[applause] john is the president of georgetown university. the university has completed a $1 billion capital campaign, significantly increased student financial aid, and strengthened endowments for faculty research. he also helped expand georgetown's initiatives such as emerging economies. he is a member of the council on foreign relations. he is a board member of the national association of independent colleges and universities. most recently he was honored in 2008 at the washingtonian. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to welcome all of you here this afternoon. it's an honor to have with us the united states secretary of state, hillary rodham clinton to discuss the human rights agenda for the 21st century. in this new century, no nation can achieve its lowest potential if any segment of the population -- is the list of potential if anyone is disenfranchised and their skills are ignored, it their potential and promise is squandered. at a time when nations are increasingly interdependent and interconnected, the situation in any one nation affect

>> georgetown university. >>host: dieing four happen. why the best qualities are also the most dangerous >> hello. thank you for being here. this is great. how're you? >> congratulations on your buck. >> you will have to read it. have you read it? >> yes. i did. >> a very nice and dedication. hello. high. how were you? >> from the idea is from public eight days publication took me three months. august through november but you have to read it. you can read it on the way home in a very short period of time. i have read it most of the times. it is good. i am always the optimist. i think we're making progress yes. the secretary general is in town and talking to people. people want to get this done. now the campaign and energy works. we are a part of it. there are 500 people in the field all over the country.

from georgetown university. our next call comes from mike and rockville center, n.y.. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. we are reviewing political ideology across a broad spectrum. this is a result of whether or not these ideas can be waived into foreign policy and domestic policy successfully. they become like a four legs to a table they become all part of one pair ort of one. this administration has had difficulty having one ideology that serves well in chicago but not the rest of the country. the president is a likable man and an admirable person, he is very short terms of experience. he was state senator for one term and failed to complete that turnberry was in the united states senate for term and failed to complete that term and he has had absolutely no experience in corporate or municipal affairs as executive position. when it relates back to political ideologies, the ability to coherently link, whether you want to discuss conservatives or socialism or whatever, the ability to promote those ideologies is strictly dependent upon the ability to weave the

hillary clinton laid out the obama administration's human-rights approach during a speech at georgetown universityis one hour. [applause] >> it dear students, faculty is, and staff. it isçó my honor to welcome you. we are reminded of this start drafting of the universal declaration of human rights. the u.n. general assembly unanimously adopted the document 61 years ago. this simple and powerful statement that we were entering into the new era in which genocide and torture would not be tolerated. i have had the unique opportunity to take a course in human rights based upon this declaration. the course of human rights has been a different picture. since the falholocaust, there have been other genocidal incidents. uz protect, the international community remains negligent. financial giants continue to line their pockets as people struggle to put food on their tables and clothing on their backs. they thrive on the support from various factors such as celebrities and ngo's. leadership on global health issues to student led initiatives such as the model u.n. entity and the genocide campaign stand. there

>> georgetown university. >> ariel glucklich, "dying for heaven" holy pleasure and suicide bombers -y the best qualities of religion are also its most dangerous. >> coming up from the 2009 miami book fair international a discussion on the supreme court. joan biskupic, author of american original presents her biography of justice antonin scalia. and barry friedman author of the will of the people argues the supreme court bases its decisions on popular opinion as much as it does on constitutional precedent. >> i thought i would start with the last chapter of the buck to make you understand why i even wrote this. many of you are familiar with the 2nd amendment case that the court decided about a year-and-a-half

we are sitting in a replica of the supreme court at the georgetown university law center, where the dimensionse lectern the same distance from the justices as in real life. it is incredibly close, and i cannot imagine it is just a really nerve wracking experience for the lawyers. i always feel for them, and i am surprised more of them have not faded, as has happened in history. the case i picked to write about in a way is a lot less known than the others you just heard about. in a way it is the flip side of the coin from dahlia's case. in this case, there is a rookie lawyer who had never argue before the supreme court. he ended up making a spectacularly unsuccessful argument. he was totally passionate about the facts and the background of the case, but it just fell flat and was too passionate. makes another point about the supreme court. many cases, when they get to the supreme court, are at a much more abstract level than at the lower court levels. in the trial court, the issue is the facts. did the police officer do this or not? but when you get to the supreme court, the facts often fade int

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this forum was hosted by the georgetown university law center, it's about an hour and ten minutes. >> thank you for coming today. for our discussion of the book recently released by the university of michigan press on oral argument in the supreme court. i'm paul wahlbeck of the department of political science at george washington university, and i'll moderate our discussion of a good quarrel. this book, edited by tim johnson and jerry goldman, is a unique volume. the editors have assembled a series of essays written by journalists who cover the supreme court. each essay focuses on oral argument in a case before the supreme court and offers lessons on the court and the role of oral arguments. as you know, the supreme court's decision making process is a uniquely closed process to the public, virtually all of the court's deliberations occur behind closed doors. one of the only exceptions to this secrecy is oral argument when the court spends an hour in public discussion of a case. as such, oral arguments presents a unique window on the supreme court and its decision making. the panelist

[applause] john is the president of georgetown university. as completed a $1 billion capital campaign, significantly increased student financial aid, and strengthened endowments for faculty research. he also helped expand georgetown's initiatives such as emerging economies. he is a member of the council on foreign relations. he is a board member of the national association of independent colleges and universities. most recently he was honored in 2008 at the washingtonian. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to welcome all of you here this afternoon. it's an honor to have with us the united states secretary of state, hillary rodham clinton to discuss the human rights agenda for the 21st century. in this new century, no nation can achieve its lowest potential if any segment of the population -- is the list of potential if anyone is disenfranchised and their skills are ignored, it their potential and promise is squandered. at a time when nations are increasingly interdependent and interconnected, the situation in any one nation affects every nation i

he previously served as a founding directer of the institute on political journalism at georgetown university as well as having been a fellow at the institute of politics at the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard. he is a past president of the philadelphia society and has been a media fellow at the hoover institution. please join me in welcoming my colleague, dr. lee edwards. lee? [applause] >> well, thank you john, and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. an historian must have a passion for the past. compelling desire to learn all there is to learn about an age a movement or an event and the men and women who shaped it and were shaped by it. he must have an equal desire to tell the story of that past as completely and as objectively as possible. never allowing a mesmerizing personality or an overarching event to distort the telling. a true historian must have a judicial temperament that enables him to differentiate between the sensational and the consequential, the fleeting and the fundamental. well american conservativism has been fortunate for more than 30 years to have had

but he also taught a little bit at georgetown university and also -- you're talking up the justice? because his father of course was a professor. he taught at the university of chicago mostly but then also stand to become stanford for a semester and full calendar year and also georgetown. he liked it, but he did not get into it as much as you would have suspected because he is so brainy and intellectual. you would have thought he would have been much more drawn to teaching but easy enough for him to leave africa. he was excited about something that you have enjoyed. he really liked being in the executive branch -- host katulis about the expected -- what was his job and what did he do? >> guest: sure, he started in the nixon administration and he started with a new office created while he was there. the office of telecommunications policy. and he was general counsel for that and then he moved into more of an administrative position where he was in charge of sort of ideas to streamline the bureaucracy. his break came when president nixon who was in the throes of watergate nominated him

from georgetown university. our next call comes from mike and rockville center, n.y..aller: thank you for taking my phone call. we are reviewing political ideology across a broad spectrum. this is a result of whether or not these ideas can be waived into foreign policy and domestic policy successfully. they become like a four legs to a table they become all part of one pair ort of one. this administration has had difficulty having one ideology that serves well in chicago but not the rest of the country. the president is a likable man and an admirable person, he is very short terms of experience. he was state senator for one term and failed to complete that turnberry was in the united states senate for term and failed to complete that term and he has had absolutely no experience in corporate or municipal affairs as executive position. when it relates back to political ideologies, the ability to coherently link, whether you want to discuss conservatives or socialism or whatever, the ability to promote those ideologies is strictly dependent upon the ability to weave them

i'm a professor of psychology at georgetown university, the director of the children's digital mediave of west virginia. 21st century work instils our knowledge and the facility with digital technology. my own work is say professor and that of my colleagues includes an examination of how we can disseminate the power of 21st century digital media to enlightened and educate children as well as prepare them for the future. the children televisions and act as an important vehicle for accomplishing this goal. from cradle to development, their lives are embedded with digital media. in the first six years, children spend an average produce children spend an average of two hours in front of the screen. the amount of media time jumps from 6.5 hours today -- per day. television is still the dominant medium of choice, new work interactive media are rapidly making inroads into a child's daily experience. congress recognized the potential of media for children development when they passed the act in 1990 which required broadcasters to provide educational and informational television programming f

i have a note that she received her law degree from georgetown university law center, and some of us on this committee of course find that -- never mind. we actually have two of us on this committee. one other besides myself who graduated from georgetown. please go ahead. >> thank you, chairman lay hi. good morning, chairman, ranking member sessions and other members of the committee. again, i'm public policy director of the national center for victims of crime which is a national nonprofit resource and advocacy organization that will soon celebrate our 25th year of champning if rights and interest of crime. our members include providers and professionals at the state, federal, and local levels. we have a long history of advocating for sexual assault vict nls and working to promote the use of d.n.a. evidence and i appreciate the opportunity to appear this morning. sexual assault victims call our help line every day. when they can't find the help or information they need at the local level. they remind us as debby smith did this morning that undergoing a rape exam can be intrusive, vio

i have a note that she received her law degree from georgetown university law center. some of us on this committee, of course, find that -- never mind. [laughter] we actually have two of us on this committee, one other besides myself, who graduated from georgetown, that'd be senator durbin. please, go ahead. >> thank you, chairman leahy. good morning, chairman, ranking member sessions and other members of the committee. again, i'm public policy directer of the national center for victims of crime which is a national nonprofit resource and advocacy organization. we'll soon sell rate our 25th year of championing the rights and interests of victims of crime. our members include victim service providers and allied professionals at the state, federal, and local levels. we have a long history of advocating for sexual assault victims and working to promote the the use and understanding of dna evidence, and i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you this morning. sexual assault victims call our national crime victim help line every day when they can't find the help or i

authored by professor randy bar net, the mccormack water house professor of legal theory at the georgetown university law center. nathaniel stewart, an attorney with white and case, and todd gasiano, of the legal and judicial studies at the heritage foundation. i ask consent to place this paper into the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: i also want to share with my colleagues a letter i received from dr. michael adams and an attorney carol robertson. they are on the faculty of the barbara jordan-mickey leland school of public affairs at texas university. mr. robertson was named in 2000 to the list of 100 to watch. i ask consent that their entire letter, which is dated october october 25, 2009, be placed in the record following my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hatch: let me share here just an excerpt from these two people, and this is -- or from from -- an excerpt by dr. michael adams, ph.d., and carroll g. robinson, esquire, and barbara jordan from the mickey leland school of public affairs, texas southern university. "our reading of t

host: some background on our guest, maria freese is a graduate from georgetown university, here in washingtontional committee? guest: that is entirely member supported. we don't take any money from outside organizations or get supported by doctors or insurance companies. we are entirely supported by our 3 million plus members that send us $12 a year to represent them here in washington, dc. host: we have tom joining us. caller: thank you, i am 53 years old and i took care of my mom and dad, they got sicked i don't have a job, i am disabled and taking care of property tax, what little i got and what it takes to eat and get by. how am i going to pay for health care, this 1500 a year they are talking about us, us being fined because we don't have money to pay for this. what little times i go to the doctor, i pay cash for it, and i pay dearly for it, but why do we need more government in our life? guest: if you are low income there are significant subsidies includes in the house and senate of this version of legislation. so the cost of the insurance will be much, much significantly reduced. and y

she received her law degree from georgetown university. some of us in this committee -- never mind.rning, members of the committee. i am public policy director from the national center of victims from crime. we will soon celebrate our 25th year of championing the interests of victims of crime. our members include victim service providers at the state and local levels. we work to promote the use of dna evidence. i appreciate the opportunity to appear here this morning. sexual assault victims call our health line every day when they cannot find the informations a need at the local level. they remind us that undergoing a rape exam can be violating and confusing, especially when is not conducted by a specially trained examiner. once this is complete victims have no idea what happens to the rape kit. many assume everyone is sent to the lab immediately, said they are confused as to why they cannot get in a formation about their case. if they learned it was never ççsent they become very upsetd discouraged. many are destroyed before processing. many -- one caller spoke at length about her

she received a law degree from georgetown university. some of us in this committee find -- never mind. there are two of this on this committee. please go ahead. >> good morning. good morning to the ranking members of the committee. i am the public policy director. this is a national, non-profit advocacy organization. the members include victims service providers and professionals at the state and local level. we advocate for sexual attack victims with the understanding of dna evidence. i am appreciating the ability to appear before you today. sexual attack victims call us when they cannot find what they need at the local level. they remind us of undergoing the examination can be interested in violating, exhausting and confusing. when the examination is complete, the victims have no idea what happened to the kit. every kid is taken immediately, and they're confused about what can i get information about the -- about the case. nobody is telling them why. they become discouraged. victims believe these kids are destroyed before -- kits are d

a few months ago at georgetown university, president obama promised and unrelenting, unyielding day byy effort by this administration to fight for economic recovery on all fronts. real recovery is achieved when all americans have the dignity and security that comes with a good-paying job. that is the message that president obama has relayed at virtually every meeting i attended, with a full cabinet meetings to small meetings focused on domestic policy. today's meeting, this forum, is another demonstration of that relentless commitment to job creation. so let's welcome back the man who convened us all and once your thoughts and your ideas. ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. please be seated. we want to get as much discussion as possible with our remaining time. i had the opportunity to attend two breakout sessions for quite some time, and i enjoyed some terrific conversation and great ideas. i heard a great deal of challenges, a great deal this afternoon about the challenges we are all facing, from businesses large

. >> the first pick in the 1996 nba pick, the philadelphia 76ers select allen iverson from georgetown university see how excited fans get all over the world. nothing like philly. that's what sports is about. when you think of sports, you think of philadelphia fans. all fans should be like philly fans. as far as their dedication and how they feel about their sport -- they love their sport and stick with their team till the end. >> you coach two number one picks in the draft, two guys that were multiall- stars in that league. that has to make you proud. >> well, it makes me real proud because i think a lot of the thicks you do are segmented. you want people to graduate and be good students and decent human beings but successful in the profession they're in. >> the people that play in philadelphia should cherish that, man, and should really feel good about the sport they have. it's definitely thick in that gym. i had my ups and downs towards the end. i really think after all those years, you know, some of the ones that loved me to death were getting fed up with all the bull that was going on involv

> the secretary spoke about the administration's commitment to human rights last monday at georgetown university commitment to human rights starts with universal standards and withholding everyone accountable to those standards, including ourselves. on his second full day in office, president obama issued an executive order prohibiting the use of torture or official cruelty by any u.s. official and ordered the closure of guantanemo. next year we will report on human trafficking as we do every year. but this time not only just on other countries but also on our own. bay. we will participate in the united nations of our own human rights record just as we encouraged other nations to do. by holding ourselves accountable, we reinforce moral authority to adhere to obligations under international law. among them not to torture or engage in political killings. >> what's the plan going forward. how will they hold others >> i think important in what a notion that there is a single standard and we'll apply it to yourself ises as well. what we are doing in the second day and announcing the closing of guanta

he teaches at civil rights and jurisprudence at georgetown university law school.ineok chang. after serving more than 10 years of a 15-year federal crack cocaine sentence, his twin w3brother convicted of the same time is still incarcerated. in 1998, they were convicted of conspiracy to distribute powder and crack cocaine just a few months after graduating from high, moderate, howard university. he currently resides in -- from my alma mater, howard university. he correctly reside in washington, d.c., and is working to put his life back on track. [applause] çwe will hear five minutes from each of our speakers and then we will have time for questions and answers from each. our first speaker, chris burns. >> thank you so much, mr. moderator. i'm appearing in a person capacity to present my paper. i wrote this as part of a new federal initiatives project of the federalist society. i'm sort of a lone wolf. the purpose of this project is to monitor and analyze significant proposals coming from the new congress and administration with an eye towards a constitutional and l

i have a note that she received her law degree from georgetown university law center, and some of us on this committee of course find that -- never mind. we actually have two of us on this committee. one other besides myself who graduated from georgetown. please go ahead. >> thank you, chairman lay hi. good morning, chairman, ranking member sessions and other members of the committee. again, i'm public policy director of the national center for victims of crime which is a national nonprofit resource and advocacy organization that will soon celebrate our 25th year of champning if rights and interest of crime. our members include providers and professionals at the state, federal, and local levels. we have a long history of advocating for sexual assault vict nls and working to promote the use of d.n.a. evidence and i appreciate the opportunity to appear this morning. sexual assault victims call our help line every day. when they can't find the help or information they need at the local level. they remind us as debby smith did this morning that undergoing a rape exam can be intrusive, vi

s, for artists themselves, for universities like georgetown to be engaged in.'s interesting in today's world we are deluged with so much information. i mean, we are living anz information overload times. and so we need ways of cutting through all of that. we're also living, on the one hand this, and on the other hand that sort of media environment. i always joke that if a television station or a newspaper interviews somebody who is claiming that the earth is round, they have to put on somebody from the flat earth society because that's balanced, fair and balanced coverage. and so part of what we have to -- [applause]Ñi part of what we have to do is look for ways to break through all of that, and i think the power of the arts to do that is so enormous and we can't ever forget about the role that it must play in giving life to the aspirations of people around the world. thank you, all, very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, could i ask you to be seated for a few short minutes while secretary clinton departs? president obama outlines some of the missteps t

university. they'll open the new year at new mexico. our next televised game is when ball state comes in on january 5th. for old dominion, they are at georgetown. they have charlotte and duquesne, a couple of other atlantic 10 teams and at george mason in a big colonial athletic association game there. shooting 55% from the into, not getting a lot of shots >> derek: not getting a lot of shots. they have only taken 11 shots >> mike: moore on the dribble. to johnson for three. that might get the lid off >> derek: that might be the best offensive possession fort flyers all game. able to really rotate the basketball, get this defense to move and find marcus johnson at the top of the key for the open three-point shot >> mike: flyers lead 17-12. james with the ball for old dominion. they have done a heck of a job on gerel lee. you can see him down low, quickly double team him there is an inside pass. we get a charge before the shot. no basket. a charge called and ben finney. let's take a look. finney picked up the charge >> derek: again, brian gregory, as coach, ectomy be pleased with monarchs continuing to get into the lane. >> mike: flyers lead 17

georgetown law center hosted this discussion in washington, d.c., earlier this year. >> welcome and thank you for coming today for our discussion of the book recently released by the universityn oral argument to the supreme court. i will moderate the discussion of a good quarrel. this book is a unique volume. the editors and assembled a series of essays written by journalists who have covered the supreme court. each essay focuses on oral argument and a case before the supreme court and offers lessons on the role of oral arguments. as you know, the supreme court's decision making process is a uniquely closed process to the public. virtually all of the court's deliberations occur behind closed doors. one of the only exceptions to this secrecy is oral argument, with a court spends an hour in public discussion of the case. it represents a unique window of the supreme court and its decision making. the panelists have observed countless cases of were argument, having had the unique opportunity to observe what the court does in oral argument. the experience gives us interesting perspective on this public face of the supreme court. on our panel today, one of the editors, tim johnson