this is just -- >> smith: you're walking back from it beforr you turn the page. >> borowitz: look evanthe book sucks, and think we need to make that very clear [laughter] >> okay. good. >> borowitz: from the ootset. >> smith: i couldn't say that.. you could say that. >> borowitz: no you know what, here's what you get when you're getting the book. >> smith: yeah. >> borowitz: you're gettingg3 is.indow into what my taste >> smith: good. >> borowitz: now, my taste everybody's taste, but i'll ú&ll you what my taste is. >> smmth: yeah. >> borowiiz: it's eclectic because you have people like mark twain and o'henry and h. l. mencken, but then yoo3 also haveethe new yorker writers like s. j. perelman, and dorothy parker, but then you also have bernieemac and george carlin and you have the onion and you have george saunders and charles portis. it's really all over the map, but it, what it reaaly reflects is, i'm actually a really good audience for comedy. i love to augh. >> smith: yeah. >> borowitz: i'm not a snob, and i, i like all kinns oo things and so if you pick up this book, i don't think

and also by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he recently stepped down as the executive editor of the "new york times" after more thaa eight years in that highest of all high impact which time the paper won 18 pull it's certify prizes. he seems to be falling into fine as an op ed columnist, a blogger and a tweeter. he's bill keller. this is overheard. >> smith: bill keller, welcome. nice to be here. >> smith: very nice to see you. may, may we start broad and talk about the newspaper business? >> keller: you starr wherever you want. >> smith: okay, good. so circulation across the industry is down. revenues are down. competition is greater than ever. would you just end the suspense for all of us and tell uu how thissmovie ends? i think we're all, we're all a little worried about what we're seeing and we hope it's going to be better than it is now. >> keller: well, i mean, i should preface this is, by saying i'm a chronic optimist and, and, and . >> smith: that's no fun. >> keller: i know. i know. and i'm particularly an optimist ab

. -> i'm evan smith. he's a veteran political years at the washington post and eleven years as a senior news analyst at nattooal pubbic radio. he's now a political analyst for fox news. his books include the best-seller eyes on the prize: america's civil rights years, 1954-1965 and the recently published muzzled the assault on hooest debate. he's juan williams. this is overheard. ♪ >> smith: juaa williams, wwlcome. >> williams: evan, good to be with you. >> smith: very nice to have you here and congratulations &->> williams: ttank you, sir. >> smith: could you tell us what happened that was the genesis of this? would the book have been written, although the point is a general point, not entirely about your own experience over the last few so, would you have written the book without what happened to you? because the point is a bigger point... >> williams: the point is a much bigger point, but let me just say that, as we're hhre toddy. >> smith: yeah. >> williams: .it's about a year. >> smith: yeah. >> will

. >> hi, i'm evan smith. he's andrew card. of services. this is "overheard." >> most americans want the same thing. they want a good job. >> i realize there weren't a lot of people writing things >> he said, kid, i love you because. >> we're a better country than ♪ aughter] >> mr. secretary, welcome. >> great to be with you, evan. >> nice to have you here, sir. >> e have just passed the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and & of invasion in afghanistan. i wonder if you cannreflect on the last 10 years from your perspective, aa somebbdy that participated in those years. >> president obama came to office with no expectation to fight a war and had no expectation that america would be attacked. so september 11, 2001, really did change the administration. it changed america, it changed the world, it certainly changed my life. number one, i saw the president meeting the responsibilities of his oath of office, ratherrthan just what he promised to do in his inaugural address. it focused on leaving no chill -pbehind in education, cutttng taxes, stimulating

suh stomped the arm of green bay's evan dietrich smith when the lions played the packers on thanksgivingnight the nba will release the full schedule for their nba season. the announcement will be made at 7:00 on nba-tv. we now know that five games are scheduled for the tip-off on christmas day. they include boston celtics at new york knicks, miami heat against defending champion dallas mavericks, and orlando magic at oklahoma city thunder. nba will play 66 games this season. >>> the washington capitals are starting to produce, but the team can't buy a win on the road. they fell 50 5-4 to the division leading panthers last night for their fifth straight loss away from the verizon center. caps were down three goals at one point and tried to make a comeback but fell one goal short. they'll try to get back to their winning ways in ottawa tomorrow. >>> 4:55. coming up, i'll take a latte, bud. you could have both. why starbucks is adding beer to why we could never all agree to on what kind of pizza to get. someone would always have to settle. but now that all of our favorite pizzas from pizza

he stomped on the arm of green bay's evan dietrich smith. suh told police he tried to avoid a taxi early saturday morning and hit a tree. two women claimed suh was trying to show off and left them injured when his car crashed. >>> oklahoma state university says it may consider ways to prevent another scene like this one after football games. saturday 12 people were hurt when thousands stormed the field. thousands were celebrating osu's win over rival oklahoma. several options could be explored, including beefing up security and handing out fines to people who rush the field. >>> tonight the nba will release the full schedule for its shortened season. the announcement will be made at 7:00 on nba-tv. we already know that five games are scheduled for the season tip-off on christmas day. they include the boston celtics at new york knicks, miami heat against defending champion dallas mavericks, and orlando magic at oklahoma city thunder. each team will play 66 games this season. >>> the capitals offense is finally starting to produce, but the tea

ray rice, ricky will yoms, torrey smith and lee evans were i don't think among those showing support. >> they are beyond themselves with excitement. >> i'm really excited because ray rice is my idol. >> reporter: the immaculate heart of mary was someone of the schools chosen. the nfl's campaign encourages kids to be active for 60 minutes a day. >> we worked hard. last year we won a different contest and this one being a little bigger, we wanted to keep the winning streak up. >> reporter: the students submitted an aerial photo spelling out ravens, a 100-word essay and a commitment to do pullups, jumping jacks and pushups. >> this was a big deal for us. >> it was important to get out, be active, even if it's 60 minutes of the day,. be active. with the stuff going on with childhood obesity, trust me, i'm into video games, but this is important. >> reporter: the students at the school will receive a $10,000 grant in fitness equipment. reporting for abc2 news. >> congratulations. here are our two weeks and two days. that's how long you have to help the kids with the kindertime drive. from

today who didn't view economics much differently than debs. >> let's go to charles evans hughes and i think, mr. smith, you called the best or one of the best shows. >> certainly one of the best contenders. >> you just like the beard. let's go to charles evans hughes. >> hello and thank you for a wonderful program. i would like to know the opinion from your panelists to what you believe charles evans hughes might make both politically and judicially of what's going on in wall street right now. >> well, can you project? >> well, you know, everybody has their own perspective what's going on at wall street right now but i do think charles evans hughes was in some respects one of the great, early reformers and if you think about the trajectory of his career, he didn't seek out public service, you know, for sort of his own sake or as something he really wanted an elective office. he kind of came through public service through his law practice and through an opportunity to kind of investigate industries where there was a lot of corruption, and i think this is something that was a hallmark of his career. i t

. > > best performance by an actress jessica lang, kelly mcdonald, maggie smith, sophia vergara, evanchelwood. best perfomance by an acctress, claire daines, juliana margalese, madelyn stowe, cally thorn. best original song, hello hello, elton john, machine gun priecher, alber knobs, mary j blige, harvey mason jr., madonna, julie frost, jimmy harry. best performance in comedy or musical, laura dern, zoe deschanel, tina fey, laura lenny and amy poler. best foreign language film, the flowers of war, in the land of blood and honey, the kid with a bike, a separation, the skin i live in. best screenplay, midnight in paris, the ides of march, the artist, alexander apin in the decendents and moneyball. >best performance by an actor in a supporting role, paul gemati, guy pierce, tim robbind, eric stone, best performance by an actor, alec baldwin, david duchovney, thomas james, matt leblanc, best originacl score, the artist, trent resinor, hugo, war horse. > > best mini series cinemaverte, don and nabby, the hour, mildred pierce, too big to fail, best television series, comedy or musical, elig

evans hughes. that is so enriching. >> richard norton smith, we were watching the thomas dewey interview. the is not the interview of your dream. he was saying no, no, no. what was or at reaction? -- what was your reaction? >> a lot of people ask me about it. the last question -- he and his brother seemed to be so detached from the events that had engulfed their lives, everyone thought there were going to live in the white house. it did not seem to really be part of their dinner conversation. the only response i have -- i recently did a project on gerald and betty ford and i talked to the four children. the remarkable thing is, in the summer of 1974, they may have been the only family in america that did not have the dinner table conversation about what would happen if they never discussed the possibility -- they never discussed the possibility that their wives may be offended. as strange as it may seem to people who are not involved in politics, there is a family dynamic. parents consciously decide to shield their children from all of this. >> jean baker, you wrote a book on the stephens

when i read it was a conspiracy to get tommy smith, john carlos and lee evans to mexico at a time to to this down there that lost their lives to make a clean house and get rid of everybody the same way. >>gary: you are still standing and they do for me. and you are about to see history, any media person paaying for a book. [laughter] >>> fraud? is that what kim kardashian's ex just alleged in new marriage annulment papers? we investigate. i'm brooke anderson. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> kris humphries wants an annulment from kim kardashian, claiming she only said yes to fuel ratings. >> did kris humphries just admit that his tv wedding was staged? what's really behind his newest reported fraud filing against him? >>> and -- the gay rumors as kim's friend might sue him for $5 million on a slur. >>> j. lo's cougar romance heats up. the dancer meets her kids. as we reveal which older star moms lost their younger cubs and who didn't. >>> then -- >> they want to know if you had anything to do -- >> absolutely not.

. >> let's go to charles evans hughes and i think, mr. smith, you called the best or one of the best shows. >> certainly one of the best contenders. >> you just like the beard. let's go to charles evans hughes. >> hello and thank you for a wonderful program. i would like to know the opinion from your panelists to what you believe charles evans hughes might make both politically and judicially of what's going on in wall street right now. >> well, can you project? >> well, you know, everybody has their own perspective what's going on at wall street right now but i do think charles evans hughes was in some respects one of the great, early reformers and if you think about the trajectory of his career, he didn't seek out public service, you know, for sort of his own sake or as something he really wanted an elective office. he kind of came through public service through his law practice and through an opportunity to kind of investigate industries where there was a lot of corruption, and i think this is something that was a hallmark of his career. i t

torrey smith has matured so quickly in his rookie season. the real question is about lee evans.e has been playing the role of the third receiver. all the pass catchers say they will turn to anquan boldin for veteran wisdom. >> we will see what to look for. lee is a proven veteran. we'll stick together and get it done. >> this is an opportunity for people to step up. people will get more opportunities. i'm looking forward to seeing everybody play. >> 45 degrees on tv hill. much more ahead on 11 news today. >> two high school boys basketball teams get into a huge brawl and it is caught on video. >> if santa does not figure letter, it might mean your handwriting is not need enough -- neat enought. >> we are having light volume on the area roads. the northwest corner of the beltway is moving just

smith has learned a lot this year. he will shoulder a greater load and we will see what the evans has left. -- lee evans has left. >> you want to get your young guys out there on the field as much as you can, but not before they're ready to have some success. i think those guys are very much ready to have some success. between anquan and pande in, and also the titans, it will be very interest -- the tight ends, it will be very interesting to see how they do. concussion is a hot-button topic in the nfl in the last couple of years. jamal lewis, the ravens all-time leading rusher, leads a group of players suing for damages caused by concussion and plain. -- playing. they claim they were put back in the game despite the risks. the league released a statement today saying that any claim that the league intentionally did that has no merit. the holidays produce a few curious games. loyola is off to an 8-2 record so far. it is hard to match with the athleticism of future picks. goodness gracious. 45-39, kentucky at the break. a tough game. kentucky a winner, 87-63. howard suffered a broken foot at the beginning of the season. t

friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. on saturday, al smith followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the dod, wendell willkie. the contenders, every night at 10:00 a.m. -- 10:00 p.m. on c- span. >> coming up, the news phone calls and e-mails on "washington journal. the house announced it would not have an up and down vote on the senate bill extending the tax cut. cut. there

this week, eugene debs, charles evans hughes, and three-time governor of new york al smith followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span 3. saturday at 7:00 p.m., visit the congressional cemetery on american artifacts and at 8:00, american prosperity in the '50s and '60s. sunday evening at 7:30, meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration and monday, highlight of cspan coverage of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. at 7:30 p.m., the history of native american military service. experts american history to be all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. >> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich criticized president obama and harry reid for not agreeing to a compromise with house republicans over the payroll tax cut extension bill. he also criticized his fellow republican presidential candidates on their negative campaign ads against them. he made these remarks at a town hall meeting in new hampshire where he also received the

william jennings bryan, thursday, eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. on saturday, house smith followed by a businessman and mineral rigid member of the liberal wing of the gop, window we -- wendell willkie. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney last night delivered what his campaign called a major policy speech on economic policy in entitlement reform. he spoke in the southern new hampshire at the town hall in bedford. ♪ i was born free ♪ [applause] >> thank you. hi there. thank you guys. >> wow. it is great. i see so many people and the audience i know. is there anybody here voting for mitt? i would guess almost everybody. that is what happens when you have done this twice. we are happy to be in new hampshire during a bus tour. we will go up and down the state and get everybody excited about what is to happen in the next couple of weeks. we have been working hard and we are here to earn it now. [applause] i know this guy pretty well. i have been married to him for 42 years. we are the proud parents of five wonderful sons and 16 grandchildren. he stood by me in my d

today who didn't view economics much differently than debs. >> let's go to charles evans hughes and i think, mr. smith, you called the best or one of the best shows. >> certainly one of the best contenders. >> you just like the beard. let's go to charles evans hughes. >> hello and thank you for a wonderful program. i would like to know the opinion from your panelists to what you believe charles evans hughes might make both politically and judicially of what's going on in wall street right now. >> well, can you project? - >> well, you know, everybody has their own perspective what's going on at wall street right now but i do think charles evans hughes was in some respects one of the great, early reformers and if you think about the trajectory of his career, he didn't seek out public service, you know, for sort of his own sake or as something he really wanted an elective office. he kind of came through public service through his law practice and through an opportunity to kind of investigate industries where there was a lot of corruption, and i think this is something that was a hallmark of his career. i

tonight, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. saturday, house smith, followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. next week, starting monday with thomas e. dewey. every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> have you tried the free c- span radio ap? p here is what users are saying. >> fast, easy-to-use, and visual appealing and the audio quality is convincingly clear. insanely great deal, considering it is also free. awesome application. it took about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, get audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks, including live coverage of congress, and listen to our interview programs. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c- span.org/radioapp. >> last week, a joint hearing looking at nuclear reactor safety quickly changed focus to allegations of mismanagement and mistreatment of the employees by the nuclear regulatory commission chair. the chair, along with the four commissioners, testified before the environment and

evans hughes. saturday, owls milk -- al smith and wendell wilkie. >> earlier today the house held a pro forma session. steny or your sought recognition to ask the house to take up the senate's payroll tax bill. the chair did not recognize mr. hoyer. instead, he gaveled the house out of session. cable satellite corp. 2011] the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. december 21, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable michael g. fitzpatrick to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend michael wilker, lutheran church of the reformation, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. gracious god, you give us light in the darkness. we praise you for the galaxies, stars, planets, and moon that shine in the night. we bless you for lamps and candles that ill lieu min our communities. we thank you for the fires that warm our homes and energize our work. we repent for the ways we pollute the beauty of the night, the ways we extinguish the light of companionship, t

five-time socialist party candidate eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice, then three-time governor of new york, al smith, followed by wendell willkie. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> have you tried the free c- span radio app? >> it is fast, easy-to-use, and visually appealing and the audio quality is convincingly clear. great, insanely great deal considering it is also free. it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, get streaming audio of c-span radio and all three networks, including live congress, and listen to the interview programs including "q&a" and "the communicators." find out more at c-span.org /radioapp >> former russian president vladimir putin will once again run for president in 2012. he served as president between 2000 and 2008 and is, the prime minister and his party recently won a majority in elections that were alleged to be fraudulent and led to protest. in washington, russia specialist dimitri simes talk about the significance of the protest and what it means for the russian relations. from yesterday, this is just under

friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states, and three-time governor of new york, al smitht boulder professor thomas ziehler on american prosperity in the '50s and '60s. meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration, and monday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eye lights -- highlights of c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on 3er8 harbor. and the history of native american military service. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. [applause] >> next, a discussion on the future of media and journalism. we'll hear from a panel of reporters and media executives. this event was held at the newseum of broadcast communications, and it's about an hour and ten minutes. >> a very old media brand that's doing a lot of new things. it's appropriate, i think, that we're here at a museum, at a museum of broadcast communication. because the question that we're going to talk about today is whether that very idea, broadcast communication, is an oxymoron. right? how much broadcast is there anymore? everything is narrow cast, everythi

evans hughes. on saturday, a three-time governor of new york al smith followed by wendell willkie.ry night on a 10 eastern. >> next, a discussion on relations between turkey and iran. from the woodrow wilson center this is about 90 minutes. >> can i ask you to take your seats because we're going to start? good afternoon. i joined the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. oncome to today's meeting enemies or allies in the new middle east, turkey, iran, and saudi arabia. this meeting is part of an ongoing series of meetings we have had for the whole year since the beginning of the revolutions in tunisia, egypt, libya, and yemen and also the ongoing events in syria. and bahrain. our speakers today are david ottaway, he is a senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center and the former cairo euro chief -- chief for the washington post. i will be brief. david, the last paper, as part of our occasional series, was saudi arabia in the shadow of the arab revolt. we have a few copies left outside. we urge you to take one on your way out. our second speake

socialist candidate eugene debs, friday, charles henne -- charles evans hughes, chief justice, and then former governor of new york, mauze smith, and followed by a businessman and a member of the liberal wing of the gop, willkie. this holiday weekend, it is three days of "book tv." ry "after words" connor o'cle of the failed coup that led to gorbachev was a resignation. charles manor revisits the americas a year after christopher columbus our ride. edmund morris on teddy roosevelt. sarah wineman, best sellers of 2011, monday at 7:00 p.m. tom brokaw, monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full schedule is online at booktv.com. >> the c-span app is fast, easy- to-use and visual appealing and the audio quality as convincingly clear. insanely great, considering it is free. >> some application, it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, it's training diggingget streaming audio and video. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org /radioapps. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we want to welcome matt koch from the u.s. chamber of commerce and we want to talk about the keystone x

5-time socialist party candidate, eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice, and three-time governor of new york, out smith, followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. have you tried of the free c- span radio app? here is what users are saying. >> fast, easy-to-use, an appealing and the audio quality is convincing with clear. and it is also free. also application. it took me about 10 seconds to use it. >> anytime, anywhere in its streaming audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks including live coverage of congress. you can also listen to our interview programs, including " q&a," "the communicators," and "after ward's." find out more on c- span.org/radioapp. >> "washington journal" continues. host: back with james lankford. how are you voting? guest: as is typical washington, there is not a single vote to wrap up. i will not vote to approve the senate changes to the house bill. of course, we sent over a versions of the senate and the senate made major changes and send it back

evans hughes, chief justice of the united states, tonight. if and on saturday, a three-time governor of new york, al smith. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this holiday weekend, three days of "book tv." here are the prime-time programs. the failed coup the letter to gorbachev's resignation, saturday at 10:00 eastern. and revisiting the americas in the year after christopher columbus arrived, at 11:45. and teddy roosevelt, sunday. and best sellers of 2011, monday and 7:00 p.m. and tom brokaw on monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full schedule is on line. >> i am arguing on higher taxes on the wealthy and i am one of them. >> i am very philanthropic. >> i have the donation page. you can put in your credit card and donates. if >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you don't want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. what we are doing is almost like citizen journalism, which is basically when the individual who does not have that much training in journalism has the tools of modern technology to capture a live event but does not have a background in journalism

tonight, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states, followed by al smith and wendell willkie. next week, the series continues, starting with thomas dewey. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span3. saturday, visit the congressional cemetery. 8:00, actors and history university of colorado at boulder professor of american prosperity in the 1950's and 1960. saturday evening, meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration. and highlights at c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> i am still arguing in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. i am one of the 1%. >> would you be willing to donate to the department? >> individually? now. i am a philanthropic active. >> i have the donation page. you can donate to the government. >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you don't want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. i would say that what w

tonight charles evans hughes, chief justice of deny states, and then on saturday three-time governor of new york al smithnessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop linda wilke. next week the series continues starting monday with thomas dewey. the contenders every night at 10 eastern on c-span. >> in russia's parliamentary elections earlier this year, vladimir putin's party won with just under half the vote. four years ago his party won almost two-thirds of the vote. the center for the national interest recent hosted a discussion about the election and what it means for russia. this is almost an hour and a half. >> all right. we're going to get underway now. it's a great privilege to moderate this afternoon session. i called dmitry now only about a week ago after a course of observing the events underway in the russian federation in moscow, and other cities. what some have described as perhaps the beginning of the breakup of the ice that forms during a russian winter. to discuss the political changes under way in russia. and i suggested, of course, that dimitri should join us to provide his views o

times socialist candidate eugene-on thursday and friday, charles evans hughes and on saturday, a three-time governor of new york al smith followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop wendell willkie. "the contenders" every night at 10:00 on c-span. >> we will bring you live coverage from hudson, new hampshire with anita perry, the wife of rick perry. she is at the ladies auxiliary of vfw in hudson, new hampshire. they are getting set up and it should begin shortly. until then, your phone calls from today's guest:." is the story in "the financial times" this morning. host: let's look at more coverage on the story. in "usa today." to get some perspective, we go now to the phones. staff writer art "wrote col. good morning. thank you for joining us. -- staff writer for "roll call." was this evolution is a prize to reporters who have been covering what was going on? guest: after the deal was struck, they saw mcconnell come out and he was happy. there is a picture of him giving one of his colleagues a high five. he said he was confident that the next day everything would be fine. they had a conference cal

friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. if then on saturday, al smithnd a member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. then thomas e. dewey. >> house republican leaders agreed to the seine at's two- month version of the payroll tax cut extension. republicans and democrats will meet in the new year for a joint house-and senate conference to negotiate a full- year deal. the announcement next on c-span. then, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his rival candidate newton gingrich in new hampshire talking. >> tomorrow, a conversation on religion, ethics, and the 2012 campaign. peter wehner joins us. then an update on the iran's nuclear programs in last year's arms treaty with russia. later, a roundtable discussion on child care challenges in the u.s.. our guests are lynda laughlin of the u.s. census bureau and kevin miller from the women's policy research. now, house speaker john boehner announcing the payroll tax agreement with featured democrats. -- with senate democrats. this is under 10 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. senato

five-time socialist party eugene debs, friday, harold evans hughes, chief justice of the united states and on saturday three-time governor of new york, al smithollowed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop wendell willkie, every saturday night at 10:00 on c-span. >> the u.s. house is not in session today but some members of congress are in washington. they are hoping to come to an agreement on the payroll tax cut extension. the senate did pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut over the weekend. the vote was 89-10. but the house on tuesday approved a resolution disagreeing with the senate bill and request formal conference negotiations on the payroll tax. senate majority leader harry reid said he will not reconvene the senate. john boehner and our members of republicans are taking questions from reporters this morning. you will be able to watch that live when it gets underway shortly on our companion network, c-span. and after that, democratic congressman steny hoyer will also hold a news conference with live coverage on c-span. we also expect to hear from president obama today. he's making remarks on the payrol

socialist party candidate eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the supreme court, then on saturday, three-time governor of new york, al smithy businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell wilke, the contenders every night at 10:00 pm eastern on c-span. >> republican presidential candidate rick perry over the weekend was making a bus tour through iowa. on saturday morning, he stopped at an italian restaurant in spencer, iowa. this is 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you guys for coming today. my name is cindy, this is willeda, my mother, and this is a great pleasure to introduce a strong conservative who comes from a small community called paints creek. he took part in 4h and eventually earned the rank of eagle scout. he served his country as a pilot in the united states air force and has served the state of texas as governor for more than a decade. his home state has created more than 1 million jobs during his 10 years as a governor even as america lost jobs. >> a former proud textan, would you welcome america's jobs governor and republican candidate for president, r