp. and optimism was high. number 85 promises big things in '09. today he said the bengals will make the playoffs. that's right, make the playoffs. >> he says he can spell euphoria. >> j.w. stewart will have these stories. now that you're up to speed, nadal looking forward to wimbledon, maybe, and announcer: want a four-star hotel at a two-star price? go to hotwire.com. when fo

eastern. after some general speeches lawmakers will continue work on a bill regulating tobacco products with a vote to advance that bill set for 5:30 p.m. eastern. live senate coverage right here on c-span2. and we have more live events for you later. while we wait for david simon at the national press club 1:00 eastern a short portion of today's "washington journal". a reporter looks tomorrow's democratic primary in the virginia governor's race. >> election day, primary election day in the state of virginia. the commonwealth of virginia. jeff scha piro is the reporter for dispatch. governor's side a three-way race, mr. scha piro tell us why the rest of the nation should be interested in this race. >> virginia and new jersey are the only states choosing governors this year, and these are states that were also carried by president obama. so the elections for governor in new jersey and virginia will be vused -- views as referenda on what's going on in washington or not. >> two of the candidates

they are interconnected to the entire eastern north connect. so, for example, if we had offshore wind from rhode island, new jersey, new york, all the way up through new england put in place, developed it say 10 gig watts, put east coast we could not from my reliability engineers simply interconnect that into the existing grid. if we, in fact, had that happened and we had as the as perhaps 2500 or 3,000 megawatts of that go offline we could block off florida so we need to ultimately look at how we strengthen the entire interconnect so all the regions, in fact, can meet the regional goals and can do it with their local renewable resources and through distant renewable resources if necessary. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. halvey, i certainly appreciate your work toward the western region. i understand your desire to streamline the permitting process, do you have any specific recommendations along those lines? >> yes. i think a couple of -- a couple of recommendations. one, because of the work that we're doing with regard to the western renewabl

eastern on c-span. this week on "newsmakers," some of the issues on the senate's agenda, including health care and preparing for the confirmation hearings for a sonia sotomayor. >> there was a lot of reading involved, and i was reading troubling things about her views toward international law, saying you can interpret the united states constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she set it on several occasions. i am going to have to ask for, what do you mean by that? when people talk about a filibuster, republicans probably can filibuster this nomination on our own. they are not enough of us. none of us are talking about a filibuster. it is all in response to questions from the media. we are not proposing this. as you point out, it would be very difficult for us to pull off unless the demo

eastern. >> the senate health committee continues to mark up a health care bill this morning with senator chris dodd acting as chairman. he is sitting in for senator ted kennedy who is being treated for cancer. that is c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. it as the supreme court comes to an end, here supreme court justice chief bob burt's speak -- chief roberts speak. live coverage on c-span saturday morning and 9:00 a.m. eastern. president obama held his fourth news conference yesterday at the white house. but of the questions in this hourlong event for about health care and iran. >> we have been outraged by the beatings and imprisonment that have gone over the last few days in iran. we are morning each and every innocent life that is lost. i have made it clear that the united states respects the sovereignty of the islamic republic of iran and is not interfering with their affairs. we must also bear witness to the courage and dignity of the iranian people and the openings in iranian society. they a

eastern. on thursday, republican senators were appointed to new leadership positions. this follows the leadership resignation of nevada senator john ensign for allegations of an extramarital affair. thune will be policy chair and senator murkowski will replace him as senator conference by share. the announcement came at a news conference in the capital. >> good afternoon, a one to introduce you to our two newly elected officials. we're pleased to welcome them to the team. they were already there in a sense. senator tune was vice chair and she was by my department at the leadership table. we have now made these changes and doned i'm happy to call on m for questions. >> thank you, leader. i want to thank my colleagues for giving me the opportunity to serve as policy committee chair. i am very much looking forward to continue working with the leadership team as we shape an agenda that i think will move america forward and serve as a counter to some of the agenda items we think will be detrimental. i think they have given us a lot of opportunity to work, whether proposing

eastern.ere are about 15 bills scheduled today for the house, including one that offer cash rebates to those who trade in their older cars for new work, more fuel-efficient vehicles. -- for newer, more fuel- efficient vehicles. you can follow senate coverage on c-span2. >> the joint economic committee here waiting to resume, looking at the troubled assets relief program. they are hearing from elizabeth warren, who heads the congressional oversight panel. our other live coverage includes at about 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3 will have live coverage of the spent -- of the spending. treasury secretary timothy geithner will speak. the president today will make comments on the economy and tax policies with future spending obligations. that is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern from the white house on c-span2. then once again this also will be on c-span3 at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. kathleen sebelius will testify about her department's budget. that is live at about 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> elizabeth

eastern for short speeches and it will be in at noon for legislative work. the will of the cost-of-living adjustment in veteran's disability pay. beginning wednesday, federal spending next budget year for the homeland's security and interior departments as well as unburned the programs. also, defense programs and policy. >> the fcc should be a model for transparency, openness, and fairness. >> tonight, a discussion on president obama's choice to lead the fcc with andrew feinberg and fawn johnson. what the fcc would look like under a new chairman, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the communicator's." >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> a little bit from the federal government. >> brands. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get government funding. >> viewers? >> how is he's been funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span is a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> democratic leadership council recently honored its retiring ceo, al from. speakers include bill clinton, steny

eastern. on the agenda, a bill of rights and state department programs which includes u.s. peacekeeping and legislation were guarding pakistan. the senate is also back tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. this will continue to regulate tobacco products it is also possible that congress will vote on a conference report to the war spending bill. the house is expected to vote on the measure first, followed by the senate. there could be information on overseas tourism as well >> there is still time to get your copy of the 2009 congressional directory with information on house and senate members and the nation's governors. plus, district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. it is $16.95, online at c- span.org/products. >> and now, a preview of the democratic primary in virginia is governor's race. c -- from al jazeera arabic. john mercurialo, the battle lins are drawn in the democratic primary. guest: polls show the race is tightening. there is a new poll out this morning showing that one of

that is it 12:30 eastern time on our companion network, cspan 2. later, admiral timothy keating, speaking at the atlantic council, talking about north korea's most recent missile testing. we will have live coverage at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. >> file-sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight, digital music, the internet, and copyright policy with the chairman of universal public -- universal music publishing group. >> we want companies to take more responsibility for providing music. >> he is the chairman of universal music publishing group, tonight at 8:00 p.m., on "the communicators." >> next, a look at 30 years of close-up television on c-span. we will hear from current and former associates of the show, including joe garrity. the guests will take questions from students and teachers of the close-up academy. this is one hour. >> hi, i am from western the sake >> i am your host and here we are in the newseum. we bring students face to face with current events, the workings of government, and the press. this week, we will look at

eastern. earlier today, the supreme court released its opinion which involves the promotion exam for new haven fire fighters which was rejected because very few minorities would receive promotions. the world abandoning the exam and really would not give them promotions. this overruled a lower court ruling. tonight, at 8:00 p.m. eastern you can hear a portion of the oral argument from the case before the second circuit court of appeals that took place in 2007. that is tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. now, a discussion on congress, the white house, and the influence of media on politics. is from this morning's "washington journal." here is the associate editor of real clear politics. we're here to talk about congress wrapping up in the influence of media on politics. there is a front-page story this morning in roll-call about the gop in their plants over the recess. they planned to blast away over the fourth of july recess. they get these breaks in congress. how affected our party is

eastern on c- span. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> nancy reagan, nancy pelosi, and michelle obama were on hand in the capital for ceremonies to unveil a new statue of ronald reagan. we will surely that night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor spent much of the week visiting capitol hill. we follow her as she meets members of the judiciary committee and leadership. she began her first visit on tuesday with senate majority leader harry reid. >> thank you very much. when we finish here, we will go in another room and have an in- depth conversation. i want everyone to understand, we have a whole package year. academically, we have princeton, yale law school, the editor of the law review. that is very impressive. if that were not enough, her background is very significant. as a trial lawyer, i'm very impressed. a prosecutor, a trial judge for many years, and then an appellate judge. we could not have anyone more qualified. i think your life story is so compe

eastern time on espn 2 for the beginning of the championship.e'll see you then. >> we all learned a lot from our dads, and this is the perfect day the share that and say thanks. rick reilly for the past few months has been talking the star athletes for his new series called "homecoming." rick visits with the athletes right in their home towns in the company of the people that mean the most to them. on this father's day, here are these athletes and their fathers. listen to their stories about shaping a life's path. >> tell us about your dad. >> tough guy. very tough guy, but, you know, the type of man that that you really respected. you knew that if you didn't do your job, you would get disciplined, and my father would take me to work with him during the summer. >> what did he do in >> he was a bricklayer, and my job was to make sure that he had bricks to lay. >> in the summer? >> in the summer, like 110 degrees every day. it was very, very difficult work, but it taught me the meaning of hard work. >> i don't know if i've ever known an athlete th

eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about on our companion network on c-span3. a hearing will be held on insurance industry oversight at 10:00 a.m. eastern. they will look at pursuing policies that may threaten the financial system. later will be the nominations to the federal communications commission. that is at 2:30 p.m. eastern. president obama spoke to the annual meeting of the american medical association monday to discuss his proposed changes to the health-care system. this is one hour. >> good morning, everyone. it is my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states barack obama back to chicago. we appreciate that he has been able to make time out of his busy schedule to come here today to speak about health care reform and to make it as open as possible. we are glad we are included in your efforts. you have said that a test of the american ideal is whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by the events in history or whether we act to shape them. america's physicians w

a number of independent system operators and planning authorities in the eastern interconnect recentlytudied a joint coordinated system plan that was referred to earlier involving a $56 billion high voltage overlay. some have referred to it as equivalent of constructing the interstate highway system. that study concluded state of michigan would receive no benefit at fairly large cost. looking at consumer customer s were spread on a postage stamp we're seeing an increase for a 2.5 billion annual benefit. michigan can't afford that. another $10 to $12 billion project that's been proposed to bring wind power from the dakotas to as far east as chicago but doesn't reach michigan but further when the cost of that transmission is included in the equation michigan based generation is less expensive to develop. on that score we agree with the northeastern mid-atlantic governors with regard to the potential implications on developing renewable resources locally. let me be clear, we don't object to such projects if the benefits exceed the cost by a reasonable margin, reasonable alternatives have

eastern at the rose garden -- will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. eastern at the rose garden. and health care legislation markup live on c-span3 beginning at 10:00 a.m. >> discover an unfamiliar sight of our nation's first president as rare live from george washington's mount vernon estate with historian and author john ferling. that is sunday, july 5, live on in death on c-span2's "book tv ." host: we want to get your phone calls and just to -- and just a moment linda douglass. democrats:(202) 737-0002 republicans:(202) 737-0001 independents: (202) 628-0205 the president will be addressing the health care issue in a news conference that will be taking place at 12:30 p.m. eastern time. joining us from the briefing room of the white house is linda douglass. good morning and thanks for being with us. guest: good morning. host: the overall question seems to be, who is going to pay for this and how? guest: the president has put forward a proposal for $950 billion which will make it possible for people to have more affordable health care. right now, the rising cost of health care i

that means exploring natural resources so we are not so dependent on middle eastern oil. we can eliminate our ability to depend on the middle east for oil by using the natural resources we have here in this country. so many of those are blocked by hurdles placed here in washington. things that we have on the books, policies that stop us from using our own resources. let's create the millions of jobs and billions of dollars of revenue we would bring in the economy just by using our own natural resources. because the debate paunch shifted so much -- because the debate shifted so much, people realized the technology has advanced a month that the things that might have hurt the environment years ago and not exist anymore because companies operate in a different way, the restrictions already in place are pretty severe and actually have led to us being able to do this in an environmentally safe way. host: us hear from callers. on the democratic line, we have jerry from north carolina. are you there? caller: congressman, a real good spiel. question for you. why haven't we done w

later today, you can watch a house hearing of publicly traded companies at 12:30 eastern time on our companion or, c-span2. later, and admiral speaking on the atlantic council. u.s. pacific commander includes conversation on the north korean missile testing at 5:30 eastern on c-span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight on "the communicators" copyright policy with the chairman of universal music publishing group. >> one of the goal is to have the isp's take more responsibility of the service they are providing and make sure they're not just providing an entree into intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> now more from this morning's "washington journal." peter brooks is a national security fellow at the heritage foundation, there is a report looking at the commission of prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. this commission was put together in 2008. guest: i am not a member of this commission. it is -- headed by bob graham.

eastern, ben jones at the great color -- green caller economy. and joe scarborough, the last best hope and travel writer with the opened right -- opened road. >> washington journal continues. host: peter brooks is a national security fellow at the heritage foundation, there is a report looking at the commission of prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. this commission was put together in 2008. guest: i am not a member of this commission. it is -- headed by bob graham. in the standard commission has been extended. they have been extended for a few more months. host: they deliver their report to president bush last -- late last year and testify before congress early this year. what is the focus today? guest: they are doing a great job. the commission has been extended, both senators will join us today to talk about their finding. they will also talk about their recommendations that they made to the president and congress last year. what is interesting is that there really want to get involved in public our reach. --

washington journal begins each morning at 7 eastern -- at 7:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span 3, health care legislation. live coverage from the senate health committee begins at camp a.m. eastern. >> now, president obama signs a bill expanding the food and drug the administration's authority to regulate the sale and marketing of tobacco products this is about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and vice president of united states [applause] -- of the united states. [applause] óóóóóóóóóóóqo >> please, have a seat. i am thrilled to be here for what is an extraordinary accomplishment by this congress, the bill we are about to sign into law. i would like to acknowledge a few of our special guests. first off, we have the crew from the campaign for tobacco free kids. [applause] we have our fda commissioner, dr. peggy. we have our cdc director, and we have some extraordinary members of congress here on stage, senator dodd, senator bourbon, senator harkin, representative waxman, rep christiansen, and rep platz, all who did a big part to move this legislation

eastern on c-span3. later in the day, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius talks about their budget request for next year. live coverage begins at 2: 30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. 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 t

that's on c-span 3 and 8:00 eastern. at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2, a discussion on the future of healthcare. panelists include robert reishauer, and mark mclen lon, former head of medicare and medicaid. >> as this year's supreme court term comes to an end, hear chief justice roberts talk about the court's work. then a panel of experienced court watchers, including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenburg and ted olsen review the decisions handed down this past year. live coverage on chinese span saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. >> now president obama on the energy bill that's scheduled in the house tomorrow. the bill would cap greenhouse gas emissions and establish a market for emissions credit. this is five minutes. >> hey, guys. good afternoon. right now the house of representatives is moving towards a vote of historic proportions on a piece of legislation that will open the door to a new clean energy economy. for more than three decades we talked about our dependence on foreign oil. and for more than three decades, we

named wood crate filled with trees and down a series of floods and drought afflicted waterways to eastern lake ontario. from their trip by a larger boat west on the lake ontario, a long portage of around niagara falls, and finally into erie canal and the other great lakes, it was a long circuitous arduous voyage not easily or often taken. the erie canal made a direct connection between albany and his new york city by the easily navigable hudson and then struggling frontier settlement of buffalo on lake erie. with and can now three and 63 miles rose across unbroken wilderness 83 locks into a 700 feet of elevation change and just 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep with but it was the firstborn of union, the race that was used to describe it before was finally approved, the first barnhart of union between the eastern seaboard states and the vast and settle the interior. immediately begin a conduit for people in manufacturing goods headed west and raw materials and produce coming east. with new york city as a gateway for immigration from and commerce with europe. the canal was begun after much poli

then at 7:00 eastern, your calls and comments on "washington journal." the u.s. house gaveled event today at 12:30 p.m. eastern on a bill to reauthorize and state programs through 2010 that includes u.s. peacekeeping and legislation to increase aid to pakistan. live on c-span. the senate is back in session today at 2:00 p.m. and they will continue work on regulating tobacco products, a vote on that it expected this afternoon. and congress may vote on a conference report for spending bill. the house is expected to vote on the measure first, followed by the senate. senators could also debatable to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting the u.s. the senate will be live on c- span to. with a federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we will get a status report on how the fcc has prepared viewers for the change. we will have a panel discussion at 8:00 eastern on c-span t2. >> there is still time to get your 2009 c-span u.s. congressional directory with cabinet members, supreme court justices, district maps and how to contact distr

eastern. they will look at policies that might threaten the financial system. later, the senate policy committee. this is at 2:30 p.m. eastern. >> july 4 weekend, discover an unfamiliar sight of our nation's first president -- an unfamiliar ligh of side of our nation's first president. >> the senate energy committee continues marking up a bill this week. they spoke about the legislation monday to the energy association. this is one hour. senator lisa murkowski. >> good afternoon. i am barry, an executive director, and it is my pleasure to welcome you. it is our pleasure to have senator lisa murkowski. this is on the record, as are all of our briefings. she is only the six the center of alaska -- the sixth center of alaska. she joined the senate in 2002 -- the six senatth senator of alas. she is a member of the senate appropriations committee, and she is on the senate indian affairs committee. we all understand how busy she is competent to release these days, so we appreciate your taking time out of your schedule to be with us -- we understand how busy she is th

this is the second approach to open that which should be open in the eastern gulf. i understand there are people upset with it and they say you can't open that up for drilling. let me just show you what my proposition is. state waters for the first three miles, line of sight out here about 15 miles where you can't see anything. 25 miles, you know, the fact is, i think what we ought to do is be sensitive to the costal states. i'm not interested in putting oil wells on their beaches. that's not the point. but my point is, if we are going to have an energy bill that's solving america's energy problem of placing us less dependent on northern energy we ought to do something of everything to make that happen. does it include drilling, and additional production? the answer is yes. does it include substantial conservation iconsequence? absolutely. efficiency? yes. and moving toward a future in which we will have an electric drive system of transportation, by and large, i think, with smaller vehicles, and we will also, then, in the longer term, i believe, transition to hydro

i also think the gentleman from indiana for his leadership on this at some many other middle eastern related issues as well. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution and in support of the people of ran whose voices deserve to be heard in a free and open democratic way. we're not here discuss the outcome of this election or involve the united states in the internal politics of iran. the american people, through their elected representatives, are here today to stand with the people of ron -- iran. we want them exercise their right to free speech and fair elections. it takes an enormous amount of courage to stand up to your government in an oppressive society. the american people applaud those heroes that face intimidation and oppression for expressing their views. i am personally in all of the iranian people and help others will learn by their example. i also support president obama, who i believe has steered an excellent course in dealing with this situation. while some have called upon him to condemn the iranian government's more forcefully, i believe it is essential

eastern on c-span. this week on c-span's "newsmakers," jon kyl talks about what is on the senate's agenda. >> there's a lot of reading involved here, and i was reading some very troubling things last night about her views toward international law, in effect saying that you could interpret united states's constitution by looking to see what public opinion is in europe. public opinion in europe has nothing whatsoever to do with what our constitution means. if that is really her point of view, that is very troubling. i could not vote for a judge who believed that. she has said it on several occasions. i'm going to have to ask her, what you mean by that? people talk about a filibuster, understand that republicans could not filibuster this nomination on our own. there are not enough of us. and by the way, none of us are talking about filibuster. it is all in response to questions by the media, which are fair, but we're not proposing this. it would be very difficult to pull off any way unless the jet -- unles

eastern. on friday, hundreds of hispanic clergy and community leaders gathered for the annual prayer breakfast. among the speakers, house minority whip eric cantor, pennsylvania gov. ed rendell, and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. reverend, thank you very much. i think all of you at esperanza for the great work that you do to strengthen our community and enrich the lives of so many in america. esperanza, hope. you do not merely represent this principle in name or in words. you live by it and live by example. the faith-based community in this country, throughout our land, sheds light we're all too often, there is darkness. ever the proud virginian, i stand here and join you as heirs of the tradition set forth by the people who came aboard at james down and began its settlement in 1607. through an unfailing commitment to faith, and a concern for one another, these colonists banded together and work hard towards a better future.

all the rest is eastern. that bakes >> what's different about your four daughters than the boomer generation? >> well, we'll have to see how they choose to live their lives? >> i see a lot of their another that's the best thing i can say about them. they'll make their own choices. i hope that the two, soon to be three marriages that have gun in our family will last for life certainly as long as there are any children. i have enormous admiration and sympathy for single parents. this isn't some moral jiment that of the chinch of america and so many of the problems, pobert and every social path on would be so much less a problem if we had much higher rates of in tact families. so, this isn't shg you try to think about placing them ahead of your own happiness if you possibly can. >> what are you going to say if you change your mind about running for president after we have all of this on tape? >> brian, i've put another i hope that maybe i can be of some use. our party needs a lot of work. it needs to look at its

eastern it didn't -- 1:05 eastern. can run 2 1/2 new york marathons -- there is no official record of the longest rain delay in mlb history, but 5:26 certainly ranks up there with other wet games. we would tell you now, but then again, we don't want to delay the highlights and longer. this was the final meeting for the yankees and the nationals and the teams have only one common day off the rest of the season, so they had to play this one. joba chamberlain on the mound. ryan zimmerman lined one into the gap. zimmerman had three hits and an r.b.i., 1-8 in the first two games of this series. a-rod to left. willie harris -- the runway is clear and he's coming in for a landing. robbing a-rod of a hit. bottom seven, bases loaded, willy taveras gets derek jeter to ground to short, cristian guzman, nice play. jeter 0-1, still dealing with the sore left ankle. top eighth, 3-0 nats, austin kearns to left center. brett gardner makes the catch but hits the wall hard. manager joe girardi comes out. gardner is carted off. the natio

it airs sunday night at 9 eastern -- at 9:00 eastern. john talbot exposes the mess about the recession and what -- talbott exposes the myths about the recession, and what it will take to recover. former fda commissioner david kessler explains that americans can control their eating habits. there are a lot more books and authors -- there are lots more books and authors this weekend on "tv." -- book tv. >> people to not want to think about roosevelt's conservation as a policy as much as a passion. he put aside almost 240 million acres of wild america. as people are talking about environmentalism and grain movements, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understanding. he was the only politician who understood biology and understood birds, migratory patterns, mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness a warrior." you can download the pdcast, -- podcast, too. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> government grants? >> advertising for product

eastern on c-span and we will show it to you again at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on booktv. >> booksellers convention at the center in new york city, he was stacy lewis the director from city lights booksellers san francisco. would you have coming out this fall? >> will come of this fall we have a couple books coming out from angela davis. we have a collection of essays. it is our first book that has been published in about four years that covers the emcee is particularly interested in, racism, sexism, the prison industrial complex and particularly interesting but we are publishing with angela is a new edition of the narrative of the life of frederick douglass and american slave which contains douglas's narrative as well as essays by davis that were part of a course that she todd at the ucla in the 70's. so, it really brings to life that essay and we will also include a new as they ridden by heard this year, so we are hoping that people who have read the narrative before take a look at this but as it is going to be enriched by the new and old work. we

eastern with your calls and the day's news. later, the troubled assets relief program, also known as "tarp." elizabeth warren will be there. we will show a portion of the joint economic committee hearing which begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern until the house gavels in at 10:30. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> i do not really know. >> from public television? >> donations. >> i do not really know where the money comes from. >> federally? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private initiative, no government mandates, no government money. >> president obama and vice- president biden laid out plans for stimulus of funds over the summer with a goal of creating or saving about 600,000 jobs in the u.s. economy. they made remarks just before a cabinet meeting in the white house. this is about 15 minutes. >> it seems strange to thank you for joining us in your house, but thank you for joining us. now, paying people a good, decent wage. because of the tax cre

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eastern, the green color coming, how one solution can fix our two biggest problems.nd former congressman joe scarborough. restoring conservative wisdom and america's promise. and the travel writer with a global journey of the 14th dalai lama. "washington journal" continues. host: faiz shakir is the editor in chief of the progress. here is the associate editor of real clear politics. we're here to talk about congress wrapping up in the influence of media on politics. there is a front-page story this morning in roll-call about the gop in their plants over the recess. they planned to blast away over the fourth of july recess. they get these breaks in congress. how affected our party is getting a message through to the public, particularly in the stretch but this holiday? guest: it requires a lot of grassroots work. unique coalition-building out in the states, districts to amplify your message. if you are focused on a message in washington, d.c., advertising and places like "roll-call" or "the washington post," it has a limited effect. you have to go back home and attend

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eastern or hear on c-span. also earlier today, at the supreme court released its opinion in the case involving a promotional for new haven firefighters was rejected because very few minorities would receive promotions. white firefighters alleged that a bidding the exam at unfairly denies them promotion. the supreme court side -- sided with the firefighters in the 5-4 decision, overturning a lower- court decision. tonight you can hear a portion of the oral arguments before the second circuit court of appeals. that argument took place in december of 2007. we will have that tonight at 8 eastern here on c-span and on line. you can see transcripts and read about reaction coming to the supreme court decision. hillary clinton to address the situation and honduras, iran and iraq at today state department meeting. she said the ouster of the president of honduras over the weekend is a coup, and expressed confidence in the abilities of the iraqi security forces as the u.s. troops begin their withdrawal. i want to start wi

eastern. also on washington journal this week tom ridge, former secretary of homeland security will take your questions on thursday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> the health committee begin insinuative marking of the healthcare bill. senator chris dodd sitting in for senator ted kennedy. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon everyone. i think with that the requisite number of members here to begin to proceed. let me thank all of the common you for being here and we will continue with the markup of the affordable health choice zizek. let me thank everyone. last week i felt it was productive. we had a long productive day. was here for seven hours of opening statements in made progress on the quality missions of the bill, title ii of the bill. i wanted thank the staff. they worked all weekend. mike enzi's staff and senator kennedy's staff and others on primarily i think on the prevention section. they reduced it down to i think seven teams are so as they were explaining it to m

about to move forward on the bill occurs at noon eastern. we expect a recess from 12:30 to 2:15 eastern so they can attend party launches. live now to the senate floor here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the senate will be led in prayer by the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. lord god almighty, may our hearts be right with you so that our lives will honor you. bless the members of this body. provide them with all the direction, defense, support, and consolation they need for life's journey. as they keep their minds on you, infuse them with your wonderful peace. lord, give them an abundant supply of your spirit that they will submit to you in every trial, trusting you even when walking through the valley of shadows. uphold them by your might that they may move forward with faith and perseverance. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the

because you will get a good look at the eastern front. >> next up is around from caller: i was calling to in defense of the russia. they certainly -- we wouldn't have been able to invade normandy, and we would have done it at a much higher cost if they hasn't taken so many troops away from the east. that's basically all i had to say. thanks. host: thank you. john, go ahead. guest: that's an excellent point. the cost of invading normandyy would have been much higher if the sofeyts hasn't done what they had done over the last two to three years. that was the point stalin was making was, hey, you've got to help me out here. you've got to have a major effort to sifen off part of the german army because i'm dealing with most of it here. that's why stalin didn't feel like the campaign in north africa or italy were really valid second fronts. and that's why he wanted a bone fide invasion of france from the beginning of the big three at the end of 1941 when the u.s. was in the war all the way through 43, stalin is lobbying pretty consistently. and that doesn't change until the spring of 44. so

but no question the red army pinned down much of the german army on the eastern front, wore it down and helped guide the way for the western allies to invade in normandy. after the normandy invasion on june 6, later in june, the soviets by prior arrangement with the british and americans launched a major offensive on the eastern front putting more pressure on hilt her's army. -- hitler's army so no question the russians were a major contributor? why wasn't it been recognized? i would argue the last 10 or 15 years it has. there is more scholarship on it nowadays. but at the same time before that you did see a kind of tendency to minimize the soviet contribution during the cold war. so i think part of that was the casualty of the cold war. you saw that on the russian side a tendency to minimize the allies. so now that the cold war over and the russian archives are more open you see many scholars doing a lot of good work on the eastern front and the soviet contribution and a better understanding of that part of the european theatre. so, i don't think there's any question that the crux of h

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