eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he's one to have 14 men features in c-span's new weekly series, "the contenders." live from the debs' home friday, 8 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch other videos about him at our special web site for the series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> which part of the u.s. constitution is important to you? that's our question in this year's student cam competition, open to middle and high school students. make a video documentary, 5-8 minutes long, and tell us the part of the constitution that's important to you and why. be sure to include more than one point of view and video of c-span programming. entries are due by january 20,2012. there's $50,000 in total prizes. for all the details go to studentcam.org. >> this week on "the communicators," a look inside google's business practices. this past week a senate subcommittee held a hearing on the topic including whether the google search engine is biased in this way it displays search results. our guests are scott cleland, publisher of goog

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. 's one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series "the contenders," live from the debs' home in terre haute, indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview about debs and watch some of our other videos about him at our special website for the series, c- span.org/thecontenders. >> american citizens forced from their homes. the heart mountain internment camp was home. here's a story on american history on c-span3. explore america to the discoveries from the smithsonian's new hall of wonders exhibits. the youngest woman ever elected to congress. one year later, she was voting to impeach a president. look for the complete we can at c-span.org/history. >> the supreme court will be hearing oral arguments on whether states can be sued. hear a similar argument that states cannot be sued. the supports of virginia governor wilder. >> it may be helpful to return to the language of the statute. the state medicare plan must provide for the payment of rates which the state finds and m

eugene debs loss, but he changed political history. he is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders." that friday at 8:00 eastern. get a preview and watch some of our other videos about him at our special website for the series. >> at the head of the american association of university professors says that tenure and academic freedom are in jeopardy and need to be protected. >> tenure creates an atmosphere on campus where people can speak freely, not just in their teaching but also in terms of university governance. if you don't like a proposal the board of trustees or president makes, you have to be able to speak freely about it. administrators should be able to as well. that is part of what academic freedom protect. without that, you don't have the expertise of the follicle -- of the faculty available to you. >> that's sunday night on c- span. >> president obama's press secretary, jay carney, told them he expects president obama to boost jobs in the economy by the end of the year. other topics at the briefing today include energy

we will go to indiana and talk with historians and talk about the presidential campaigns of eugene debs. for more information on our series, go to our website at c- span.org. you will find biographies of all of the candidates, the story and appraisals. that is all at c-span.org. next come up palestinian president abbas on complications for for palestine. then the at c-span series "the contenders" based on those who ran for president and lost. tonight from nebraska, william jennings bryan. palestinian territories president mahmoud abbas submitted a request for full united nations membership. he declared that the palestinian liberation organization and is ready to go back to the negotiation table immediately. he said that the negotiations would be meaningless if be israelis continued to build on land meant for the palestinian state. this is 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, i extend my congratulations to the president of the assembly. i wish him every success. i extend my congratulations on behalf of the palestinian liberation organization for the deserved admission as a full member of

and it is a great argument before the supreme court on the case of eugene debs the railway worker union leader. darrow said 300,000 american men walked off the job across the country. i don't care what the law says. i don't care what the legislators in illinois or congress say that cannot be against the lawless law of three and a thousand americans decide that is wrong and their life has to be -- the fumblings of men in the legislature of the writing of laws were really the things that could be dashed away and brushed away in case of the greater morality and the motive was everything to him. if a defendant was caught red-handed with a gun in his hand but had a great motive, then darrow could find a way to justify that and almost all crimes he looked at in that manner. so i mean yeah he read it and you get there and you know you say wow that is pretty extreme but you know it is good for our society that we have extremist like that i think. >> it is a broad dark line between -- and bribing a jury. >> it is. >> my name is noaa. thank you for the wonderful talk. i wanted to touch on your ex

eugene debs made history. tonight at 8:00 p.m., "the contenders." get a preview about deb, and watch some of our special programs about him at c-span.org/thecontenders. >> tenure creates an atmosphere where people can speak. if you don't like a proposal that the board of trustees or the president makes, you have to be able to speak freely about it. administrators ought to be able to as well. that will shared governance is important. >> cary nelson the author of "no university is an island" sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> always start with the assumption that they are not telling you the truth. >> he's an eagle scout, trected and produced three of the top-10 grossing documentaries of all times. his latest a memoir called "here comes trouble." sunday your chance to call and tweet michael moore on c-span2, "booktv." >> the british house of lords, a debate on climate change. those attending included representatives from kenya and other areas. d trinidad and tobego. this debate in the british house of lords is two hours. >> i'm delighted to welcome yo

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he's one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series "the contenders," live from the debs' home in terre haute, indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview about debs and watch some of our other videos about him at our special website for the series, c- span.org/thecontenders. >> sarah raskin spoke about job creation at the university of maryland's business school. she noted that further monetary easing is needed. her remarks are part of the school's distinguished lecture series. >> good morning. the center came into existence as a result of recent events in the global economy. the main goal is to promote research and education that reforms policy. today's talks as part of an ongoing series by the senate. we do a variety of things towards the end of the speech and would like to make an announcement about an upcoming conference. but today we're privileged to have governor sarah raskin to speak to us on a very timely topic, monetary policy and job creation. the subject o

eugene debs lost, but a changed political history. he is one of 14 men featured in a new series "the contenders." live from his home in indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview of about him and other videos at a special web site, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> you should always start with the assumption that when a politician or a ceo is saying something, they are not telling you the truth. they may be telling you the truth, but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> and eagle scout, held a brief standard as editor of "mother jones" and produced three of the top 10 grossing documentaries of all time and also a best-selling author. his latest is a memoir, "here comes trouble." your chance to call, email, or tweet michael moore live on book tv on c-span2. >> in his state of the union address, european commission president jose manuel barroso talk in depth about the eurozone financial crisis, outlining short and long term goals to promote growth and stability. some of those include taxing financial transactions and the abi

eugene debs lost but he changed political history. he is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new series, "the contenders." friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. watch some of our videos about him on our website for the series, c-span.org/thecon tenders. >> which part of the constitution is important to you? make a five-eight minutes the documentary entellus the part of the constitution that is important to you and why. make sure to include a video of c-span programming. entries are due by january 20th, 2012. for all details, studentcam.org. >> on thursday, secretary of defense leon panetta and the joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen discussed strategy in iraq and afghanistan. this was secretary panetta's first and admiral mullen's last testimony. this is three hours, 15 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. the committee receives testimony on the u.s. strategy on afghanistan and iraq. this morning's meeting is secretary pentad up's first appearing -- secretary leon panetta's first appearance as the secretary of defense and is likely to be a

get a preview about eugene debs and what some of our other videos about him at our special website forhis series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> also tonight at 8 p.m. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talking to law students at the university of california in san francisco about gender equality and other legal issues. you can see that tonight at 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. former bb anti-chairman and ceo john allison spoke earlier this month on the 2000 a financial crisis. the event was hosted at the harvard law school tea party by the harvard law school tea party. and cambridge, massachusetts, this is an hour and 40 minutes.r >> good afternoon. my name is john thorlin and i am the copresident of the harvard law school tea party. in behalf of my fellow copresident, christopher mills and the rest of the tea party, i am proud to introduce today's speaker to my fellow students and members of the community ate large.school one of the things we constantlyy discuss and debate in law school is the verge of free market andw the ability of each person tof engage in rational trade wit

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. one of the 14 men featured series,n''s new weekly "the contenders." watch videos about him on our special website for the series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> it should always start with the assumption that, when a politician or ceo is saying something and they are not telling you the truth. they may be telling you the truth, but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> he is an eagle scout, held a brief stint as editor of mother jones magazine, directed three of the top 10 grossing documentaries of all time, and also an author. his latest book is a memoir called "here comes trouble." your chance to call an tweet michael more live at noon eastern on c-span2's "booktv." >> missouri senator kirk claire mccaskill criticized waste and fraud during wartime. senator mccaskill and senator webb testified before the senate homeland security committee. the committee released a report from a finding as much as $60 billion of waste and fraud -- their report on friday, finding as much as $60 b

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history.he's one of the 14 men feature inside c-span's new weekly series, "the contenders." live from the debs' home friday, 8 l p.m. eastern. get a preview about debs and watch some of our series, c-span.org/the contenders. >> should always start with the assumption that when a politician or a ceo is say something, they're not telling you the truth. now, they may be telling you the truth, but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> he's an eagle scout, held a brief stint as editor of mother jones magazine, directed and produced three of the top ten grossing documentaries of all time and also a best-selling author. his latest is "here comes trouble," and sunday on "in depth" your chance to call, e-mail and tweet michael moore live on c-span2. >> last weekend vladimir piewt been said he would run for the russian presidency after the current president announced he would not seek re-election in march. next, russia analysts discuss the effect that could have on u.s./russia relations. from the

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he is featured in the weekly series "the contenders." friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and what some of our other videos at our special website for the series. >> president obama talks about his $447 million jobs proposal and the u.s. economy. he also took questions at the forum organized by the business networking website linkedin. jeff weiner moderates this event in mountain view, california. >> good morning, everyone. >> yes. >> oh, very nice. [laughter] thank you so much for joining us here today for a very special town hall discussion on a subject we all know to be truly important, and that's putting america back to work. in just a moment, i'm going to be introducing a very special guest, but before i do, just a few brief introductory remarks. i think today's venue, the computer history museum, here in silicon valley, is a very fitting one for our discussion. there's a number of folks who've come to silicon valley not just for a job, or even a career path, but because t

the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things. he fought for the right to organize. his day came, but not in his time. >> he was also outspoken in his opposition to world war i. he was, for his pains, thrown in jail by woodrow wilson, the great champion of self- determination. he was ultimately pardoned by an even unlikely your character, warren g. harding. what ever else you say about him, was a kind, a genial -- he wanted debs to come visit him at christmas time. he wanted to meet him. >> he ran in 1900,>> i think ofg american socialism. we forget now, when we throw this pejorative out to the democrats that socialism at the turn

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he is one of 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series, "the contenders," live from the deb'' home on friday. c-span.org/thecontenders. >> the c-span that works, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, an american -- and american history. keep tabs on the deficit committee as they formulate a plan to lower the debt. follow the presidential candidates as they continue to campaign across the country. it is all available on television, radio, online, and on social-media sites. search, watch, share anyatime -- anytime with our digital library. the c-span networks, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> "washington journal" continues. host: every monday at this time, we have a segment called "to your money," a chance for you to find out -- called, "your money," a chance for you to find out about what federal programs are doing and how much it cost. we have andrew sherrill with the government accountability office. welcome to the program. guest: it

eugene debs lost the changed political history. one of 14 men featured in c- span's new weekly series "the contenders." live from his home in indiana. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch other videos about him on our special website, c-span.org/the contenders. bromwich part of the u.s. constitution is important to you? this is both a question for the studentcam competition, open to middle and high school students. be sure to include more than one point of view and video of c- span progress. entries are due by january 20, 2012. there is $50,000 of total prizes and a grand prize of $5,000. for all the details, go to studentscam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: ed o'keefe joins us from "the washington post." federal reporter and blogger. welcome. powhat was decided? guest: dropping funding for federal emergency management agency for the rest of fiscal 2011 which runs through friday and picked up with about $2.65 billion funding for fiscal 2012, basically starting over the weekend. this was the big disagre

once clarence darrow, this great defense lawyer, a labor candidate like eugene debs and many of the figures, and when he heard that bryan, a former friend, was going to work for the prosecution, he was financed the defense of scuds. you might of st. "inherit the wind, " starring spencer jury and frederic march -- spencer tracy and frederic march. scuds never went to jail. -- scopes never went to jail. he agreed to be that offended because he knew that a trial would take place someplace and tennessee. he wanted held during -- he wanted to help bring people to dayton. >> it was broadcast nationwide on radio. >> one of the things that is so remarkable about this trial, not only that it was broadcast on the radio and tens of thousands of americans listen to it, but it was also a court room. and for bryan to defend his christianity and creationism in the court room, it was the context of the court room and cross-examination the bryan met is a difficult the to say what he really meant and what he was trying to convey about the importance of creation in his thinking, and about the central darwinis

eugene debs lost, but changed political history. get a preview, and watch some of our video about him at our special website about the series. which part of the u.s. constitution is important to you? that is the question in the studentcam competition, open to middle and high school students. make a video documentary, and tell us the part of the constitution that is important to you, and why. include more than one point of view, and video of c-span programming. there is $50,000 in total prizes, and a $5,000 grand prize. >> "know your times columnist thomas friedman -- new york times" columnist thomas friedman joined us this morning. with the co- authors of a new book, thomas friedman andichael mandelbaum, "that used to be us." you call this a wake-up call. you address the wake-up call. gues we argue that the reason this book has a backward- looking title but a four-looking book, we had a formula for success in this country and it has gotten away from the senate fundamental way. it was to educate our people, up to whatever the level o

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history.he's one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series, "the contenders." live from the debs' home in tear rah hot, indiana. get a preview and watch other videos about him at our special web site for the series, c-span.org/the contenders. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web site, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> yesterday the chief economist for the american bankers association said that the u.s. economy is this many a period of slow and painful growth citing unemployment and the housing market as problem areas. at a conference in washington, james chessen also criticized congress for waiting until after the next election to make tough fiscal decisions and expressed skepticism that the so-called congress

eugene debs lost but the changed political history. one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series "the contenders." live from his home in indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. it a preview about him on the special website for the series, c-span.org/thecontenders. >> you should always start with an assumption if a politician or a ceo is saying something, they are not telling you the truth. they may be telling you the truth but the burden should be on them to prove it. >> he was an eagle scout, was briefly and editor of "mother jones" and created one of the three best-selling documentaries of all time, and his latest memoir is "here comes trouble." on "in-depth" you can call or tweet michael moore. then on october 3, the supreme court will start hearing oral arguments on whether states can be sued for failing to pay the required rate set by the medicaid act. on friday hear a similar case from 1990 arguing states cannot be sued by private parties to enforce medicaid compliance. arguing for the united states, supporting virginia gove

the one on our list is eugene debs of terre haute indiana. what do you think of him? >> i think of a principled guy who was at the forefront of the labor movement. i think he was a labor leader. he runs on the socialist ticket. he was a guy who wants to break the trusts and give the working man power. man power. we are in a time now where we are talking about public employees unions. there was no such thing. he was talking about people who work with their hands for a living and do dangerous things. he fought for the right to organize. organize. his day came, but not in his time. >> he was also outspoken in his opposition to world war i. he was, for his pains, thrown in jail by woodrow wilson, the great champion of self- determination. he was ultimately pardoned by an even unlikely your character, warren g. harding. what ever else you say about him, was a kind, a genial -- he wanted debs to come visit him at christmas time. he wanted to meet him. >> he ran in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1911, and ran from prison in 1912. >> i think of him as separating american socialism. we for

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he's one of the 14 men featured c-span's new series, contenders in terre haute indiana. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, watch some of our other videos that another special website for the series c-span.org/the contenders. >> translator: your xo answer is here with the presence of the general assembly. >> translator: presiding over the 65th session of the general assembly. all thanks also go to mr. ban ki-moon on his reelection as secretary general of the united nations. we express thanks and appreciation to him and the general has sense retired staff efforts over the past year, and in particular, his follow-up of the situation in our country. ladies and gentlemen, we wish to congratulate the people of the republic of south sudan on the exsession of that republic of the united nations. we wish also to congratulate the transitional counsel in libya for their counsel among us and the representation of the libyan people. my country has be witnessing this since last january, a key political c

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history.14 men featured in our new weekly series "the contenders. that's friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch some of our other videos at our special website for the series >> of that later in the summit, we heard about the relationship between the u.s. and china. the chairman of the china-united states exchange foundation said while the relationship between countries has improved, work is still needed. she was joined by former u.s. trade representative, carla hills. this is about 45 minutes. >> she is going to introduce a very special guests from hong kong today. we're going to have a conversation about american- chinese partnership. she was the trade representative from 1989 to 1993 in the first bush administration. she also served as the department of housing and urban development and was the assistant attorney general. she's currently the chair of the national committee on u.s.- china relationship and the co- chair of the council on foreign relations. please welcome carla h

eugene debs lost but he changed political history. he is featured in the new weekly series," of the contenders." that is tonight at 8:00 eastern. get a preview about debs and watch other videos about him at our special website for the series, c-span.org/the contenders. >> a live look at the brookings institution in washington where afl-cio president richard trumpka is about to be introduced and he will speak about jobs and the way to rebuild the u.s. economy. if you want to watch that, it is live and are companion network, cspan 2 and on line at its c- span.org. next up, presidential candidate newt gingrich yesterday in des moines, iowa when he unveiled his campaign platform which includes a repeal of the health care law allowing americans to choose how they pay taxes and reforming the epa. this event from yesterday. this is just under one hour. at the financial services company in des moines, iowa. [applause] [applause] >> i am delighted that billy and bob ray would onerous by being here. this is important in the tradition that gover

eugene debs lost, but he changed political history. he is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders" friday at 8:00 eastern. get a preview and watch some of our other videos at our special website for the series. >> next, a discussion on the prospects for agreement within the doing deficit reduction committee. the panel's task was finding it least $1.2 trillion dollars in deficit reductions by november 23rd with automatic spending cuts triggered if congress fails to pass their recommendations by december 23rd. this is from today's "washington journal." >> they are doing a pretty good job on that and getting a briefing on alternatives and options. finally, there is a very close relationship in every case with the leadership in the house and senate and those three members. host: howdahs politics enter into the mission to cut spending? guest: the first thing we did in 1985, all of the big deals that were done between republicans and democrats, was we got to know each other and we got to learn to trust each other. that maybe the most i

eugene debs is one of the 14 men featured in the new series -- the contenders. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get a preview and watch some of our other videos about him on our special website for the series -- c- span.org/thecontenders. >> the president faces a titanic struggle to win reelection next year according to his top strategist david axelrod. mr. axelrod spoke at an event in new hampshire. this political form which started in 1996 is a regular stop for a presidential candidates. it is 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much. i grimace when people start reading that. every year it gets longer and longer. i feel older and older. first of all, i want to thank neil and the entire institute for inviting me today. i cannot think of a higher calling than to expose young people to politics, to public life, the issues in public life and service. hopefully, we will upon a new generation of leaders. we so desperately need that. places like this are a wellspring. i know some of the young people i shook hands with this morning are going to be -- we are going to be working for them so

eugene debs lost. watch "the view contenders." friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. watch some of our other videos at our special website for the series, c-span.org/be contenders. -- c-span.org/thecontenders. >> this event begins with the chamber president. this is three hours. [applause] >> when we talk about immigration, what we need is a lot of education. we expect a very stimulating morning. now, the mayor of new york has been sitting on his plan for a long -- sitting on his plane for a long time on the runway. he has managed to get off, we slowdown year. -- here. i have to leave to go to chicago and see if i can get there. i am pleased that you are all here. we are really very good at doing people around. where you go from 8 to -- from a to b and back again. if we are honest and work on immigration, we will look at one of the most serious challenges we have and we will understand the fundamental reality that those countries across the world that have good demographics, strong demographics, growth demographics and high skilled people when the game. -- win the gam

get a preview about eugene debs and some of our other previews .org/ him at c-span -- o thecontenders. the former house speaker is calling his 10-point plan that 20% to contract with america. it will make changes to the tax system, repeal the health care law, and and out -- allowing younger americans to opt out of the social security system. this was held at the financial services company in des moines, iowa. [applause] >> i am particularly delighted that billy and bobby ray have served the state. in an effort to talk about practical realities -- these are not on. and i wondered. [unintelligible] are they on? ok, so -- i apologize. i was a starting to say that this was in the tradition that gov. ray established when he was governor because it is an effort to lay out what we need to do in a way that we can all understand it as citizens and put it together. i and particularly glad he was willing to come and introduce me. he is a dear friend. but i did not realize until last night we were at his house that he had kept the original contract that was a tv guide. it tells you how long ago t