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i am looking forward to the forum that he grover norquist is putting together on january 3, and there several co-sponsors of that debate were forum. we're trying to reach the peso -- the people, whether one on one or through the camera lens, however i can touch these people and talk about my background and experience and vision going forward, that is important. it is important to listen. this is a two-way dialogue with the members out there. whether they log on to the web site to be some of their ideas and thoughts, all we talk about them one-on-one on the phone or in person, that is a very important part of the process. i have been so gratified by the way the majority of these members are taking this task very seriously knowing that we have the inclusion of the holidays here and the christmas season and the years and a truncated process. usually an hour but for chairman is at the end of january and there have been two weeks sliced off at the end, and it makes it difficult to affect -- to reach everyone. i will try very hard to speak with every member of the rnc. >> there will be a se

believes politicians answer to us, not the unions or out of state activists like tax reformer grover norquistnois, the only state with a worse credit rating than california, now faces tax hikes of 66%. to avoid that, urge your representatives to do what's right, not what's popular. make the cuts, extend the taxes, and finally balance the budget. join the debate at nbceditorials.com. >>> i'm curly neil of the world famous harlem globetrotters. and you're watching "sports sunday" with raj. >>> hello, everybody, welcome to "sports sunday" and thanks for joining us tonight. i'm raj mathai. we are coming to you tonight from our temporary studio x here at nbc bay area. next sunday we'll anybody our new studio. or so they tell us. a lot of things happening on this holiday weekend. the latest twist with the raiders, are you hearing this? if it's true, it's just a reminder of how continually baffling this franchise is. our guest tonight, hello, herschel. al davis was pursuing him back in the day. could you imagine herschel walker in silver and black? the former football star and ballet star, bobsledde

i would like to thank prominent conservative grover norquist for speaking out on afghanistan . i hope this inspires others to do the same. history has shown that we cannot fix afghanistan. it is our best interest to learn from history, what it is trying to teach us, that no country has ever concurred afghanistan. mr. speaker, i have beside me the pain of war, a broken body. it's a young soldier who has lost both legs and an arm and has young wife taking him into a room in a wheelchair. this party of mine, which i'm very proud to be a republican, needs to learn and again i want to thank grover norquist for speaking out and saying to conservatives, stop sending our boys and girls over there to come back with broken bodies or to come back in a coffin. it is time to end the war in afghanistan. it is time for mr. obama to keep his word to the american people and that is to bring them out in july of 2011. mr. speaker, before closing, i would like to say as i always do, god, please continue to bless our men and women in uniform. god, please in your loving arms hold the families who ha

this debate was moderated by grover norquist. this is 90 minutes. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. my name is grover norquist. i serve as president of americans for tax reform. two years ago, we hosted a similar debate for the chairmanship of the rnc. there are 168 members that will be making the decision on the chairmanship. this is a decision that affects everybody who cares about the country, the republican party, the center-right movement. at the time, we suggested the same offer to the democratic party and the past on that type of transparency. most recently the head of the dnc announced he thinks he will be chairman again here yen. we have now a tradition with this being the second of the debates and forums and election cycles with the debate for a. and i want to thank all of the rnc members who will be casting a vote shortly. i want to ask them to stand. [applause] i certainly want to thank all of the candidates who are standing for office. i want to thank those that submitted questions. we had over 900 ques

week when the candidates were chairman of the republican national committee had their debate, grover norquist asked each of them to name their favorite republican other than ronald reagan, and he said he had to add the caveat so that everyone didn't get the same answer. well, we would all be better off if some of these republicans remember that their favorite person ronald reagan worked across the aisle to solve the problems and we would also be better off if grover norquist thought of that ronald reagan before he announced by partisanship is just another word for date rape. that is the difference today. all ideology isn't new to the political arena and ideology itself isn't on healthy. the biggest breakthroughs in american politics have been brokered not by the middle or splitting the difference, but by people who had a pretty healthy sense of ideology. ted kennedy and orrin hatch were a powerful team precisely because they didn't agree that much, and they spent a lot of time fighting each other and so the senate cleaned in and listened on those occasions when somehow this ultimate odd coupl

week when the candidates were chairman of the republican national committee had their debate, grover norquist asked each of them to name their favorite republican other than ronald reagan, and he said he had to add the caveat so that everyone didn't get the same answer. well, we would all be better off if some of these republicans remember that their favorite person ronald reagan worked across the aisle to solve the problems and we would also be better off if grover norquist thought of that ronald reagan before he announced by partisanship is just another word for date rape. that is the difference today. all ideology isn't new to the political arena and ideology itself isn't on healthy. the biggest breakthroughs in american politics have been brokered not by the middle or splitting the difference, but by people who had a pretty healthy sense of ideology. ted kennedy and orrin hatch were a powerful team precisely because they didn't agree that much, and they spent a lot of time fighting each other and so the senate cleaned in and listened on those occasions when somehow this ultimate odd coupl

and we would also be all better off if grover norquist thought about ronald reagan before he announced that bipartisanship is just another word. that's the difference today. ideology isn't new to the american political arena. and ideology itself isn't until the. the biggest breakthrough to the american politics have been brokered not by the mushy middle or by splitting the difference, but my people have a pretty healthy sense of ideology. ted kennedy and orrin hatch were powerful teams, precisely because they didn't agree that much. and they spent a lot of time fighting each other. and so the senate leaned in and listened on those occasions when somehow this ultimate odd couple found things that they were willing to fight for together. sometimes ask john kennedy once said, party asks too much. sometimes party leaders also asked too much. especially if they exploit the rules of the united states senate, the sole purpose of denying a president a second term. that's what we have witnessed for the last few years. republicans nearly unanimous in opposition to almost every single proposal by

the list includes current rnc chairman michael steele, the moderators grover norquist, the president of the group americans for tax reform, and tuck " carlson. watch live coverage of 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> maturity in a time of pettiness, colman a time of mancur, leadership and a time of uncertainty -- that is what we ask of the united states senate and that is what this office demands of each to serve here. >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators on the c-span video library with every c-span program since 1987, more than 160,000 hours, all on line, all free. it is washington your way. >> now our teacher documentary, "the supreme court -- home to america's highest court." ♪ >> you need to appreciate how important it is to our post -- our system of government. >> this is the highest court in the land. and the framers created it after studying the great lawgivers in history. shouldn't the government concedes that the destruction of documents in anticipation of a proceeding -- >> a lot of these cases are very close. you go in on a knife's edge. you

and we'd also all be better off if grover norquist thought of that ronald reagan before he announced that bipartisanship was just another word for date rape. that's the difference today. ideology isn't new to the american political arena and ideology itself isn't unhealthy. the biggest breakthroughs in american politics have been brokered not by the mushy middle or by splitting the difference, but by people who had a healthy sense of ideology. ted kennedy, orrin hatch were a powerful team, precisely because they didn't agree that much. and they spent a lot of time fighting each other and so the senate leaned in, listened on those occasions when somehow, this ultimate odd couple found things they were willing to fight for together. sometimes, as john kennedy once said, party asks too much. sometimes, party leaders also ask too much. especially if they exploit the rules of the united states senate for the sole purpose of denying a president a second term. but that's what we witnessed for the last two years. republicans nearly unanimous in opposition to almost every single proposal by t

the moderators will be grover norquist and tucker carlson. what live coverage at 1:00 p.m.astern here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the supreme court airing today at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> the interior department building was giving the name of former interior department's secretary stewart udall. speakers at the ceremony include the parent interior secretary ken salazar and severaludall -- and several udall family members. this is one hour and 30 minutes. >> the it is and gentlemen, please stand for the color guard and remained standing for the national anthem. [national anthem ] >> please welcome mr. robert stanton, senior adviser to the secretary of the interior, ken salazar. >> good morning. secretary salazar, distinguished members of the united states congress, honored members of the udall family, friends all. i am pleased to serve as your moderator for today's ceremony and to welcome you on behalf of secretary salazar and the men and women of the u.s. department

week when the candidates were chairman of the republican national committee had their debate, grover norquistasked each of them to name their favorite republican other than ronald reagan, and he said he had to add the caveat so that everyone didn't get the same answer. well, we would all be better off if some of these republicans remember that their favorite person ronald reagan worked across the aisle to solve the problems and we would also be better off if grover norquist thought of that ronald reagan before he announced by partisanship is just another word for date rape. that is the difference today. all ideology isn't new to the political arena and ideology itself isn't on healthy. the biggest breakthroughs in american politics have been brokered not by the middle or splitting the difference, but by people who had a pretty healthy sense of ideology. ted kennedy and orrin hatch were a powerful team precisely because they didn't agree that much, and they spent a lot of time fighting each other and so the senate cleaned in and listened on those occasions when somehow this ultimate odd couple

moderated by grover norquist of americans for tax reform and the daily colors tucker carlson, we'll show you the debate tonight at eight eastern on a competing network, c-span. >> the 112 congress convenes on wednesday at noon eastern time the 242 republicans >> for these children, our children and for all of america's children, the house will come to order. [cheers and applause] >> now a debate on the social effects of religion with former british prime minister, tony blair and author, christopher hitchens. from toronto, this is just under an hour and 15 minutes. become welcome to toronto, canada for them up-to-date on religion and association with the bbc and intelligence wares. i rudyard griffiths and it's my privilege to be your moderator tonight. i want to begin by welcoming the world wide audience for the british broadcasting corporation , some 240 million people that will have access to this debate could be pc world service, bbc online news and bbc world news. it's just a fabulous opportunity to bring this debate to a truly global audience. i also want to welcome the tens of thous

it is moderated by grover norquist and tucker carlson.e, monday, from the national press club, at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now, a discussion on how the constitution is being interpreted by politicians, judges, and the public. speakers include angelo codevilla, and jeffrey rosen, legal affairs editor of "the new republic." the bill of rights institute hosted this event, which is an hour and 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am with the bill of rights institute. i want to welcome you to our first bill of rights and day forum. the institute is an educational non-profit. we're dedicated to teaching young people about the constitution through a variety of curricula we distribute to teachers in schools. we provide seminars for students and teachers about the founding document. we put on an essay contest, which, over 24,000 students entered essays. we're excited about that. of students entere this year. we are excited about that. we want students to understand the issues surrounding the constitution, which is the purpose of the forum. purpose

current chairman michael steele, the moderator includes -- moderator's include rubber norquist -- grover norquisth live coverage tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> calm in a time of anger and leadership in a time of uncertainty. that is what the nation asks of the united states senate. that is what this office demands of e to serve here. and a search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring -- >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators. there are more than 160,000 hours all online, all free. it is washington, your way. >> several journalists and scholars talk about the 2008 attack in mumbai, india. this is part of a terrorism conference organized by a pakistani organization and the jamestown foundation produces about one hour, 10 minutes. -- and the jamestown foundation. this is about one hour, 10 minutes. >> thank you very much. i hope everyone has the beverage of their choice. we are going to talk about lashkar-i-taiba. i know that l.e.t. already came up this morning. that was a nice segue. my name is stephen tankel. i'm going to moderate and i am going to give

moderated by grover norquist of americans for tax reform and the daily callers tucker carlson, we'll have live coverage at 1:00 pm eastern on our companion network, c-span. here on c-span2, live coverage of jerry brown's third inauguration as california governor. he previously won two terms to the office, in 1974 and 1978. we'll have that for you from sacramento at 2:00 pm eastern. and later today, a forum on lobbying, covering topics from methods to ethics. hosted by american university. that will be live at 1:45 pm on c-span3. >> for these children, our children, and for all of america's children, the house will come to order. [applause] >> with the start of the new congress this wednesday, look back at the opening of past sessions online at the c-span video library. with every c-span program since 1987. more than 160,000 hours. it's all free, it's washington your way. >> every weekend on c-span3, experience american history tv starting saturday at 8:00 am eastern. ....÷???Ñ? >> speakers include departing congressman joe sestak and former u.s. comptroller general david walker. th

. >> this was moderated by grover norquist and tucker carlson, founder of the daily color. that is live monday for the national press club at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a panel of reporters discuss investigative journalism. harvard's kennedy school of government hosted the discussion. it is in honor of david halberstam who died in 2007. this is 1.5 hours. >> i want to welcome you to this wonderful evening in the spirit of david halberstam and, if someone i knew and admired. he is a great person to inspire a talk about journalism in every respect. we talk about it from the perspective of idealism, professionalism, high-quality, passion -- all those things. i am glad that the class of 1955 is represented here. is there anyone else who was a co-sponsor i should mention? shell out. -- shout out. i am very pleased that david halberstam's widow and daughter are here. [applause] david halberstam, as all of you probably know, was a graduate of harvard in 1955. he was also a significant figure in american journalism in a different kind of sense. he was at the beginning of