elena kagan gave her first interview since joining the court. she said she has had to sit out of two dozen cases because the government's solicitor general and had involvement in those cases. >>> a national push to curb a deadly trend. >>> what is being done to keep drunk drivers off the roads this holiday season. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> this is fox 5 news at 5:00. >>> the menu at your child's school may soon be changing. president obama signed a federal law today that will overhaul the way your kids eat at school. beth parker is here with all of the details. >> reporter: well, this bill signed today will give another 115,000 kids access to school meal programs. the plan is two-fold. first make sure fewer kids go hungry and make sure what they are seating is fo

to recuse myself, but the arc has definitely subsided. >> c-span's entire interview with justice elena kagan. that will air on sunday, december 19, at 6:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. we will update the documentary that we did was just as kagan. that will air on sunday at 6:30 p.m. go to our website c-span.org to watch more of this. joining me at the table is john gannon and he's here to talk about financial capability. he is with the financial industry regulatory authority investor education foundation. how are you measuring us? guest: financial capability is trying to get people beyond their financial literacy, but looking at auction at their financial behavior. we broke it down into a couple of categories, first of all, making ends meet. are people taking steps to make sure they manage their day-to- day finances? then we look at planning ahead. what are they doing to plan ahead, such as an emergency fund, a retirement account, are they planning for their children's college education? are they making choices, decisions around financial products? then we looked at whether they are taking

coming up next, c-span exclusive interview with supreme court justice elena kagan. then a portion of today's senate debate on the start treaty. after that, a discussion on u.s. strategy toward yemen. >> it's hard to get here and also hard to leave here. but all of us do leave, and the senate always continues. >> search for -- federal speeches in the c-span video library, with every c-span program since 1987, more than 167,000 hours of mine, all free. it is washington, your way. >> justice elena kagan was nominated to the bench by president obama to succeed john paul stevens. she began officially serving on the supreme court on august 7. in her first interview, she talks about her reasons for becoming a lawyer, her first oral argument and her approach to opinion writing. we will get a look at her approach to her relationship with the chief justice and her thoughts on the confirmation process. she sat with c-span in her temporary chambers for this interview. >> thank you for inviting us into your temporary chambers at the court for this interview. there was a piece in

hear from the current justices, including our conversation with elena kagan. that is this weekend, to a continues saturday and sunday with interviews from london. the shadow minister of public health on her government plan for budget cuts. on sunday, comparing the british and american forms of government as we talk to our guest about elections, the impact of money in races, taxes, social issues, and the cost of living. "q&a" this saturday and sunday evening at 8:00 on c-span. it is a three-day holiday weekend on a booktv. the latest nine-fiction titles and authors. on afterwards, james smiley on the man who changed the world -- the man who created the computer. find the complete holiday schedule on booktv.org. >> now, a discussion on how the constitution is being interpreted by today's politicians, judges, and the public. jeffrey rosen and dr. angelo codevilla -- this is 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome you to our first annual bill of rights day forum. the bill of rights institute is an educational and nonprofit. we are dedicated to teaching yo

you will hear how the board works -- the court works, hearing from all of the justices, including elena kagan. also, hear about the latest developments. this will be airing for the first time in high-definition sunday, january 2, at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, a debate between former british prime minister tony blair and christopher hitchens, author of "god is not great." after the debates, they took comments from the audience. this is just under two hours. >> it is my privilege to be your moderator tonight. i want to begin by welcoming the worldwide audience of the british broadcasting corporation, some 240 million people that will have access to this debate through the bbc world service, the d.c. online news, and bbc world news. -- the bbc online news. we want to bring this debate to a truly global audience. i also want to welcome the tens of thousands of people watching this live on munkdebates.com. it is terrific they are a part of this debate, too, and i want to turn our attention to this hall, where a lucky 2700 people are here in the flesh to listen to this debate tonight. le

. >> the full interview with supreme court justice elena kagan airs tonight. >> our guest tonight on " newsmakers," ron paul. we will obviously talk with the congressmen about the subcommittee chair. but i want to rescue a political question. if, in fact, this tax package happens, what, if >> it is so confusing. there are some pluses and minuses on both sides of the argument. it has split a lot of the conservatives. hi i am in favor of the tax package. i do not want cactus to go up. we do not know what will be in the final vote. i do not think this can be the litmus test to decide whether or not the new congress in the house will be considered at fault. that remains to be seen. to the newrn congrressman with questions. >> what do you hope to accomplish as chairman of this subcommittee? what does it mean to be someone who wants to and the central bank and to oversee it? >> i have a better audience with more authority to do it. i have been talking about the danger of central economic planning as long as i can remember, since the early 1970's. this gives me a better platform. i wrote a

the outstanding question about that is whether the newest member of the supreme court, elena kagan, will recuse herself because the solicitor general, she was arguing on behalf of obama-care. the way the court is now anthony kennedy would be the swing vote. if he goes with the liberals and it's 4-4, assuming kagan recuses herself, then the ruling of the lower court would stand. >> obama is not going to get his wishes. >> no way, that's just a fanciful notion. you have legislation like this which for the first time mandates people not necessarily into activity but from inactivity, and that's one of the -- it may sound like a slight difference, but it's a great difference in law. all of this is going to be litigated at the supreme court level. until then, everything is going to be suspended. that's the nature >>> issue two coming out. >> this year i will work with congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. >> president obama is one step closer to achieving his goal. the repeal of the u.s. m

she predicted justice stevens would retire, that elena kagan would be confirmed and that alabama would win the national football championship. the only person who had wrong prediction was the moderator, i thought t.c.u. would win the fiesta bowl. for some strange reason, they didn't. i'm going to double down. for my prediction i'm going to say they are going to beat wisconsin in the rose bowl this year. chip, what's your prediction? >> well, bob, the phillies will win the world series with their blockbuster lineup. on much more important note, i think joe biden is to some degree going to win the battle over afghanistan. he said recently that in july the president will announce something more than a token withdrawal. i think he's right. >> schieffer: nancy? >> i predict after initial rough patch democrats and republicans in congress are going to work together better than anyone expects, and that the debt is going to be the issue that brings them together. >> i think after initial patch of cooperation between congress think will be further divided than ever. and in 2011, drawing battle l

after that, c-span exclusive interview with supreme court justice elena kagan. tomorrow, a discussion on how the health care law will be implemented and its impact

happened is that justice stevens had come off and each had gone over one and now there was a justice elena kagan and he sort of showed the the new locker with the justice kagan named fleet commander was a very effective way to say to me well, you are here now, you are part of the community, your part of the institution, and it was a very powerful thing to say. >> supreme court justice elena kagan first interview since joining the court hears on c-span this sunday at 6:30 and 9:40 p.m. eastern time. ayaan education program specialist here at c-span classroom. each year we conduct our video documentary competition called studentcam. the competition asks students great 6-12 to think about issues affecting the nation. this year's theme is washington, d.c. through my lens. we chose this topic because you we would like you to explain how the federal government has affected an issue or even in your life for community. select a topic that interests you. once you have your topic to compete in your research. the goal was for you to develop and research your topic, provide different points of view and incl

one of his books, perlis times, free speech in wartime was just recently praised y justice elena kagan is a masterpiece of constitutional history and promises to redefine the national debate on civil liberties and free speech. we are honored by you being here and we ask you to be our first witness in all statements of all of our witnesses will be introduced in their entirety into the record. welcome. >> chairman conyers, judge gohmert, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to speak with two of these issues. i'd like to address the constitutionality of the post-show that which has been introduced in both houses of congress. the show back would be an espionage that would make it a crime for anyone to kowingly and willfully disseminate in any manner, prejudicial to the state or united states come any classified information concerning human intelligence activities of the united states. now although this act may be constitutional as applied to unlawfully leak such material persons who are unauthorized to receive it. it is plainly unconstitutional

knelt looking branch new liberal court to we have justice sotomayor on the court and justice elena kagan that has seemed of the court for only a few hours what do you see coming down the pike? a reenergize liberal graying of our son lurking new judicial philosophy to bring the liberal wings together? in the year roach uninteresting peacefully leave so i wonder if you could take us through a low hypothesize saying would get work. >> we have a generation else shift to says they were too young and chest as there were power levels in the careers on the conservative side but also perilous both very strong-willed women and put there where very few men and excelled tremendously also on the supreme court from when they were a 20 years but these have people but then the the will speak for the next 30 or 40 years of their career and because they are strong-willed people to define their views and to some degree use it against each other. they respect each other tremendously that is different than those that i wrote about. [laughter] but recently we saw a justice sotomayor writes the unusual opinion

then an exclusive interview with elena kagan. then a portion of the senate debate on the start treaty. tomorrow on "washington journal, close crude andrew fieldhouse will talk about how the tax code will pecksniff shares paycheck. stewart baker on concerns about al qaeda and attacking the u.s. over the holidays. and then portions of the tax bill favorable to special interests. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> he is breaking his promise and he does not want to a admitted. he wants to leave it to the back wall, the deputy prime minister to break its promises, accept some responsibility. >> in his last question time before the holiday recess, david cameron talked about recent positive signs to stabilize the british economy. the labor leader challenge the prime minister over the decision to scrap the educational allowance for low-income students. some questions on the irish economy and british unemployment report. report. >>

then c-span is exclusive interview with supreme court justice elena kagan. at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see the "q&a" interview with documentary filmmaker dan reed. tomorrow on "washington journal," a look at how changes to the tax code will affect next year's paychecks. former assistant homeland security secretary stuart becker on concerns about al qaeda attacking the u.s. over the holidays, and stephen ellis, vice president of taxpayers for common sense, examines portions of the tax bill that are favorable to various industries and special interests. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> you are watching c-span, bring you politics and public affairs. every morning its "washington journal," a live call-in program about the news of the day, collecting reconnecting you with policymakers and journalists. during the week, wash continuing coverage of the house. coverage of the house. every

but that assumes that elena kagan recuse herself from hearing this case.he was solicitor general for a couple of years under president obama. she did argue on behalf of obama care or at least participated. >> bill: can they force her to recuse. >> it's unclear. if she does recuse herself. >> bill: it's over it? >> could be a 4-4 decision. in that case they have to let the lower court decision stand. >> bill: no, kagan would vote for it kennedy is the swing vote against it? >> correct. but if we recuses herself then you get a 4-4 decision. >> bill: it would be 5-3 decision. i'm going to kennedy saying no way. >> okay. >> bill: okay. i agree. >> i agree with you. >> kennedy would be a swing vote. we don't know how he would vote on it. >> bill: you can't debate this. it would have to be heard. let's assume that the obama care thing is in trouble. all right? it's in trouble. and there is all kinds of injunctions that you can't do this, you can't do that until they finally hear it which would be a year away. all of this weakens president obama,. >> let's not fo

. >> this sunday on c-span, in her first televised interview, the newest supreme court justice, elena kagan, on the confirmation process, her relationship with the chief justice. the c-span network provide coverage of politics, public affairs, and nonfiction books and nonfiction history. fine our content any time through c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital local content vehicle. it is washington your way, the c-span network. now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service.>> this morning,s talked about the proposed tax deal and the president's opposition to it. then devon chaffee from human rights first talks about barring the use of funding to transfer gtmo detainees. later, john gannon from the financial industry regulatory authority detailing a state-by- state survey of financial literacy. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: the senate will hold a key test vote on the tax-cut deal. many democrats saying

in her first interview since joining the court justice elena kagan talks with c-span on how she manages our oral argument legal brief. >> i sometimes truck them around just in hard copy. so i do both. but it is. it's endless reading because many of these cases, not only the parties submit briefs but there are many, many organizations and individuals and governments who are interested in the case. they'll submit friends of the court briefs, an cuss briefs and some of these cases there are 40, 50 briefs. there's a lot of reading. that's a bit part of the job. and if a kindle or an ipad can make my job easier that's terrific. that's on sunday at 6:00:30 and 9:30 eastern specific. >> today a group of senators spoke with reporters. among them were joe lieberman, chairman of the homeland security committee and its ranking republican susan collins who talked about repeal of the law can be implemented. this is about 20 minutes. >> we had four senators absent. really just 2/3 of the senators voting. it's one the best days. not just because i was committed to the cause because at a time when the

senator leahy said to protest -- set to prospective supreme court justice elena kagan, there are two views about the constitution. the word's meaning what they actually say -- by the way, you may have read the "new york times" yesterday in which a lot of the editorials excoriated justice scalia for actually reading the law as written. there is another view that says that you really ought to read those words in a way that makes the case, out in a way that serves the public good -- makes the case come out in a way that serves the public good. what do you say, taken? her reply was designed to show how moderate she was. she said, "i see some good in both sides. surely there are times when you read the words to mean what they say and applied them that way. there are times when you should not and should look at them on a case-by-case basis." a lot of dumb heads nodded/ . if they had thought about it a little bit, and i assure you that some did think about it and did not have to think about it very long, did come to the conclusion that if in fact a judge or anybody can choose when and if wo

supreme court justice, in linen kagan -- elena kagan will talk about the confirmation process. >> white house economic adviser lawrence summers says that he expects low consumer demand to be a drag on the u.s. economy for several years. he talked at the economic policy institute. he is stepping down as the national -- he is stepping down from the national economic council at the end of the year. this is just over one hour. >> i must admit that a number of people have looked at me and thought this was a little bit odd to have larry summers at epi. but there are a lot of things that larry and i have in common. first, we're both named larry. [laughter] and we are both economists and we have both done a lot of work on the labor market, on jobs. second, we were both raised in the philadelphia area and we are about a year apart in age. third, he has two uncles who were awarded the nobel prize in economics. me? i have to uncles. [laughter] okay, i do not want to leave the impression, however, that there are not some fundamental differences between us. in my view, larry has abandoned some core

how the court works from all the current supreme court justices, including the newest justice, elena kagan. the supreme court, home to america's highest court, caring for the first time in high- definition sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. the new congress gavels in january 5 with republicans now in the majority in the house. a number of members retiring this year. among them, representative david obey, a democrat from wisconsin's seventh district. he served in the house since 1969 and share -- chaired the appropriations committee. that is next. >> we appreciate the time you are giving us. you are leaving congress of your own volition. can you share with me a little bit about what your motions are like? >> i'm going to miss this place. 42 years is a long time, and you develop a lot of have it's about the place. but along with my six years in the legislature, that is 48 years i have been in public life. i think that is more than enough. while i will miss the place, there are certain things about it that i will not miss. i just think it is time for new people to come in, new legs. a ren

elena kagan. colleaguey can defend of her name? elena kagan. colleague at the white house.the emphasis is on the middle. keeping those in your party that you can get but persuading someone on the other side that they should support you too. the results also refer to what is kind of leader is john boehner going to be or mitch mcconnell? will they see it is in their interest to cooperate with the president and get something done? in which case why not -- it will be wildly successful, of villified by some of their biggest friends on the democratic side. as you develop your legislative strategy, be aware of and being able to tap in to the changing dynamics between the house and the senate and congress and the white house is important. so with that i will be -- kind of to ask your question i will clear my throat. >> the point you were making and unanswered questions. do you think the republicans benefited by their cooperation with a president in the lame-duck? they clearly had a strategy of just say no. they got rewarded in the election for that in a dramatic way and then someho

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about how the court works from all of the current supreme court justices including the newest, elena kaganabout some of the recent developments. the supreme court, home to the highest court, caring for the first time in high-definition sunday, january 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> closing speech has an inevitable aspect of establishment. an extraordinary experience for me is coming to an end. my dominant feeling is pride and the great privilege to be a part of this very unique party. >> search for career rust features from retiring senators on the c-span a video library -- search for senator farewell speeches. all online, all free. washington, your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is the co- director for the campaign for america's future. guest: the campaign for america's character is an advocacy group focused on economic issues. we want to make sure the u.s. economy is as strong going into the future as it has been in previous decades. we are very, very focused on building a robust full- employment economy and building a political movement to make sure tha

. >> supreme court justice elena kagan says she is facing a steep learning curve in her first months on the bench. she is drafting her first opinions and try to acclimate to life as a judge. in her first interview since joining the court in august she talked about her impressions of chief justice john roberts. here is a look. >> talking about argument and listening to some of the recordings of last year's cases, it is interesting to hear her colloquies, i guess the right word, of the cheap. i am wondering about your intellectual relationship with chief justice roberts because often your questions and answers were very rapid fire and i am wondering what you think of intellectual relationship between the two of you. >> i have extraordinary respect for him. he was a great supreme court advocate of his time before he became a judge. so, i always felt as though he could do better -- what all of us as lawyers were trying to do. he did it as well as anybody has ever done it, to be at that podium and make an argument to the supreme court. that is a little bit intimidating to know that the pe

>> our next supreme court justice, elena kagan. >> the last american combat troops officially lead iraqworking out for you? >> palin's power. >> i'm not a witch. >> you gave them eight years to dig the hole, give us four years to get out. >> i'm exhausted of defending you. >> good morning. decision day 2010. >> we've come to take our government back! >> the bell that just rang isn't the end of the fight, the start of the next round. >> we hope president obama will now respect the will of the people, change course. >> i'm not recommending for every future president that they take a shellacking like i did last night. >> the key win on "don't ask, don't tell". >> an early christmas president on millions of americans who will not see a big tax increase. >> there'll be times we won't agree. we have to work through those times together. that's the major accomplishment. >> sometimes you forget all the things you talked about in 12 months. >> it's hard to believe all that happened in a year's time. >> all the drama with every news story, more intense than i can remember in recent years. >> we w

colloquium obviously written and agreed to beforehand between senator leahy and supreme court nominee elena kagan. once upon a time, i worked on the hill. i am very familiar with how these colloquium's get written. useful, not fake, because they do expressed a concordance of use -- express a concordance of views. super -- senator leahy said to the nominee, to the words of the constitution mean what they actually -- do the words of the constitution mean what they actually say? you may have read "the new york times" yesterday in which one of the editorials excoriated justice scalia actually reading below as written -- the law as written. there is another view that says you really ought to read those words in a way that makes the case come out in a way that serves the public good, in circumstances are different than those envisaged by the framers. what do you say, kagan? kagan reply in a way that it was designed to show how moderate u.s.. she said, i see some good in both sides. surely there are times when you ought to read the words to mean what they say and applied them -- apply them that way and

. >> justice elena kagan was nominated to the bench by president obama to succeed john paul stevens. she began officially serving on the supreme court on august 7. in her first interview, she talks about her reasons for becoming a lawyer, her first oral argument and her approach to opinion writing. we will get a look at her approach to her relationship with the chief justice and her thoughts on the confirmation process. she sat with c-span in her temporary chambers for this interview. >> thank you for inviting us into your temporary chambers at the court for this interview. there was a piece in the slick magazine this month and it resonated with me -- slate magazine this month and it resonated with me. it said that once a lawyer has been nominated to the court, the next step is to become a great justice. tell me how he became a lawyer. >> i think i became a lawyer for all of the wrong reasons. when i was a law school dean i would tell people not to go to law school because you do not know what to do. but that is why i went to law school. i believe all of those things about keeping ou

brookings now has elena kagan. >> can you stop the love fest for a second?hter] >> they are very adorable. they are really adorable. the answer to the question on obama and israel, hy has the year ago, and wind won't name but you will see his name. what is ideal vision of how this will play out and his dream is that israel will attack iran have nuclear facility, screw it up, the hornets has been aroused and they will begin to attack interest in the persian gulf forcing president obama to come in and white iran of the maps to borrow some language. at the end of the day he said what we will get meaning the arabs is the persian threat will be neutralized and the americans will be passed off that is relieving arabs as their only friends. nothing to achieve the goal. it is actually borne out by what we have read in the last couple weeks. all i can say is president obama is no different than any other president. he does not want to be forced by a small country to go to war when he doesn't feel like going to war. that is a fair assessment to make. he is not unaware

and you will hear about how the court works from all the justices, including the newest justice, elena kagan. also, learn about the latest developments. hearing for the first time in high-definition, sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. every weekend on c-span3, experience american history tv. starting saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern, 48 hours of stories and eyewitness accounts of events that shaped our nation. a visit museums, historical sites, college campuses as top history professors and leading historians delve into america's past. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> "washington journal" counties. host: this week "washington journal" examines food policy in america. today we talk about the sustainable food movement. tomorrow, we move onto childhood nutrition legislation, and friday, regulating organic food. the segments that already took place you can find on our website, c-span.org. our guest this morning, susan prolman, is the executive director of the national sustainable agriculture coalition. we have a special phone lines for you to call. susan prolman, talk to us about what

. >> this sunday on c-span in her first televised interview, elena kagan. an unprecedented conversation. coming up on c-span. >> form r cia director michael heyeden talks about terrorist threats around the world. these remarks are about 40 minutes. -- why don't we go ahead? thanks everyone for staying till the final word of the date given by general michael hayden. he really deserves no it tradition. is the former director of the central intelligence agency, responsible for the plans and capabilities of america's adversaries to produce timely analysis for decision makers and conducting covert operations to thwart terrorist such as a birds we've talked about today. i am going to turn the floor over to him and he needs no further introduction. and we've always his final concluding remarks and observations about today's events. it is a great pleasure to have general haig in here today. thank you, sir. -- general hayden here today. >> thank you for letting me be part of an impressive gathering of a highly regarded institution. i regret i have not been able to b

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. >> this sunday on c-span, in her first televised interview, elena kagan on the confirmation processher relationship to the court, and her relationship to chief justice roberts. sunday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on c-span. just in time for the holiday season, the supreme court c-span's latest book, is being offered directly from our publisher to c-span viewers at a very special price, just $5 plus hipping and handling. that's 75% off of the price. this is the first to tell the story of the supreme court through the eye's of the justices themselves. ten current and retired justices, including justice roberts. this is rich with history and tradition with 16 pages of photographs, detailing the architecture and history of the court's landmark building. a handsome edition to a book shelf of any nonfiction reader. to order at the special price of $5, go to c-span.org/books and click on the supreme court book. place your order by december 15th to receive your copy in time for holiday gift giving. the foundation for the defense of democracy has held a day-long conference friday on how the u.s. sh

together, elena kagan is in the house. [applause] i want to also acknowledge somebody who i rely on day in, day out, who is not only a great vice president, but is also -- one of my dearest friends; joe biden is in the house. [applause] and to all the members of the administration, and members of congress, and all the state and local leaders who are with us today, welcome. i want to thank joshua redman for gracing us with his talent and helping us with the music. [applause] and finally, i want to thank the rabbis and lay leaders who have traveled from all over the country to be here. yes, you can give yourselves a round of applause. [applause] now, tonight, we gather to celebrate a story as simple as it is timeless. it's a story of ancient israel, suffering under the yoke of empire, where jews were forbidden to practice their religion openly, and the holy temple -- including the holy of holies -- had been desecrated. it was then that a small band of believers, led by judah maccabee, rose up to take back their city and free

national cable satellite corp. 2010] been her first interview since joining the supreme court, elena kagan spoke about turf impressions with chief justice roberts. >> we were talking about argument in listening to the cases. it is interesting to hear. i am wondering about your intellectual relationship with chief justice roberts. the answers were very rapid fire. >> i had extraordinary respect for him. he was the great supreme court advocate of his time before he became a judge. i felt as though he could do better. he did it as well as anybody had ever done it. that is a little bit intimidating to know that the person intimidating you hasted in your shoes -- has stood in your shoes. he is also a great question to prepare. he did not let you get away with anything if there is something you want to hide, he is certain to find it. he had to be at the top of your game. >> here is a little bit of a story. when i walked in for my swearing in that was necessary in order for me to do the work of the court, alice met by the chief justice. -- i was met by the chief justice. ur.gave me a too he showe

this sunday on c-span, the newest supreme court justice, elena kagan on the confirmation process, and relationship with chief justice roberts. sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on c-span. americanh, c-span 3's history tv continues with nixon's solicitor general robert brok, and his reaction -- bork and his reaction to the so- called smoking gun tape. and historian richard francis on why one of the judge's of the salem witch trial recanted his guilty verdict. telling the american story every weekend. seeing the complete schedule online at c-span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: congressman jim jordan is a republican of ohio and just recently elected as the chairman of the republican study committee for the 112th congress. congratulations. guest: thank you. host: first of all, what is the republican study committee and what is your agenda? guest: they have been around for a number of years. it's the conservative caucus on capitol hill. i like to tell people we are supposed to be the conservative conscious for republicans in the nation's capital. our job is to make s

. >> elena kagan says she is facing a steep learning curve as she is drafting her first opinions and trying to acclimate to life as a judge. since joining the court, she spoke about what it is like about being the newest justice. here is a look. >> as of our taking, have you been assigned an opinion? >> i have. we have had two sittings, and i will not be very specific than this, but every justice gets at least one opinion from each sitting, so that general practice has been followed. >> this is a part of your job that is new. how are you approaching the art of persuasion in opinion writing? >> i would like my opinions to be as clear as possible. i would like people to pick them up and understand them. i would like them to be as thoughtful as possible. i would like to write the kind of opinions which address the competing arguments, do not try to sweep competing arguments under the rug, but tried to address them fairly and forthrightly. i guess i would just -- i am trying hard to write opinions that i think our thoughtful and complete and as well reasoned as i can make them. >> can yo

how the court works from all the current supreme court justices, including the newest justice, elena kagan. also, learn about some of the court's newest developments. the supreme court, home to america's highest court, airing for the first time in high- definition, sunday, at 6:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the cspan networks are all available on television, radio, online and on social media networking site. find our content any time through the cspan video library. we take cspan on the road with our digitalbus, bringing our resources to your community. this is washington your way. we are available in more than 100 million homes created by cable and provided as a public service. >> a live look at the capitol in washington, d.c. coming up in a few minutes, a debate on the social aspects of religion with tony blair and christopher hitches. this is from toronto and is just under one hour, 50 minutes. [applause] >> it is my privilege to be your moderator tonight. i want to welcome the world wide audience of the british broadcasting corporation, some 240 million people that will have acces

about how the court order from all the current supreme court justices including the newest justice, elena kagan. learn about some of the recent developments in the court agreed that the supreme court, home to america's highest court, eric for the first time in high- definition sunday at 6:30 eastern on c-span. activist phyllis benes is on sunday. she is the author of eight books including "calling the shots." her latest is "ending the u.s. war in afghanistan." join our conversation. that is sunday at noon eastern on c-span to and watch previous in-depth programs at book-tv.org were confined the weekend schedule. >> now i look at executive power and its limits with former independent counsel kenneth starr. this is from a conference at southern methodist university in dallas. this is just under two hours. hours. >> >> does the president have to follow and obey the laws? i'll go from my right in your left, we have kathleen sullivan, chairman and partner of quinn emmanuel, then it david cole, walter dylan tour, our moderator is seated in the center -- walter dillon jerk, our moderator. -- walter di

this sunday on c-span, in her first televised interview the newest supreme court justice elena kagan on the confirmation process, her adjustment to the court and her relationship with chief justice john roberts. unprecedented on the record conversation sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9 quat 30 p.m. on c-span. >> look back at the public life of u.s. special envoy richard holbrooke online at the c-span video library. nominated for the nobel peace prize is seven times, he served under four presidents and was a main architect of the deyton peace agreement ending the war in bosnia. c-span of video library, washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is congressman mike coffman, republican of colorado and member of the armed services committee here to talk about afghanistan. in "the post" a preview the president's report and they say were review site strides, less confident and afghan governments. what you looking for? guest: where we are at right now -- real concerns that we in fact -- we are making progress on the ground militarily, but i think what the report so far

by the way, elena kagan, the question is whether she will have to recuse herself.on, meaning the law would stand. >> steve: will joe biden come in and vote on it? >> let's hope not. he's still trying to track the stimulus money. >> brian: it's going well. it's all gone. let's talk about what the first lady is doing. she has a worthy cause, focusing on obesity in kids. maybe she went too far when she said obesity with children is becoming a national security threat. let's listen. >> military leaders who tell us that when more than one in four young people are unqualified for military service because of their weight, they tell us that childhood obesity isn't just a public health issue. they tell us that it is not just an economic threat. it is a national security threat as well. >> steve: oh, boy. governor sarah palin regards this as the nanny state run amuck. what that was, was we just saw the signing of that thing that has the federal government now control everything kids eat. >> $4.5 billion. $4.5 billion for the antiobesity childhood nutrition initiative, which

. >> this sunday on c-span, in her first televised interview the newest supreme court justice elena kagan on the confirmation process, her adjustment to the court, and her relationship with chief justice john roberts. unprecedented on the record conversation sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on c-span. the united states v. richard nixon, on c-span radio's landmark supreme court cases. >> it is somewhat simple but very important issue, in the administration of criminal justice, whether the president can withhold evidence from the court merely on his assertion that the evidence involves conference site -- confidential communications. >> listen in washington on 90.1 fm, nationwide on xm channel 132 and online at c-span radio.org. >> the obama administration continues to ask the international community to join the u.s. and sanctions against iran did to the nuclear program. gary samore, white house -- he discussed this issue at a conference here in washington on friday. this half hour event was organized by the foundation for defense of democracy. >> i am executive director and i had up the ir

you'll hear about how the court parts from all the current supreme court justices, including elena kaganarn about some of the recent developments. the supreme court, home to the highest court, caring for the first time in high definition on sunday, ion c-span. >> a movement called no labels. it will expand to all 435 congressional districts in the coming year. founding members of the group and david brooks joins michael bloomberg, charlie crist, and michael castle to talk about proposals for electoral change. the conversation is just under two hours. >> please welcome our panel. [applause] it is important before we begin -- with knowledge a conversation at the start about a year ago with a handful of people has led to this room that today it will soon be 1000 people from all 50 states, republicans, democrats, and independence, a word-of- mouth only, brought together and united by a simple idea -- no labels, which means never give up your label. just put it aside so we can do what governments should do and solve problems and find common sense solutions. today, we met the first test. they

about how the court works from all the current supreme court justices including the newest justice, elena kagan. also, learn about some of the court's recent developments. the supreme court, home to america's highest court, airing for the first time in high definition sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it's all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. and find our content anytime through c-span video library. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus, local content vehicle bringing our resources to your community. it's washington your way, the c-span networks. now available in more than 100 million homes created by cable, provided as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: our focus is the safety of the drinking water, a new study out earlier this month showing the 35 cities around the country may have cancer-causing agents in the drinking water. our guest is olga naidenko. she is a senior scientist at the enviro

just as elena kagan sat this one out. likely to be sustained at the supreme court arguments if only because of judicial of arithmetic. atlantic city, new jersey, is next. caller: i would like to say that i am actually disappointed with how people are treating our president right now. i know he has a good hearts -- if he has to give a little to get a little for a lot of people out there struggling, then i think that is what he should do. i think he is a great man. and as far as bloomberg is concerned, it runs he would probably make a good executive because he knows what he is doing. but i think people should look at what the president is doing -- try to help a lot of people who cannot help themselves in these tough times. host: an earlier caller mentioned wikileaks and it is the lead story in "the new york times." hackers attack sites considered wikileaks foes. written out of london by a guest on our "q&a" program last sunday. you can find lots of coverage and analysis. the business page -- presidential politics. albany is

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. >> this sunday on c-span, and her first televised interview, the newest supreme court justice elena kagan on the confirmation process, or adjustment to the court, and her relationship with john roberts. sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on c-span. just-in-time for the holiday season, "the supreme court" is being offered at a special price -- just $5 plus shipping and handling. it is a discount of more than 75%. this hardcover edition is the first book to tell the story of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices themselves. 10 interviews with current and retired supreme court justices, including john roberts, stephen breyer, sandra day o'connor, and sonia sotomayor. it gives readers a compelling view of the modern court, rich with history and tradition, with 16 pages of photographs, detailing the architecture and history of the landmark building. the handsome addition to the bookshelf of any non-fiction reader. to own this book at the special price of $5, go to c-span.org /books and be sure to use the promo code "cspan" at check out. >> now a forum on u.s. strategy in afghanista

you will hear about how the court works from all the justices, including elena kagan.he supreme court, home to the -- on to america's highest court. sunday, january 2, at 6:30 eastern on c-span. >> now, the christmas but message from the president and first lady. after the remarks, we will also hear from the republican congressman from pennsylvania. >> machel and might lead to take a moment to send greetings from our family to yours. >> we are so fortunate to be able to celebrate the season together in this wonderful room. this is the people's house. we try to open it to as many people as we can, especially during the holiday season. this month, more than 100,000 americans have passed through these halls. the greatest blessings of all are the ones that do not call state bank. the comfort of spending time with loved ones, the july wheat field upon giving something of ourselves. in this kind of family, friends, and good cheer, let's also be sure to look al for those who are less fortunate. some are hungry and alone this holiday season. >> we celebrate the simplest, but m

supreme court works, including from all of the supreme court justice including the newest justice, elena kagan. it is aaron for the first time in high definition sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks provide coverage of politics, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available on -- on- line and through our networks. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicles. is washington your way. the c-span networks from an hour available in more than 100 million homes. rated by cable and provided as a public service. -- created by cable. host: welcome back. we are joined by bill bennett. like to talk about on this new year's eve. -- a lot to talk about on this new year's eve. let's look at the spending budget, which is the next big battle that this congress will be facing. what is going to happen? guest: i do not know, but i understand that wednesday, the session will start with a reading of the constitution. i think john vader is going to read the constitution to set 8 -- john boehner is going to read the constitution to set a standa