gordon: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. gordon: i also ask unanimous consent to insert two letters into the record reflecting the under jng reached by the energy and commerce -- understanding reached by the energy and commerce committee regarding this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. gordon: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gordon: the radioactive import deterrence act is a bipartisan bill that would ban the importation of low-level radioactive waste unless the president provides a waiver. low-level radioactive waste is generated by medical facilities, university research labs, and utility companies. this waste is generated all over the united states, but finding permanent disposal site

gordon brown paid visits to troops in afghanistan and he signed for guards.gordon brown came to say he would defend 500 more troops bringing the effort to over 10,000. >> based on the terrorist effect, some claim that we defend the borders and some ask why we are in afghan borders at all. as long as the afghan/pakistan border areas is the location of choice for al qaeda and the epic center for global terrorism, we must work at its source. and the threats of great britain are linked at those border areas, we are failing in our duty not to work with the allies where it starts. a more stable afghanistan will help ensure a safer britain. >> gordon brown talked about this and david cameron talked about afghan. >> we want our troops to come home as soon as possible and when the job is done. but does the prime minister agree with me, we don't want to say anything to show that we won't see this through. nor raise false hope among the families of the british forces that would later be dashed. can he support that any suggestions on timetables will be provided by a situ

to paraphrase one historian, quote, i'm afraid that professor gordon reed, despite her admiral under an admirable qualities, is the worst thing to happen to thomas jefferson since james callender. this latest have taken diversity and created a hostile environment in the academic world in which scholars feel pressured to accept the hemmings myth as historical truth. ladies and gentlemen of this jury, justice is supposed to be colorblind, and neither race nor gender nor bias have any place in a court of law. nor in the court of public opinion. the only question before this jury is what is the most credible and reasonable and believable evidence, not jefferson's view on race or slavery, but whether it is proved beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt, as to whether he had a sexual relationship with a 14 year old girl. 13, when it came to women, jefferson's true nature was sheepish, some would say awkward and geekish, but certainly not lustful. his marriage proposal to his first love, rebecca burwell, was in 1763, and that illustrates the point. jefferson was so nervous tha

. >> paula gordon. >> of course. so dramatic. gordon. >> this is my wife. >> thank you very much. brian kelly and misses kelly, a fantastic group. influence around the nation's. >> very kind, indeed. >> always wanted a program seven years ago. >> i went down there. you asked all the right questions, even the difficult ones. it was tough to get away. >> it was a wonderful experience. we'll have to repeat it. >> wow, we will. >> i work for newsweek. >> well, never mind. >> the magazine is covered. >> we are very diversified. a very smart career decision. thriving business. >> well, western electronics. >> well, you are an electronic. i love it. [inaudible conversations] >> you have a new book, if i am to believe the press called "my paper chase: true stories of vanished times". you, sir, are an editor, former editor of two of the critics is peppers in the world, sunday times, times of london. you are old enough to remember the madarine empire. [laughter] and yet you don't read this book until you are 81 years old. did you not accomplish anything until your late 70's? >> i had to hav

>> gordon brown is talking about drawing down troops. gordon brown is talking about taking it down next year, which is an election year. you can see the rhetoric and the political calculation. i think that the reality of the situation is that possible strategy but is supported by all of mainstream. next year is going to be an intense time of pressure. we're the main driver for reform for pakistan and afghanistan. if you do not establish ourselves known as a potential government, we are going to withdraw and you will be get -- and you will get killed. the problem is that that will be borne and paid for by the troops on the ground. that is a sober moment. that is before you get into the issue on how stable in iraq is. >> next question. >> my question is for the panel at large. given the opening of copenhagen today, what is the panel's view on president obama's strategy going to copenhagen, and emissions target that has not been drafted by domestic legislation? i am interestininterested to hee republican view is what the american responsibi

gordon brown is on charismatic. -- gordon brown is unchar ismatic. there is another factor which we have not mentioned it sufficiently, which is bad britain has turned dramatically against the post-9/11 conflict. there are 100 casualties in afghanistan for britain this year. that is the highest number, and that has poisoned politics for the incumbent governor. tony blair is a viciously unpopular in britain. there is no section of society where you mention his name and people don't -- people almost spit at the mention of his name. it is not surprising he spent so much time abroad. >> there are other reasons for that. >> what most people want for christmas is they would love the -- they would love tony blair to be convicted. it is expressing itself in [inaudible] >> in this blessed world we live and you are describing a situation where it is probably news that tony blair is so unpopular in britain. [unintelligible] >> obama was certainly more popular abroad. >> president obama is still much more popular abroad and his popularity has not rubbed off abro

finally, i want to express my gratitude to the families stationed at fort gordon. while their loved ones train for long hours and deploy overseas for extended periods of time, the families remain supportive and steadfast, understanding the sacrifice that comes from keeping the united states safe and secure. and i also commend to the entire augusta, georgia, community who rally around the great men and women of fort gordon. mr. speaker, i would like to thank my colleague, mr. broun, of the state of georgia for his work in bringing this resolution to the floor. i ask my colleagues to support house concurrent resolution 206. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of house concurrent resolution 206, which commends the soldiers, civilian personnel, and their families stationed a

gordon brown and another leader paid visits to troops in afghan strap. he me -- brown pledge master's degree money to detect inch e. d's. he ademunsed he'd send more troops to afghanistan. >> faced with a terrorist threlt, some of our most effective strategy is to defend britain within our own borders. some asked why british troops are in afghanistan at all if terrorists are in yemen and so maul lee and even internet chat rooms. but as long as afghanistan is the epicenter of global terrorism, it is the government's judgment we must address the terrorist threat at its source. as long as 3/4 of the most serious terrorist plots against britain have ties to the pakistan-afghanistan border areas, we should be failing our duty if we did not to address the problem where it starts. a more stable after begun stan and pakistan bill help ensure a safer britain. >> he promised a political surge alongside a military one. lady -- he was asked about an end. >> does the prime minister agree with me we must never do or say anything that gives the impression to the taliba

gordon brown is uncharismatic, the economy that he's been stewed with consistently has been -- well, we're the only g-20 nation not out of recession yet, although it depends what you mean by a g-20 nation, according to gordon brown. but also, i think there is another factor which we perhaps haven't necessarily mentioned sufficiently, which is that britain has turned dramatically against the post-9/11 conflicts, that for britain, there are 100 casualties. in afghanistan this year that's the highest number. i know it's small compared to the united states. and that has really poisoned politics for the incumbent government, the government which took us to war. attorney blair, for example, is viciously unpopular in britain. i can't think of any section of society where you mention the name tony blair, and even though he was thrice re-elected, people don't almost necessarily spit at the mention of the name. it's not surprising he spent so much time abroad. >> there are other reasons for that, too. >> there are other reasons. he's making money. but what do most people want for christmas? th

with gordon out he7v$nhç gettina lot of playing time and his confidence, he knows he is going to getutes now. >> marques: i'm not going to name names but talking with people close to the program they are not sorry to see drew gordon go. they liked him as a person. they thought his attitude was a bit of a distraction to the basketball team. it's going to mean more minutes and opportunities for guys like morgan. >> steve: anderson, it doesn't go. markieff morris. >> marques: their style of play is geared to their talent. >> steve: life is about fighting through challenges. >> marques: i don't care about the nba. i'm not preparing for the nba. i'm preparing guys to play here. >> steve: tyshawn taylor with an oy six points. he's been averaging seven per game8yg this year. >> marques: and it gives you an idea of the balance and talent of this basketball team. >> steve: 14% from three-point range in six games this year. there's collins missing. anderson gets it, throws it away. thomas robinson. >> marques: all that being said, down by nine despite all of the turnovers, missed shots. they s

prime minister gordon is talking about bringing down next year. but i think the reality of the situation is that it is obama possible strategy but is supported by all of mainstream. next year is going to be an intense time of pressure. we're the main driver for reform for pakistan and afghanistan. if you do not establish ourselves known as a potential government, we are going to withdraw and you will be get -- and you will get killed. the problem is that that will be borne and paid for by the troops on the ground. that is a sober moment. that is before you get into the issue on how stable in iraq is. >> next question. >> my question is for the panel at large. given the opening of copenhagen today, what is the panel's view on president obama's strategy going to copenhagen, and emissions target that has not been drafted by domestic legislation? i am interestininterested to hee republican view is what the american responsibility will be if there is a definitive agreement at copenhagen when the president comes back? >> we spent about 50 minutes talkin

gladwell, a best-selling author and then gordon brown. . >> malcolm gladwell, author of the new book "what the dog saw ," what does it mean gladwell ian? >> i did not know. it describes something that has been going on for years, intellectually engaged narrative nonfiction. but i did not invent it. like i say, i think it is an example of promotion but my publisher. >> if you look at the new york times best-seller list, and i do not know how often this has happened, you have four books either on the paperback or hardback best seller. just explain -- you are no. 8 on the hardback -- i'm going to get myself messed up -- your no. 8 on the paperback. that is with "tipping point brad >> is a book about -- "tipping point." >> is a book about the metaphors of epidemiology and behalf -- and applies it to behaviors'. it is a primer on how change happens. >> any idea how many books have been so by now? >> i do not know. it is curiously difficult to find the question now. >> do you pay any attention to numbers? >> not really. i think it is important to always be looking forward. if you dwell too

. >> up next, prime minister gordon brown at the british house of commons. after that, house republicans discuss the group known as acorn. and in portions of the senate for debate on health care legislation. >> this week the senate continues debate on health care bill. see it all live on our companion network, c-span2, the only network with the whole debate and edited and commercial-free. read the senate bill and a house version and to watch video on demand, though it is c-span's health care of. >> the fact is that is his policies that have to give us the longest and deepest recession. only this prime minister thinks that we should all be pathetically grateful for this long and deep recession for it somehow he has led the world when he leaves britain behind. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week, prime minister gordon brown responded to several questions about president obama's speech on afghanistan. recently, the prime minister said that he would send 500 additional british troops to afghanistan. members

gordon brown at the british house of commons. after that, the state department discussion on u.s.-latin america relations. with secretary of state hillary clinton. and then a hearing on the public transportation safety. -- the safety of public transportation. tomorrow on "washington journal," eamon javers john taylor talks about restructuring home mortgages. map youlevitt discusses the or rest of several americans in pakistan. and an author talks about his book, "putting medicare consumers in charge." >> if we had taken his advice, more people would be employed, more small businesses would have gone under, more remote ranch owners would have lost their homes, and what it tasted of higher deficit. mr. speaker, when i listen to him now, he has lost the art of communication but not, alas, the gift of speech. >> from london, prime minister's questions. gordon

gordon, is that what you believe? >> yeah, it's hard to know how to stop that from coming up over and over when it's just been clearly debunked as a reason. >> mr. schakett, you know this whole term halo, another word hail it actually originated because west side of jerusalem for the landfill where they burned the trash the interpretation comes out of hail that is the first feel of what humans would be, burning and constant burning of the trash. and there are people who tell me they go to phone tree hell when they are trying to talk with someone about, you know, their mortgage and trying to you, you know, get some kind of modification that they actually go to phone tree hell and that they are being their concerns their interests, their desire, their frustration of being burned standing on the phone. do you believe that we have been able to read out the fire in hell? >> no, i don't agree that we've put out the fire yet. our customers have had the ability to give the right answers. so i could appreciate your constituent

annette gordon reid. excellent writer. >> host: she won the booker prize >> caller: pulitzer and national book award. and that's just so well-written and and so well documented and it just brings a whole new point of view to the complexity of race relations and in our country. and then just devouring it. it's wonderful. >> host: thanks for the call. carl is next in dallas. what was your favorite nonfiction book of 2009? >> caller: one of your callers has already mentioned one that i could not agree more that everyone needs to read. it takes a village. it is just a phenom all insider account. when i really enjoyed that you featured in april is called re-carving rushmore by ivan eland. >> host: what is it about? >> caller: any book is objective but it is an evaluation of all of our american presidents based on principles of peace, prosperity, and liberty. and it's a different perspective on our presidents. we tend to rank our presidents the highest two of been involved in wars or great conflicts or typicall

we saw that from gordon own. what ds that mean actually? what are people calling foto look ahead toward me of these next meetings? >> suarez: everybody i pointi to the fact that there were 192 ates gathered there, andveryone spoke as if themallest countries with very few emissio were the same. as the biggest country with the biggest emissis. t when it came to sponsibility or who would pay what butaving a voice in the proceedings. there's somepeculation about how to do the workn advance of the confence so that the smallest couries in the world-- the, in fact, who have very little industries cut back emissio from-- don't get toum up the works by being able to intrude o the councils of the biest countriethat have to actuly do the hardest work to g anything done. >> brown: to theoint where thermay be some questions out whether these kind of grand meings are even useful, something like this? >> suarez: some comnists over the weekend pointed out thathis may be the model that proves that the mel doesn't work, that copengen may be the examp that pe

. >> and that wasn't all, gordon brown asked for review of the top services to look at the lord allowancesand that's about the claim of second homes. it recommended in an increase of the daily cost to 200 pounds. and reduction in the overnight allowance. peers debated the changes just before parliament broke for christmas. >> i know that some members of this house of the net effect to appropriate or dis employ of the house, my lords we must guard against this. we have a house we are proud and we must obtain the wealth of disverity. >> the position was taken that other officials cost less and the cost of pay is 125,000 pounds. >> in france it's more and in united states it's 278,000 pounds. and even your lord draws 72,000 pounds. it's a bit sloppy to imply that your lordships cash in, in a costly way. because my lordships are not costy and your lordships do not have this, and this report does not change that. but it may be more sensitive to the realities of life. >> my lords i think i have said before, it's 43 years since i first entered this palace seeking my first job. i did for the sense

. >> caller: -- i couldn't afford a hardback, the hemingses at monticello by annette gordon-reed. excellent writer. >> host: she won the booker prize or the pulitzer -- >> caller: pulitzer and national book award. it is so well-written and documented and brings a whole new point of view to the complexity of race relations in our country, and i'm just devouring it. it is wonderful. >> host: thanks for the call. carless next up in dallas. what was your favorite nonfiction book of 2,009? >> caller: when of the callers mentioned 1i cannot agree more everyone needs to read, neil me, it takes a pillage. it's an inside account of wall street and what's going on. but what i really enjoy that he featured in april is called free carving flourished more come negative from the independent institute. >> host: what is it about? >> caller: it is objective, any book is objective. its evaluation of american presidents based on principles of peace, prosperity and liberty and it is just a different perspective on the president. we tend to drink our presidents the hobbyist who have been involved in t

. >> warner: pme minister gordon brown has pledgedo sendn additional 500 troops to afghanistan. but the war is incasingly unpopulahere. i'll have a special report from britain. >> lehrer: psident obama outled new stimulus and jobs proposals and he calleon americans to snd their way out recession. we'lhave a debate about his proposals. >> woodruff: and ray suaz continues our ries on the nation's economy. tonit, how ann arbor, michigan, is being helped by cockroach. >> sort of geiger counter und. >> exactly. >>t's coming from this here? >> exactly. >> lehrer: that's l coming up on tonht's pbs newshour. major funding for the pb newshours provided by: >> this ishe engine that coects abundant grain from the american heartlando haran's best sellinghole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmospre every year. bnsf, the engine thaconnects us. >> what makes usn engine for the onomy? plants across amera. nearly 200,000 jobs eated. we see beyoncars. monsanto. prucing more. conservingore. improving faers' lives. that's sustainle agriculture. re at producemoronservemo

gordon brown is on charismatic. -- gordon brown is unchar ismatic. there is another factor which we have not mentioned it sufficiently, which is bad britain has turned dramatically against the post-9/11 conflict. there are 100 casualties in afghanistan for britain this year. that is the highest number, and that has poisoned politics for the incumbent governor. tony blair is a viciously unpopular in britain. there is no section of society where you mention his name and people don't -- people almost spit at the mention of his name. it is not surprising he spent so much time abroad. >> there are other reasons for that. >> what most people want for christmas is they would love the -- they would love tony blair to be convicted. it is expressing itself in [inaudible] >> in this blessed world we live and you are describing a situation where it is probably news that tony blair is so unpopular in britain. [unintelligible] >> obama was certainly more popular abroad. >> president obama is still much more popular abroad and his popularity has not rubbed off abro

gordon brown is talking about taking it down next year, which, of course, is an election year. one can see a certain amount of political calculation. but i think the reality of the situation is that -- both, is that next year is going to be an intense year of pressure, basically where are the main driver of reform in pakistan and afghanistan is going to be, if you don't establish yourself now as a potential government we're going to withdraw, you're going to get killed and it's going to be chaos. the problem is that that is going to be quite likely paid for in the blood of the troops present on the ground. it's a very, very sober moment and that is before you get into the issue of how stable iraq is. . >> my question is for the panel at large. given the opening of copenhagen today, what is the panel's view on president obama's strategy going to copenhagen, and emissions target that has not been drafted by domestic legislation? i am interestininterested to hee republican view is what the republican view is what the american responsibility will if there is a definitive agreement

. >> gordon brown asked the senior salaries review body which sets pay for top civil servants and members of the armed forces to take a look at lords' allowances. it recommended an increase in the daily attendance allowance to 200 pounds to include office costs, but a reduction in the overnight allowance from 174 pounds to 140 pounds. peers debated the changes just before parliament broke for christmas. >> i know some members of the house this could lead to a number of members disengaging if this house and returning to the house which is largely wealthy, retired, southeastern. my lord, we must guard against this. we now have a vibrant house of which we are all proud and we must retain the wealth of our diversity. >> a conservative opposite number took objection to the claim that other cubtries was less. >> in the united states of america, 258,000 pounds. the equivalents draw 72,000 pounds a head on average. it is sloppy to imply that your lordships cash in a significantly more costly way. your lordships are not costly. your lordship, i believe, do not have snouts in the trough this report

every wednesday while parliament is in session, prime minister gordon brown takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time, the house is wrapping up previous business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> not just the situation in gaza but more generally the situation in middle east with the minister. this is important on the dialog on these issues. >> judy morgan. >> thank you, mr. speaker. number 9. >> the u.k. works closely with the government of bangladesh on climate change issues. we are, for example, playing a role in advising and assisting the bangladesh delegation in their preparations for their copenhagen meeting no. 3. -- month. >> i visited in bangladesh, and i saw firsthand the effects of the flooding, the droughts and the cyclones and the fact that the poorest people in the country were being affected. what more can my right honorable friend to help bangladesh which could disappear if the sea level -- >> more than 30 million people in bangladesh could be affected by rises in sea levels. this is one of the reasons why my right honorable friend th

this week, prime minister gordon brown responded to several questions on president obama speech on not in a stand. . -- on afghanistan. . continuing to press for further climate finance to be made available to help developing countries like bangladesh. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> question number one, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to acting sergeant john amer from first battalion. we owe him a huge debt of gratitude as we plan a way forward in afghanistan, this loss in afghanistan reminds us of the risks and dangers our forces to have endure in afghanistan today and every day. and of the importance of securing peace and stability. mr. speaker, after talks with president obama i can also report that the london conference in afghanistan will make decisions on civil coordination in afghanistan. hear commitments by coalition partners on extra troops and from president karzai on afghan reform. this morning i had meetings with colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such

every wednesday while parliament is in session, prime minister gordon brown takes questions. because he's out of the country, harriet harmon will take his place. >> what work is being done on the areas of debate and not on the island but in particularly on social housing and what is he doing as a department to remove these dreadful barriers in a physical sense with these two countries. >> many of these matters, of course, have been talked about. in the agreement were the principles of a quality of justice for everybody in northern ireland. so ensure the people in northern ireland enjoy shared power which is fair. >> mr. speaker, i've been asked to reply. i'm sure the whole house will join me in sending our profound condolences to the family and friends to the two soldiers of the third battalion who died in afghanistan yesterday. he with send our deepest sympathies to our families. this christmas we'll all be thinking of the bravery and the dedication of our armed forces overseas and especially at this time of year, the families who support them. my right honorable friend the

gordon, is that what you believe?> yeah, it's hard to know how to stop that from coming up over and over when it's just been clearly debunked as a reason. >> mr. schakett, you know this whole term halo, another word hail it actually originated because west side of jerusalem for the landfill where they burned the trash the interpretation comes out of hail that is the first feel of what humans would be, burning and constant burning of the trash. and there are people who tell me they go to phone tree hell when they are trying to talk with someone about, you know, their mortgage and trying to you, you know, get some kind of modification that they actually go to phone tree hell and that they are being their concerns their interests, their desire, their frustration of being burned standing on the phone. do you believe that we have been able to read out the fire in hell? >> no, i don't agree that we've put out the fire yet. our customers have had the ability to give the right answers. so i could appreciate your constituents

gordon brown and conservative leader david cameron both paid visits to troops in afghanistan and gordon brown pledged more money to tackle so-called ieds or roadside bombs. at the end of october, gordon brown came to the commons to announce he was to send another 500 troops to the country, bringing the military effort to over 10,000. >> faced with the terrorist threat, some of argued most effective strategy to simply defend britain within our own borders, a fortress britain. some ask why british troops are in afghanistan at all if al qaeda can organize in britain and somalia, yemen, other places and internet chat rooms in every part of the world. as long as the afghan-pakistan border areas are location of choice for al qaeda and are the epicenter of global terrorism, it is the government's judgment that we must address the terrorist threat at its source. indeed as long as three quarters of the most series serious terrorist threats to britain have links to the afghan-pakistan borders we would be fail with our duty if we did not work with our allies to deal with the problem where it start

every wednesday while parliament is in session, prime minister gordon brown takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time, the house is wrapping up previous business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> make a valid point that we must congratulate and i completely indulge her sentiments. we must congratulate those people who have gone undergrou underground, the civil committee act has been working. it is a framework that has been well established. and ensure that it passes. >> will the minister like to congratulate the emergency services on the armed forces and the provision of the real difference for the people? >> the emergency services and the armed forces work exceptionally well, and showing that the was built in time and a benefit to all concerts are we completely completely exhausted and it's. >> order. >> question for the prime minister. >> robert neil? >> mr. speaker, before listing my gauge was, it with deep sorrow that we remember from first but i don't oil-rich but lance corporal adam who died in afghanistan on monday. my thoughts and i know the

after that, with malcolm glad well and after that, another chance to see gordon brown. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke speaks to the economic club of washington and takes questions. live coverage tomorrow on c-span 3. and now, a freelance journalist talks about his detainment in an iranian prison following his report of the disputed iranian election and subsequent protests. this forum is hosted by the woodrow wilson foundation in washington and lasts about 20 minutes. >> i would like to welcome you to the meeting. i would also like to welcome those of you viewing us on c- span. today's session will focus on the ron's -- iran's elections in the tumultuous aftermath. i want to offer a word of welcome to the woodrow center. the mission of the woodrow wilson center is to provide a bridge between the world of learning and public policy threw its sponsored research at 800 meetings a year that we host. today we are particularly pleased to be partnering with the pulitzer center on crisis reporting, a relatively new organization that has already made quite a mark on the fi

>> gordon brown is talking about a modest increase of british troops, 500 up suit and 10,000. he will get down to it next year, an election year and we see a certain amount of calculation. i think the reality of the situation both, is important but all the mainstream political parties in britain. maxtor will be an intense period. the main driver for reform is going to become if you do not establish yourself as a potential government, we will withdraw and there will be chaos. the problem is it is going to be born quite likely in the troops on the ground. is a very -- is very much in the moment. it shows how stable is a rock iraq is. >> next question. >> my name is kevin. i am a contributing writer. my question is to the panel at large. given the opening set the copenhagen summit, what is the panel's view on president obama 's strategy of going to copenhagen where the emissions target has not been part of the rapid-fire administration? i would be interesting to hear what the republican review of the u.s. responsibility if there is a definitive agreement and copenhagen when the p

and gordon brown is intensely e not charismatic.nd we haven't mentioned that britain has turned dramatically# against the post-9/11 conflict, for britain they have the highest number of casualties, it's small compared to the united states. and that has poisoned politics for the government that took us to war. tony blair is unpopular, and even though twice reelected, people don't necessarily spit at the mention of the name. and not surprising that he spent as much time abroad. >> there are other reasons for that. >> other reasons, he's making money. and the hope for christmas is they want to commit tony blair. >> it's peculiar in this globalized world, and you described and that is used to many people that tony blair is so deeply unpopular as you suggest in britain. and gordon brown is not the magic. >> obama was more popular abroad. >> that's right, president obama as you mentioned is still much more popular abroad. his popularity has not rubbed abroad to the extent that it has in this country. why is it that the reputations don't t

. >> up next, prime minister gordon brown and the british house of commons.ical roundtable on the news of the week. and then another chance to see q&a with political commentators michael fauntroy. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," eamon javers, john taylor, that you love it from the washington institute for near east policy discusses the arrests of several americans in pakistan. >> now available, seized's " abraham lincoln." a perfect gift for the historian in your life. it is a unique perspective on lankan from $56, journalists and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. "abraham lincoln,"

later, gordon brown announces he is sending more troops to afghanistan. we will then re-air the program with freelance journalist david axe on his recent trip to afghanistan. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] president obama will outline his afghanistan war strategy tomorrow night at the u.s. military academy at west point, new york. you can see that on the c-span networks, online at c-span.org and on c-span radio, live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "american icons with like three original documentary is now available on dvd. a unique journey through the icon at homes and to the three branches of government. go beyond the bill that robes of public torras into those rarely seen spaces of the white house -- ropes of public tours and into the rarely seen spaces of the white house. "american icons," a three-disc dvd set is 24.95 plus shipping and handling. c-span.org order. oneline at c-span.org/store. >> a free-lance journalist talks about his detainment in an iranian prison. hosted by

british prime minister gordon brown -- >> british prime minister gordon brown says he will send 500 more troops to afghanistan, bringing the total number of british troops there to nearly 10,000. after the prime minister's announcement, you will hear from opposition party leaders and then questions from members of parliament. this is about an hour and a half. >> statement, the prime minister. >> with permission mr. speaker, let me begin this statement on afghanistan by once more paying tribute to our armed forces. since 2001 our forces have been fighting in afghanistan one of the longest military campaigns of recent times -- longer indeed than the world wars of the last century -- as part of our century's fight against global terrorism. and at all times our armed forces have shown the highest professionalism, dedication and courage which make them the best and most admired in the world. they have endured heavy and tragic casualties. they deserve our utmost gratitude. and let me acknowledge the presence as visitors to this house today of members of 19 brigade who have served with distinct

then, gordon brown tells members of parliament about his recent trip to afghanistan. a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow on c-span3 -- at 1:30 eastern, republican senators will lead a rally against the health care bill now on the senate floor. they will be joined by laura ingram. >> now available, c-span's "abraham lincoln, " a perfect gift for the history buff in your life. from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers, from his early years to his life in the white house to his relevance today. learn more at c- span.org/lincolnbook. >> president obama said today that banking executives have promised to increase lending and support a bill making its way through congress. he spoke to reporters for about 10 minutes after meeting with the bankers. >> good afternoon, everybody. i've just finished a candid and productive meeting with the ceos of 12 of our nation's largest financial institutions. i asked them to come to washington today -- at the end of this difficult year for their industry, but also for the economy -- to discuss where we've been, what we expec

. >> our coverage strategy in afghanistan continues in a few moments with british prime minister gordon brown answered questions from members of parliament about the role of the united kingdom there. in about 10 minutes, more reaction to president obama's speech from the nato secretary general. after that, the house foreign affairs committee about troop levels and structure -- strategy from secretary gates, secretary clayton, and admiral mullen. >> this week on "q&a", our guest is malcolm glad well, author and writer for the new yorker" magazine. he currently has four books on that best-seller lists. his newest book is a compilation of articles he wrote for "the new yorker" magazine. >> american icons, three regional documentary's from c- span, now available on dvd. you need to read through the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. see the swiss the detail of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices. go beyond a velvet ropes of public tours into those rarely seen spaces of the white house. america's most famous song, and explore the history, art and archit

>> gordon brown is talking about drawing down troops. gordon brown is talking about taking it down next year, which is an election year. you can see the rhetoric and the political calculation. i think that the reality of the situation is that possible strategy but is supported by all of mainstream. next year is going to be an intense time of pressure. we're the main driver for reform for pakistan and afghanistan. if you do not establish ourselves known as a potential government, we are going to withdraw and you will be get -- and you will get killed. the problem is that that will be borne and paid for by the troops on the ground. that is a sober moment. that is before you get into the issue on how stable in iraq is. >> next question. >> my question is for the panel at large. given the opening of copenhagen today, what is the panel's view on president obama's strategy going to copenhagen, and emissions target that has not been drafted by domestic legislation? i am interestininterested to hee republican view is what the american responsibi

gordon, is that what you believe?>> yeah, it's hard to know how to stop that from coming up over and over when it's just been clearly debunked as a reason. >> mr. schakett, you know this whole term halo, another word hail it actually originated because west side of jerusalem for the landfill where they burned the trash the interpretation comes out of hail that is the first feel of what humans would be, burning and constant burning of the trash. and there are people who tell me they go to phone tree hell when they are trying to talk with someone about, you know, their mortgage and trying to you, you know, get some kind of modification that they actually go to phone tree hell and that they are being their concerns their interests, their desire, their frustration of being burned standing on the phone. do you believe that we have been able to read out the fire in hell? >> no, i don't agree that we've put out the fire yet. our customers have had the ability to give the right answers. so i could appreciate your constituents

people of color, approximately one-third of her total output to than any other photographer until gordon parks joined the staff at the very end of the project. this fact is not well known because she did not own or control any of the photography but there was all property of the federal government and she was supposed to send roth, undeveloped film to washington. they distributed free of charge to media but they decided what to distribute and what they considered acceptable to the mainstream. a few years later, when she tried it once again to do something that she controlled she defied not only the u.s. government and unanimous public opinion but the organized left two which many friends be launched in the art risque opposition to the internment of japanese-americans, which i don't have time to go into now but i will let you know, , if you are interested, that is a few years back. with norton i also put out date of photography book of a collection called impounded and it is about impounded people also that her photographs were it impounded by the west's army. now i want to turn to the ph

prime minister gordon is talking about bringing down next year. but i think the reality of the situation is that it is obama possible strategy but is supported by all of mainstream. next year is going to be an intense time of pressure. we're the main driver for reform for pakistan and afghanistan. if you do not establish ourselves known as a potential government, we are going to withdraw and you will be get -- and you will get killed. the problem is that that will be borne and paid for by the troops on the ground. that is a sober moment. that is before you get into the issue on how stable in iraq is. >> next question. >> my question is for the panel at large. given the opening of copenhagen today, what is the panel's view on president obama's strategy going to copenhagen, and emissions target that has not been drafted by domestic legislation? i am interestininterested to hee republican view is what the american responsibility will be if there is a definitive agreement at copenhagen when the president comes back? >> we spent about 50 minutes talkin

gordon liddy's radio program to talk about his book, "when hell was in session." it's about his years as a p. o.w. in vietnam and his efforts to inform the outside world what was happening at the hanoi hilton. this is 25 minutes. ♪ finish >> liddy. ♪ eternal father -- >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, my guest in the studio is one of my all-time heros. he's jeremiah denton jr., he has been many things in this life. he's a naval academy graduate, he became what in the navy they call an aerodale, i say that because one of my sons is retired navy, he's a seal, and he was shot down over north vietnam and it was the longest-serving prisoner of the vietnamese and probably the most abused of those who lived to survive it. >> alvarez was actually longer than i, shot down the the previous year. he was by himself there a long time. >> i see. and subsequent to his release became a united states senator from the state of alabama, and he has authored a remarkable book. it's called, "when hell was in session." it's about his experiences all those many years when the vietnames

in the second, gordon, son of michael.e michael a little bit there, using the window. 88-53 the final, illinois a winner. >>> we're not done here on "the final score," more football. patriots look to keep their lead in the afc east. ♪ energetic music geico powersports. insurance for your car and the other stuff that moves you. >>> welcome back. titans hosting the 1-11 rams. nfl leading returner chris johnson doing his thing. look at johnson run. 39 yards to the touchdown. now his eighth straight 100 yard rushing game. later, first quarter, vince young dumps it off. who's he looking for? yeah, why not, chris johnson. going to do the rest himself, going 6 of yards, weaving through traffic. first player in franchise history to go over 2,000 yard in a single season. three touchdowns for johnson if the game. bad news for tennessee, young plucked out of the pocket, scramble, going to pick up 44 yards on this one. long in front of his career. he comes up lame on the play. left with a hamstring injury. titans blow out the rams 44-

inner-city kids get the kind of education that they oftentimes did not get in turning out a whole teacher gordon she pulled through that crisis and hung in there and she is changing the world. you are changing the world in financial literacy. john has raised $500 million impacting people in lives and how they think about this. there is a consumer protection bill before congress right now with a lot of the bankers who are saying i can do this and i can do that so i had to give a speech and i said were you not going to do this? you cannot create a successful business enterprise with unless you are genuinely subserving the people you serve in your employer's. and that turns your employees on for coburn talking about restoring people's a full life and health but if you have a bank and they are not turning customers and helping them get to financial self-sufficiency than you are not going to have a good thing and it is the same with financial literacy. how can you make, bender live taking advantage of people so i admire what you are doing john but it really comes down do we can make a difference in t

concurrent resolution commending the soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at fort gordon and theiries for their service and dedication to the united states and recognizing the contributions of fort gordon to operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom, and its role as a pivotal role as a communication training center. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 404. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, and the concurrent resolution is agreed to. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. zúzçzçqi

i want to welcome my center, gordon smith, who has overtaken the raids of the national association ofadcasters. i am still his congressman, even if he is not now by senator. but we have been friends and colleagues in the legislative arena for years, and we welcome you. now that i have sold our broadcast stations and you have gone to the broadcasters, i'm going to go into p packing. i am going to point out a couple of things. i encourage my colleague from illinois on the d block issue. i also want to point out another issue related to public safety, and i am not sure it will get spoken today. that is use of the ban by amateur radio operators as well. as we evaluate the value of spectrum, understand that when 9/11 happened and other communications systems failed, and any day when there is a hurricane or disaster anywhere in the world, it is frequently the amateur radio operators who stepped to the fore with their own equipment and work and when all else fails. it is hard to put a value on that as rescue crews get through difficult times. that needs to be a part of what we consider. rega

gordon brown is uncharismatic, the economy that he's been stewed with consistently has been -- well,e're the only g-20 nation not out of recession yet, although it depends what you mean by a g-20 nation, according to gordon brown. but also, i think there is another factor which we perhaps haven't necessarily mentioned sufficiently, which is that britain has turned dramatically against the post-9/11 conflicts, that for britain, there are 100 casualties. in afghanistan this year that's the highest number. i know it's small compared to the united states. and that has really poisoned politics for the incumbent government, the government which took us to war. attorney blair, for example, is viciously unpopular in britain. i can't think of any section of society where you mention the name tony blair, and even though he was thrice re-elected, people don't almost necessarily spit at the mention of the name. it's not surprising he spent so much time abroad. >> there are other reasons for that, too. >> there are other reasons. he's making money. but what do most people want for christmas? they

chairman gordon and ranking member hall have worked hard to improve this bill on its way to the floor to ensure appropriate use of taxpayer dollar the bill includes direction to the secretary of energy to develop a strategic plan to focus the department's efforts on the most energy and water intensive program and projects with the most potential to achieve the purposes of the bill this legislation is the product of recommendations heard at five science and technology committee hearings on water and several reports from the national academies, the government accountability office, the national technology council and the department of energy, with letters of support from the water innovations alliance, the noh2o inc. this takes important steps to deal with our water and energy resource challenges. i encourage all my colleagues to join me in support of h.r. 3598 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker