with elena kagan, the persuader.eople love to talk about the swing vote, but the truth is that only at -- every supreme court justice has only one vote to cast. what makes a justice influential is the ability to persuade others to agree. that depends on the effectiveness of the justice. in that respect, elena kagan has what it takes to be a highly influential supreme court justice. she has demonstrated herself to be an incisive legal thinker, both in her written opinions and her questions for the bench. she is also an excellent communicator with a crisp and direct style that will make her -- makerive persuasive, not only among her colleagues, but among be court's broader audience. she is an important voice on the court for decades to come. it is our pleasure to welcome our speaker and have a conversation. justice elena kagan. [applause] >> can i think everybody first? i just want to thank the judge for that warm and gracious introduction which i hope a little bit of it is true. i want to thank the whole law school fo

it starts off with elena kagan, the persuader. people love to talk about the swing vote, but the truth is that every supreme court justice has only one vote to cast. what makes a justice influential is the ability to persuade others to agree. that depends on the effectiveness of the justice. in that respect, elena kagan has what it takes to be a highly influential supreme court justice. she has demonstrated herself to be an incisive legal thinker, both in her written opinions and her questions for the bench. she is also an excellent communicator with a crisp and direct style that will make her persuasive, not only among her colleagues, but among be court's broader audience. she is an important voice on the court for decades to come. it is our pleasure to welcome our speaker and have a conversation. justice elena kagan. [applause] >> can i think everybody first? i just want to thank the judge for that warm and gracious introduction which i hope a little bit of it is true. and i want to thank the whole law school for inviting me her

it starts off with elena kagan, the persuader. people love to talk about the swing vote, but the truth is that only at -- every supreme court justice has only one vote to cast. what makes a justice influential is the ability to persuade others to agree. that depends on the effectiveness of the justice. in that respect, elena kagan has what it takes to be a highly influential supreme court justice. she has demonstrated herself to be an incisive legal thinker, both in her written opinions and her questions for the bench. she is also an excellent communicator with a crisp and direct style that will make her a persuasive -- maker persuasive, not only among her colleagues, but among be court's broader audience. she is an important voice on the court for decades to come. it is our pleasure to welcome our speaker and have a conversation. justice elena kagan. [applause] >> can i think everybody first? i just want to thank the judge for that warm and gracious introduction which i hope a little bit of it is true. and i want to thank the who

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 eastern.on on the life and art of norman rockwell. thursday at 9:30. ,n c-span3's american history the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. james mcpherson helps confederate -- commemorate gettysburg. 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. tuesday, the world affairs council of washington dc hosted a discussion assessing the agreement reached on a run's nuclear program. this is one hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you for braving the weather and the pre-pre-holiday traffic to join us tonight or what i'm sure will be a fascinating discussion. before we begin, i would like to take a couple of minutes of your time to talk about some upcoming events and about the council year-end campaign, which begins next week. on december 4, the council hosts dr. henry kissinger for a luncheon at the fairmont hotel. dr. kissinger's topic will be the asia pivot strategy. there are a few seats still available. also on december 4, the council's annual international holiday affair. we will be honoring the ambassador of brazil and

. >> jon: trey radel was partying with chuck hagel and elena kagan. were there any signs?he congressman admitted his favorite vacation spot was cartagena, colombia. [ laughter ] >> jon: were there any signs? anything? anything that could have tipped us off that he was a cocaine user? anything you found? anything? >> radel who calls himself a hip-hop conservative. [ laughter ] >> jon: a hip-hop conservative -- that can't go together. they can't -- i'm a hip-hop conservative -- you can't be. i'm a smooth jazz anarchist. i'm a disco nazi. you can't -- it doesn't -- how are you a hip-hop conservative. >> he breaks down what he says is the conservative message behind public enemies fight the power. >> if you really get down to it in my ways reflects the conservative message of having a heavy handed federal government. >> jon: it has nothing to do with that. i guess flava flav is wear age debt clock. is that what that is? and too live crew is an ode to traditional marriage. i guess we can get his new book "i do not understand rap music. we're all human, we make mistakes the prob

later today on c-span, hear from two supreme court justices, clarence thomas at 9 p.m., followed by elena kaganr days of book tv. including deborah solomon. tonight at 9:30. on c-span three, it is american history tv. a 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. we will commemorate resident lincoln speaking at gettysburg. at 4:00 and 10:00. november 25 marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's state funeral. we will now bring you nbc's coverage, including the procession from the u.s. capitol to the white house. the mass at sa

. >> reporter: but justice elena kagan said what if it began with a priest? some say it's unconstitutional. >> and we ask all these things in your holy name, amen. >> i don't think you should have to endure religious indoctrination in order to participate in your own town government. >> reporter: but the town say it is has history on its side. >> we have a rich tradition back to our founding fathers of opening legislative meetings with prayer. >> reporter: several of the supreme court's liberals today questioned it saying that people may feel compelled to join a prayer. both houses of congress have always started their days with prayers from paid chaplains, a practice endorsed 30 years ago. >> eternal god, how great you are. >> reporter: justice steven breyer suggested that the court could draw up rules to make local prayers more inclusive. but justice samuel alleto said e didn't see how it was possible. >> pete williams starting us off at the supreme court tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to this growing scandal involving bullying ant nfl. a lot of people ha

elena kagan and clarence thomas. also this weekend, four days of book tv on c-span2. including deborah solomon. american history tv, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. sanesident obama spoke in francisco about immigration law. during his speech he was interrupted by protesters who urged his ministration to halt deportations. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everybody. hello. hello, san francisco. it is great to be back in california. it is great to be with all of you. i love san francisco. [applause] food andgot great scenery,ple, beautiful no more super villains because that kid cleaned the streets . love that kid. thanking forrt by the great introduction. [applause] i want to thank your mayor ed lee. lieutenant governor gavin newsom. members ofecognize congress who are fighting every day for the people of california . [applause] judy chu, they are all doing great work every single day. [applause] we have a special guest, janet thelitano who is overseeing uc system and doing a great job. [applause] we miss her back in washington. she is going to

terrence thomas and elena kagan -- clarence thomas and elena kagan. also, deborah solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell. on c-span3's american history tv, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. the 10 sentences president lincoln spoke. >> 175 years ago, a white southerner from charleston, south carolina, named angelina grimke, became the first american woman to address a legislative body. she spoke before the masses uses state legislator -- the massachusetts state legislature. coming up, this is just over two hours. [applause] >> welcome, everyone. moderatoryour evening . we are here tonight to explore how women become political. we will look at the past and the future,and consider the too. there will be some remarks and the panel of discussion you'd regretfully, senator elizabeth warren is not able to join us because she needs to be in washington. someone has to work. she is there to work in the senate. [applause] has made a short video for us that we will share place of the remarks she would have given. during the evening, we invi

later today on c-span, hear from two supreme court justices, clarence thomas at 9 p.m., followed by elena kagan at 945 eastern. four days of book tv. including deborah solomon. tonight at 9:30. on c-span three, it is american history tv. a 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. we will commemorate resident lincoln speaking at gettysburg. at 4:00 and 10:00. november 25 marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's state funeral. we will now bring you nbc's coverage, including the procession from the u.s. capitol to the white house. the mass at saint matthews cathedral, and the burial service at arlington national cemetery. we are on the steps of the capitol. there's is a huge crowd that has gathered. the watch is almost over. van is about to play hail to the chief. the casket will be brought down. the family is looking into the rotunda. a very quiet crowd. they are paying their last respects now. -- thed morning air cason will roll to arlington national cemetery. -- will notice in the crowd they are conscious that there is a television camera on them. you will see no waves. i saw one.

clarence thomas at 9:00 a.m., followed by elena kagan at 945 a.m. eastern and also for days of book tv on c-span2, including deborah solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell and on c- span3's american history tv, the 150th anniversary of the it is birgit prinz. come him rating -- commemorating the words lincoln spoke at the, moderation -- dedication of the soldiers the cemetery. >> former intelligence official said another attack on the scale of 9/11 in the u.s. is not likely but also more needs to be done to counter the threat of those who work alone. also discussed in the balance between security and civil liberties, saying it is impossible to prevent every potential terrorist attacks. at thescussion up up -- potomac institute is about one hour and 45 minutes. i amdies and gentlemen, the ceo and chairman of the potomac institute for policy studies. we are a not-for-profit think tank in the washington dc area that focuses on the issues of science and technology, how science and technology is .hanging our society for almost 17 years now we hav

followed by a elena kagan at 945 eastern. also, for days of book tv on c- span two including deborah solomon on norman rockwell. thursday at nine 30 p.m.. the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address, james mcpherson helps commemorate the 10 sentences president lincoln spoke at the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg. several reports over the past year outlined the scope and scale of chinese hacking against the u.s. government and private sector companies. longress conducted a year- investigation last year of chinese telecommunications firm. of that president chinese company recently sat down at the asia society to discuss cyber espionage and attacks with the former c.i.a. officer all chad swede and an author. the moderator is david sanger from new york city. his is one hour, 25 minutes. much and you very thank all of you for joining us here today. because itreat group comes at this issue from a very different angle. it will be my job to try to sew together what areas they will agree on and what they

followed by elena kagan. also this holiday weekend, four days of book tv on c-span2, including deborah solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell tonight at 9:30. and on c-span3's american history tv, the 150 anniversary of the gettysburg address. -- at 4:00rson helps and 10:00 p.m.. congressional leaders dedicate a bust of winston churchill last month. after a was placed cause passed by the u.s. house shortly before the 70 and the anniversary of his wartime address to a joint meeting at congress. this is one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please , theme our honored guests democratic leader of the house of representatives, the republican leader of the united fate senate, the majority leader of the niceties and become a united states senator if they, and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] please stand as the chaplain of the u.s. house of representatives give the invocation. >> let us pray -- god of all nations, we ask your blessing all on this gathering of people separate

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 p.m. also, for days of book tv on c- 2, thursday at 9:30. the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. the presidentas spoke at the dedication of the cemetery in gettysburg. at four clock and 10:00 p.m. obama spoke in san francisco about changing immigration laws. was confronted by protesters. this is 30 minutes. . ["hail to the chief" plays] [cheers] hello, everybody. hello, san francisco. it is great to be with all of you. i love san francisco. you've got great food. you've got great people. what beautiful scenery. no more super villains. batkid cleaned up the streets. [cheers and applause] i love batkid. i want to start by thanking her for the wonderful introduction and the great work she has been doing. give her a round of applause. your mayor, lieutenant governor gavin, newsom. i want to recognize some wonderful members of congress who are fighting every day for the people of california, mike honda -- judy chu, they are doing that work every single day. napolitano, now overseeing the entire uc system and will be doing a great job. w

>> i liked the way the session began with elena kagan. i thought her questioning was excellent. >> [inaudible] is there a middle ground? >> for years and years and years the town of greece had a moment of silence then suddenly in 1999, the new supervisor changed all of that for the worst. >> [inaudible] >> i don't know. we filed a police report. we never find out. >> you don't know if it was related to this case. >> i believe it was. this all happened when the case was being discussed in the local media in rochester. i have no doubt it was related. >> thank you. >> my name is aisha, i am the legal director for americans united. americans united has been so proud since 2000 and eight to have sponsored this case and have represented these extraordinarily brave and courageous women. we got involved in this case for a simple reason, we believe that what the town of greece was doing was wrong. are dissipating in local government -- participating in local government is a irreversible right. it should not be conditioned on recitation of the lord

i heard a couple of your reports, particularly what justice elena kagan had to say?'s one thing for somebody to sit in a town board meeting and the supreme court 30 years ago said there noz constitutional problem with legislative bodies opening with prayer. suppose the supreme court opened with a minister being called up by the chief justice and minister talked about the sacrifice of jesus on the cross and asked everyone to pray, would that cross the line? that was -- that sort of typical of how far can you go here. the problem is that the town has history on its side. the supreme court upheld legislative prayer noting that the very first congress started it the at the same time with the bill of rights. it didn't bother the founders. they say it's different from you're sitting in a town board meeting and you're there to ask the town for something, zoning change or some policy change and if the town leads a prayer that you find offensive or don't agree with, you feel compelled to participate so you don't ofnd the people you're asking for something from. but the proble

elena kagan, a wonderful person, she asked me about the book. she said, you know, i love to watch football games, it's like a guilty pleasure. it's like watching boxing, watching people injure themselves. should i turn the tv off and not enjoy a football game. if anybody has asked themselves that question, should read this book because it ends with a reform ageneral at a. >> a person i know told me the other day that he was taking his son to a dallas game and the tickets were $1200 apiece. >> that would be a good ticket. >> why would somebody spend that kind of money on a 2 1/2-hour football game? >> there you've asked a free market question. why did people spend a lot of money for designer clothes? is a bmw really better than a honda. if you've got the money and you want to spend it, i don't object to people spending a lot of money on football games. what i object is the taxpayers spending a lot of money on football games. >> what about the antitrust provisions. does that allow the dallas cowboys to be the only game in town. >> the antitrust ex

e said one day soon, elena kagan would look on the supreme court and look at the other two women and smile. that's his prediction on who was going to be nominated and confirmed. exactly ow, he was right. so one of the things that gives lity is the credibi knowledge of -- and expertise of amy.and so that's another thing that, tom and it's not just one of the reasons that they fared so well is they answered their phone calls. they know that a relatively small number of lawyers who before ze in practicing the supreme court. you tend to see them over and over again. phone to them on the answer a technical question. his as been generous with time. that's one of the reasons why flockedsts have kind of to tom and scotus blog in the days before it took its current form. they know a lot about how it works. they've been joan rouse with their time. they compiled statistics about the alignment of justices over the term, how often they agree with each other, how many cases are decided by unanimous decision. you can see those quoted and cited in "the new york times" in "the washington post," it's

i thought elena kagan's questioning was excellent. >> do you think they will eliminate legislative prayer or is there a middle ground? >> for years we have had a moment of silence. suddenly in 1999, someone changed all of that for the worst. >> >> i do not know. we have filed reports -- police reports, but never found out. this all happened when the case is being discussed. i have no doubt it was related. >> thank you. >> my name is aisha khan. americans united has been so proud to have sponsored this case and have represented these extraordinarily brave and ourageous women. we got involved in this case for a very simple reason. we believe that what they were oing is wrong. participating in a local government is a universal right to citizenship. it should not be conditioned on represent -- participation and the lord's prayer or any other prayers that are unique to a particular faith tradition. town residents attend these meetings not as participants. children's sports teams are invited to receive awards. people come to ask the board to take particular action. exercising those rights and s

clarence thomasson 9:00 p.m., followed by elena kagan at 9:45 p.m. c- days of book tv on span2. on c-span3, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. james mcpherson helps commemorate the dedication at gettysburg. at 4:00 and 10:00 p.m.. >> yesterday the president pardoned two turkeys at the white house. here is more from that event now. >> 80 turkeys competed for the chance to make it to the white house and stay off the thanksgiving table. it was quite literally the hunger games. of vocalr weeks practice, the tributes went head to head together for america's vote as top gobbler. the competition was stiff but we can declare that popcorn is the that even aing turkey with a funny name can find a place in politics. amel, he is raising money for his next campaign. >> those turkeys were raised in minnesota and were taken to mount vernon after the ceremony where they will be on display for visitors during christmas. ♪ >> today it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time our first lady at her belated birthday party. ♪ >> ♪ many happy returns >> ♪ to mamie with music ♪ >>

. >> your from two supreme court justices, clarence thomas followed by elena kagan.also, for days of book tv on c- span 2. the life and art of norman rockwell. 3, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. sentences president lincoln spoke. on many campuses, young women are taught that they live it -- society andchal then channeled into low-paying fields. in the workplace, they are cheated out of 25% of their salary, they face invisible barriers, and all sorts of forces that hold them down and keep them back home acute the back of the high echelons of power. this picture does not fit reality. it is distorted. support itlaims that have been repeated so many times they have taken on this aura of truth. late 20th century feminism and contemporary feminism -- she has been labeled antifeminist. authorestions for christina hoff sommers live for three hours. looking ahead, join radio talk show host mark loven on january 5. levin on january 5. >> "washington journal" is next. president obama pardons the national turkey in a ceremony at the white house. in 45 minutes, t

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 eastern.n c-span three, the 150th anniversary of the eddie's burger address. -- the gettysburg address. it 4:00 and 10:00 p.m.. of the digital disruption of journalism. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, alex. i will do my best. i want to thank some people. mostly i want to thank alex jones for making the fellowship the best possible destination for a journalist seeking sanctuary, perspective, re- inspiration, and great company. of uspeaking for both when we say that. it is a great place. for making it work also smoothly. nancy palmer, janel sims. it feels like a home away from home and all three of us are happy to be home. to explain riptide ever so briefly. three world where he executives watch up on the shores of harvard university, all looking for a nest on the ground and trying to avoid all the work that would be involved in running to walk -- right -- write a 15 page paper. that seemed like too much to us. [laughter] journalism pioneer, paul sagan, a second-generation journal

thanksgiving on c-span, hear from two supreme court justices, clarence thomas at 9 p.m., followed by elena kagan. also this holiday weekend, four ,ays of the tv on c-span2 including deborah solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell. the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. at thent lincoln spoke dedication of soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. theoming up tonight, november 1963 speech to congress of president johnson after the assassination of president kennedy. reaches out to others in the community. >> five days after the assassination of president kennedy, lyndon johnson addressed a joint session of congress. in his 25-minute remarks, he talked about carrying out the works and mission of his predecessor. [applause]

elena kagan, 88% voted against her nomination to be on the supreme court. we could look at courts that aren't the two highest in the land and see that there have been more appointments of women judges, and that's a good thing and i hope there are more still. when you get to the d.c. circuit and the supreme court it seems like there is a double standard. it seems like this phantom workload issue gets raised when it suits one side and then immediately dropped a couple months later only to be raised again to block women candidates, and i think that is a very, very serious concern. congress set the law that there is 11 judges on this court. the president is trying to comply with the mandate of congress in putting well-qualified women before this body, and we should debate their qualifications, and if folks have concerns about those, well, then, let's have that debate. but we shouldn't block them from being considered and assert reasons that don't stand the light of day. thank you, madam president. i reyield the floor. ms. klobuchar: madam president? the presidi

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 eastern. also this holiday weekend four days of booktv on c-span2 including debra sullivan on the life and art of norman rockwell. thursday at 9:30 and on c-span3's american history tv the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. james mcpherson commemorated the ten sentences president lincoln spokane dedication of soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg 4:00 and 10:00 p.m.. >> up next conversation on u.s. defense policy. topics include the recent nuclear deal with iran, but negotiations in congress and the upcoming u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. from the aspen institute this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you for coming. i am sorry i am not nick but here i am. let me pull myself together. i will briefly introduce michele fluornoy and philip, we were in aspen and i see a number of people in the audience to work in considerably better weather last summer. michele fluornoy is the senior adviser at the boston consulting group from 2009-2012, undersecretary of defense for policy, and

followed by elena kagan. also this holiday weekend, 40 is a booktv on two, including deborah solomon on allies in the art of norman rockwell at 9:30 p.m. a non-american history tv, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. the 10 sentences that president lincoln spoke at soldiers national cemetery at 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. national security adviser susan rice warned last week that china's cyberespionage against the united states is undermining economic relationships between the two countries. next, we have a look at the role of the cyberespionage in u.s. and china relations and we will hear from "new york times" correspondent david sanger. it was hosted by the asia society in the month of september. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much, tom for the wonderful introduction. [applause] we are privileged to be here with you today. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> we are having this conversation for 40 or 45 minutes, something like that, and then we will leave it up to all of you and all who are watching

clarence -- terrence thomas elena kagan. also, deborah solomon on the of norman rockwell. also, american history tv, the 100 80th anniversary of the gettysburg address. james mcpherson will the memory soldiersdication of national cemetery at gettysburg at 4:00 and 10:00. >> harvard university's kennedy school of government hosted a discussion in september about rick tied and oral history of the effects of digital technology on journalism. press, politics and public policy. here is more about this from one of the researchers, a former editor in chief of time magazine. this is in hour, 20 minutes. lex thank you, alex. river tight. the i will do my best. first of all, i do want to thank people. those sleek, alec jones. making this the best possible destination for journalists re-ing sanctuary, inspiration and great company. authorseaking for my co- when i say that. it is just a great place. can also for the same people who you think. nancy palmer and others. forly, the whole staff making it feel like a home away from home. all three of us are glad to be back home. to explain

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 eastern. also, for days of book tv on c- span2. at 9:30 p.m.ames mcpherson helps commemorate the 10 sentences president lincoln spoke at gettysburg. that is at 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. discussion on innovation and technology in the economy. this panel focus on -- focuses on machine intelligence. this is just under an hour. >> welcome. can you hear me? ballmer was part of the churchill club event, and when he was asked about the data, he said it is a machine-learning problem. today we have very remarkable people on this panel, and they are uniquely qualified to have this discussion about machine learning. a bit startling -- let me get started. i am jeremy howard, the president and chief scientist of kaggl.e >> peter norvig. >> gurjeet singh. >>ac

he is followed by justice elena kagan on the workings of the nation's highest court. later, the dedication ceremony for the winston churchill bust in the nations capital. on the next "washington congressional reporter ginger gibson discusses efforts to raise the minimum wage. then author michael lotus looks 3.0:s book "america rebooting american prosperity in the 21st century." after that, a guest from the national endowment for the arts on federal funding for the arts. floss, your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. live atton journal" 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. now the doctor who did the youtube video "sugar: the bitter truth." he connects sugar, obesity, and food policy. is a pediatricig endocrinologist at the university of california in san francisco. he spoke to law students earlier this year for an hour and 50 minutes. [applause] thank you, david. thank all of you for coming. it is just wonderful to be back now at my alma mater. marsha cohen even gave me a decal to put on my car. i'm fully equipped. i really want to acknowledge so many of my mentors during this

>> i liked the way the session began with elena kagan. i thought her questioning was excellent. >> [inaudible] is there a middle ground? >> for years and years and years the town of greece had a moment of silence then suddenly in 1999 , the new supervisor changed all of that for the worst. >> [inaudible] >> i don't know. we filed a police report. we never find out. >> you don't know if it was related to this case. >> i believe it was. this all happened when the case was being discussed in the local media in rochester. i have no doubt it was related. >> thank you. aisha, i am the legal director for americans united. americans united has been so proud since 2000 and eight to have sponsored this case and have represented these extraordinarily brave and courageous women. we got involved in this case for a simple reason, we believe that what the town of greece was doing was wrong. are dissipating in local government -- participating in local government is a irreversible right. it should not be conditioned on recitation of the lord's prayer or

. >> thanksgiving, air from -- hear from clarence thomas followed by linda kagan -- elena kagan.also this weekend, four days a book tv on c-span2, including evora sulman on the life and art of norman rockwell, -- including deborah solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell. >> president obama coming up in about 15 minutes in california talking about jobs and economy. until then it, a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on poverty in the u.s.. host: welcome back. one in six americans are in poverty. what does that mean and who is the hardest hit? guest: the average listener is thinking significant material deprivations. the average newscaster will flash to a homeless family, but the reality is roughly 46 million americans who are labeled by the government as poor, only one percent of them are homeless at any given point in time. close to 50% of all poor families actually own their own homes, typically a three-bedroom house with 1.5 bath. the typical poor family, according to census numbers, lives in a perfectly large house or apartment that is in good repair.

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 eastern. this holiday weekend four days of booktv on c-span2 including debra solomon on the life and art of norman rockwell. tonight at 9:30. and on american history tv on c-span3 the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. james mcpherson helps commemorate the tweet and sentences president lincoln spoke at the dedication at soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg at 4:00 and 10:00 p.m.. >> being a global problem, a closing of the gender gap between men and women we have traditionally known men drink more than women do but what has been happening recently is medicine declining in a risky drinking. women are not at all. this is global and more developed, the richer the country the smaller the gap between men and women's consumption. places like britain and france we are seeing parity where we are seeing young girls in a 20s dying of liver disease which is classically seen as an old man disease. this is a health epidemic crisis, something we need to attention to an open up a dialogue about

remember, republican senators more than 75% of them voted against both sonia sotomayor and elena kagan court and now they're using a preconnectal argument to block caitlin and pattie millett that was nowhere to be found when we approved shree a few months ago. i have a little bit of a concern there is also a double standard with respect to women candidates on this second highest court in the land. >> hi, senator. this is evan mcmorris-santoro from buzzfeed. i saw that in your statement about women nominees. are you really saying that republicans do not want women on the bench? >> you know, again, i've only been here ten months, but i'm just really struck in ten months we had three d.c. circuit appointments, in other courts that are thought to be lower courts, we have in a bipartisan way approved women candidates. but at the supreme court, sotomayor and kagan, more than 75% of republicans voted against both of them, and on this court, just in ten months we had a woman candidate up, caitlin haligan, the work load is not sufficient, we're going to have to block her. shree, male candidate,

here, the last two women that were put on to the supreme court -- sonia society -- sotomayor and elena kagan, 75% of the senate voted against them. you have that history compared with the women who have been denied here. it's very troublesome to me to see that. i don't know. i think we're supposed to wrap up. i don't know if you have any closing comments to do that. mr. merkley: i thank my colleague from new mexico for his leadership in trying to restore this senate so it will work, work on legislation, work on executive nominations, work on judicial nominations. the country has a low opinion of the function of our chamber, and we certainly do not deserve a high opinion when we're captured by this level of partisan paralysis. so i look forward to continuing to work together to help restore this body as a great deliberative body that can fulfill its responsibilities under our constitution. thank you, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: mr. president, i come to the floor today to discuss the reports i've heard from my fellow n

followed by elena kagan at 9:45 p.m. eastern. also, four days of booktv on c-span2 including the life and art of norman rockwell. the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. >> i remind will have live coverage of the discussion on the defense partnership between the u.s. and canada coming up at the bottom of the hour at 1:30 p.m. right now a roundtable on the state of poverty in the u.s. and how cuts the government core programs are impacting the poor. >> welcome back. i'm joined now by isabel sawhill of the brookings institution and robert rector of the heritage foundation. will have a discussion about the state of poverty in america. robber, i want to start first with you. figures show one in six americans are in poverty. what does that mean and who was the hardest hit? >> the average listener when they hear the word poverty are thinking of people that expensive significant material deprivations. typically in a tv news story will talk about one in six americans in poverty and then flashed to a homeless family. the reality

clarence thomas at 9 p.m., followed by elena kagan at 9:45 p.m. eastern also this holiday weekend \40{l1}s{l0}\'40{l1}s{l0} a booktv on c-span2. on c-span3's american history tv, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. >> last week a senate subcommittee examined how the government designates workers as sensitive and grants security clearance. this is 90 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> we will call to order this hearing of the subcommittee on the efficiency and effectiveness of their programs and federal work force. this afternoon's hearing is entitled "safeguarding our nation's secrets," examined the national security workforce. i will say that senator portman is tight. he will be here a little bit late and he will have to leave early. unfortunately, it's not because of the importance of this issue. it is because we've got a defense authorization bill on the floor and that's giving a lot of folks who wanted to be here today away, but we will do our best to get as much good information as we can on the

clarence thomasson 9:00 p.m., followed by elena kagan at 9:45 p.m.n c-span3, the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg address. helps -- at 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. >> young women are taught that they live in a society where girls are short changed in school, robbed of address lessons -- robbed of adolescence. they are cheated out of 25% of their salary. are all sorts of forces that hold them down and keep them back and out of the echelons of power. this picture does not fit reality. it is distorted. the false claims that have been supporting it have been repeated so many times that it has taken on an or of truth. labeled chrise sommers as feminist. that is live at noon eastern. join mark levan, january 5. washington journal continues. next hour, the outlook of the economy. we are joined by peter marie c -- peter morici and joseph minarik. he serves as their vice president and director of research. to both of you john, welcome. to both of you gentlemen, welcome. what is the current state of the economy and if you had to give a forecast where it is going, wh

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. >> thanksgiving on c-span here from two supreme for justices, clarence thomas, followed by elena kagan. also, for days of book tv on c- span two, including deborah solomon on the life and art of norman brock well. rockwell. commemorating when president lincoln spoke at the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington, directly to you, putting you in the broom at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the table industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable in canada -- satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. journal"ington continues. back.welcome a discussion about the state of poverty in america. one in six americans are in poverty. what does that mean and who is the hardest hit? guest: the average listener is thinking significant material deprivations. the average newscaster will flash to a homeless family, but roughly 46 is million americans who are labeled by th