please -- >> please welcome gail collins back. she is also a best-selling author and her latest text is called "house texaco's: how the loan -- how texas goes: how the loans are states hijacked the national agenda." i will start with the wisconsin recall that we are on the eve of as we conduct this conversation, your sense of what might happen there and what will happen to impact the national agenda come this fall. >> it is very much a wisconsin thing. wisconsin is one of those states that is self aware. i do not know how much impact it will have except if the governor stays in office,t will be because the conservatives, the right wing had more enthusiasm. there is not appear to be a difference as far as position. this will be a test as which side is more enthusiastic, which side cares the most. tavis: you don't think there will be any store line coming out of wisconsin on the national level about the power of the tea party, about the weakness of unions, and about the issue of collective bargaining. you do not see any national tre

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joining us now for an interview is the wonderful columnist gail collins. l, congratulations on "as texas goes." it is terrifying and a hoot. >> thank you so much. >> what happens when a state as big and influential as texas refuses to accept any funding for sex ed programs, they push abstinence-only sex ed, and do it for a long time? what's the effect? >> one of the reasons i wanted to write this book was because i got to see this video of the texas tribune editor, ian smith, interviewing rick perry before the last gubernatorial election, saying, should we do this as the last state in the country? and he said, nope, nope, we're good. and he pushed and said, we have the second highest double or triple teen pregnancy rate in the country. perry said, no, no. we're good. kept poking him. he said, i know from my own personal experience abstinence works. i thought, oh, my gosh. i want to go and write about this. this is wonderful. the interesting thing about it is i kept trying to balance states' rights versus our national interests in texas. the birth rate is hu

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. >> rose: we conclude with "new york times" columnist in gail collins. her new book is called "as texas goes: how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda. " >> there was a tea party rally back at the beginning obama administration. every time a cow moved in texas there was a tea party rally and they were so angry! >> rose: every time a cow mooed? >> yeah, there were quite a few cows in texas. and they were so, so angry and as i was thinking about it i thought wow, they're so angry but if you look at the stopped that's happened, big national changes we've seen over the last 30 years, most of them texas has hit a huge influence in pushing them in one direction. >> rose: a new president in egypt, a a look at texas's influence on american politics when we continue. >> rose: after the ouster of hosni mubarak, egypt has a new president. yesterday tahrir square was overcome with joy as the military council recognized mohammed morsi as the win over the country's first-ever democratic elections. for the muslim brotherhood, this is a defining symbolic mom

so gail collins is known as thee sun columnist at "the new yorkoa times." the one you would like to have a with, the one who someone said to me, normal. acro [laughter] normal. seally is a the truth is she comes across as normal, that anyone ass j productive as she is ius not bo normal in the way you nir. she is just right a new boat inf addition to writing a column i cod tellek for "the new york times." she was the first e-mail editorn there's a million other things i could tell you, but the bottom line is not normal. gail, come on up here. cau hes your fan base. [applause] >> thank you. are these working? microphone not working you're a how th work.nows about microphone?vegs. it's here. we have it. whoever it did that, thank you. you saved our day. can i thank all you guys for having me here today. it is so seldom i get to come to chicago. i love chicago so much, and, you know, it's like when you're covering elections, i'm always in florida or iowa or something you never get to come to chicago. it's a real treat to be here. thank you. >> before we get to

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and sunday at noon, gail collins' on texas' role on american politics. and at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in water gate, a novel. also this weekend on afterwards, madeline albright on growing up in nazi occupikaccupiedoccupied. >>> michelle obama gave commencement speeches at three college in may. one was at north carolina agricultural and technical state university in greensboro. her comments are 25 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. y'all rest yourselves. first of all, let me thank chancellor martin for that very kind introduction. i also want to thank davonte and everyone from the board of governors, the board of trustees, the faculty and all of the staff here who have worked so hard on this event and making you the men and women that you are. i also have to thank the university choir. you all are amazing. as the chancellor said, you all are becoming regulars at the white house, and that's a good thing. singing at our black history month events for the last two years, it's just amazing to hear those voices pouring through the white house

here with us now, columnist gail collins. a new book, "as texas goes: how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda." i want to start with another "new york times" piece, though, the message from wisconsin it's called, and it goes over the results of the recall election. it says mr. walker's campaign raised seven times as much money as mr. barrett's, much of it in six-figure checks from some of the same business interests. the tactics worked in wisconsin, and in several other states. labor, so long in decline in the private sector, is also losing its clout in states and cities, unable to match or withstand the unfettered bank accounts of industry. the people who kept mr. walker and his policies in power are just getting started. dan senor? >> well, i think what the public sector unions are dealing with in part is that they are increasingly isolated from the rest of the economy. certainly the private sector economy. in the eyes of people at all levels of the economic ladder. even private sector unions, this "times" edit

sunday at noon, gail collins on texas' role in american politics, lindsey hilsum at one, and thomas mallon has a story to tell. also this weekend on afterwards, madeline albright on growing up in czechslovakia. this weekend on c-span 2. >>> attorney general eric holder was asked today about wiretap about my occasions related to the government's fast and furious operation aimed at arresting members of mexican drug cartels. he testified at the house judiciary committee. we're going to show you part of this hearing. you can watch it in its entirety at c-span.org and later tonight on c-span 2. we pick it up with committee chairman lamar smith questioning the attorney general. >> the foreign intelligence surveillance act amendments which help protect our country from terrorists expire at the end of this year. do you support the extension of those amendments? >> we do support them. it is the most important legislative concern of the intelligence community, and we hope that congress will pass that reauthorization before the expiration at the end of the year. >> okay. let me go to operation fast a

sunday at noon, gail collins on texas's role in american politics. lind sea hillsum goes inside the end of gadhafi's libya at 1:00. at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in watergate a novel. this weekend on afterwards, madeleine albright on growing up in nazi occupied czechoslovakia. book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> this is c-span3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join many the conversation on social media sites. >>> we take you to boston now for the 2012 cable show. the annual gathering of the cable and television association kicked off with a keynote by michael powell. the former fcc chairman talked about the state of the cable industry and new advances. this is just over ten minutes. >> welcome to the great city of boston. and the 20 12 cable show. it's great to have governor patrick welcome us to this wonderful city. you know, when i joined

she'll be introduced gail collins. >> so can you hear me? when i told people that i was going to be interviews gail collins, almost every person i said, she's so much fun! [laughter] so gail collins is known as the fun columnist at the "new york times." the one that you'd like to have a beer with the. the one who seems, someone said to me, normal. [laughter] gail isn't normal. the truth is, he comes across as normal. anyone as preductive as she is is not normal in the way you and i are. she has just written a new book in addition to writing a cool limb twice a week if the new york tiefms. she was the first female editor of "new york times" editorial e pages. there are a million other things i could tell you, the bottom line is not normal. gail, come on up here. this is the fan base. [applause] >> thank you. can you hear me? i've been worried about the microphones. are they working? they're not working. microphones not working. a person who knows about microphones? anyone? we may be -- this may never -- how that's work. i wonder if i took one

and at noon on sunday, gail collins. lindsey holdsome at 1, and at 2 thomas mallen has a story to tell in, "watergate: a novel." sunday at 9, madeleine albright. booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> you're watching booktv. jonathan sarna recounts general ulysses s. grant's order to expel the jewish population on december 17th, 1863. the order, quickly rebuked by abraham lincoln, would trouble grant into his 1869 presidential campaign. this is a little under an hour. >> well, thank you to rabbi angel for that remarkable introduction and praising. i have to say that the subject of my lecture not only concerns a historic event, but actually i once put my own -- it actually once put my own academic career in jeopardy. in 1982 i was a young faculty member at the hebrew college jewish institute of religion in cincinnati, and i was invited to deliver a talk before the institution's board of overseers. this was, of course, an important rite of passage for a new faculty member, and i was determined to prove myself. and since 1982 c

krouy, congressman elijah cummings plus "new york times" columnist gail collins about her new book on in american politics. follow the show online and at twitter. hi, tamron. >> great to see you. in our next hour we have breaking news. the defense has started to present its case in jerry sandusky's trial as the jury asks for a portion of the interview he did with bob costas. this portion never aired on television. we've got that clip to play for you. plus how the defense plans to explain what they call sandusky's personality disorder. we'll also have new details on president obama's meeting with russian president vladimir putin regarding the situation, the crazies in -- the crisis in syria. we'll find out if mitt romney will try to clean up the not answer on whether he would repeal the president's new immigration policy. how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the m

gail collins on america's role on politics. and at 2, thomas mallen has a story to tell in "watergate: a novel." also this weekend on "after words," madeleine albright on growing up in check czechoslova. this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >>> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> i'm just finishing the hillary mantel bring up the bodies. i reread the first of the trilogy that she's going to do on thomas cromwell. i know a lot about the tudors, it's an area i've always been interested in. she does a masterful job of telling a story that is oft told and yet telling it in a brand new way. and this summer i'm probably going to read, um, a new novel called "the age of wonders" that has been getting a lot of attention.

i know that they've been -- i know gail collins is thinking about the world every day in a way that i have not done for a couple of years. i have to tell you, that's kind of soothing. there's something about having to internalize everything that can get kind of exhausting, and i remember i think it was in 2010 that one of my kids wandered in during the state of the union and said i've never seen you watch this speech when you weren't taking notes. and for the first time in many years, i didn't have to take notes about what was going on among the members of congress while the president was talking. so, um, i'm not sure what i would say, but i would really have to get much more up to speed, um, in terms of my thought processes than i am now as a civilian. and i'm sure you can anticipate, first of all, there are not enough female columnists at "the new york times" yet. there should be at least three and probably four. um, the two that there are are both friends of mine. the two that there are are both fantastic writers, and, um, i'm just glad to know them and to read them. >> host: gail

gail collins, columnist for "the new york times," examines the political influence texas has on the united states in if "as texas goes: how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda." political columnist and lawyer linda hershman recounts the history of the gay rights movement in "victory." former member of the maryland house of delegates, mark. >> liker, presents a memoir of his father, sergeant shriver, in "a good man: rediscovering my father, sargent shriver." anthony beaver provides a comprehensive account of world war ii. in chris christie, journalist bob ingle and michael simons explore the life and career of the new jersey governor. look for these titles in the bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >>> i know many of you might not have been born in 1973 and '4 when watergate took place. but richard nixon won, in one of the biggest landslides in the history of the united states, which meant that most americans who voted in that election voted for him. yet when facts came out suggesting that laws were violated, the

and gail collins on texan's role on her issue and tomas has a story to tell.g up in nazi-occupied check sla vacya. >> the b-52. everyone thinks back to vietnam. they think linebacker operations and think of the history of the b 52, cold war. so there's a different kind of power associated with the be 52 as opposed to other long range bombers. >> these are two friends. con fed rats who knew each other prior to the civil war and fought against each other in 1862 and here they are at age 100 sitting on a porch, talking about the old days. >> it's marked 901, and the gate to the west is called 903 and really reflect and reference the moment of the bomb which was 9:02. >> look for the history and literary culture of our next stop in jefferson city, missouri the weekend of july 7 and july 8, on c-span 2 and c-span three. >> now radio and television correspondent's association dinner, an annual black tie affair that draws various figures. house speaker john boehner and actor and singer wayne brady and recognizing journalists who have excelled in their field. >> pleas

sunday at noon gail collins on texas' role in american politics. lindsay melson goes inside the end of khaddafi libya at one. at 2:00, a story to tell in watergate, novel. also this weekend on afterwards, madeleine albright on growing up in knots the occupied czechoslovakia sunday at 9:00. book tv, this weekend on c-span2. >> on thursday senator robert menendez said he was outraged that the u.s. government granted the daughter of cuban leader raoul castro a visa to enter the country while american alan gross remains imprisoned in cuba . since to 15 years in prison for smuggling telecommunications equipment into cuba. the topic was part of his senate foreign relations subcommittee hearing examining current human rights issues in the island country. >> good morning. the hearing on the western hemisphere will come to order. first of all, our apologies. as you know, the secretary and other witnesses. we had a vote on the floor, and we just came from that. welcome to our hearing on the path to freedom. supporting civil society in cuba . a title that is

sunday at noon, and gail collins on the role of texas in politics. and at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in "watergate, a novel." also, madeleine albright on growing up in sauce czechoslovakia. -- czechoslovakia. >> after having more than one year, i cannot think of a better name. it is really the heartbeat of the people. >> general counsel of the congressional black caucus on the role of today's caucus. >> we ensure that members of congress can come together on issues that affect the community at large, issues that may be played in your district. we come together to discuss solutions, legislative proposals to end the causes of problems and make sure people have a voice. >> more sunday at 8:00 pacific on c-span. -- 8:00 eastern pacific. >> a witness from bloomberg news put -- threaten to go to court to change the way that labor statistics are released. he said negotiations over that plan are moving forward. they also looked at green jobs. committee chair darrell issa accused the labor department of inflating numbers. this is three hours. >>

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