larry arnn, president of hillsdale college. in hillsdale, michigan. let me read the first three sentences of the wikipedia site for your school. it is a co-educational liberal rights college known for its refusal of goved funding. the national review has described it as the citadel of skevbtism. -- conservatism. let's stop there. is that right? >> it is an old college. it is 165 years old now. the reason it is a bastion and fortress and citadel of conservatism is, it is very stiff and stern about its old document. we stick by that. that is conservatism in a way, but what that document says, it repeats in different words some of the principles in the declaration of independence. that conservatism is tied to the liberalism of the american founding. >> what about this refusal of government funding? >> that is a modern phenomenon. as is government funding a modern phenomenon. the government funding of college, direct aid to college and the students is the late 1950's or early 1960's thing that has grown rapidly since then. it was sparked in part by the sp

hillsdale cast such a long shadow. >> hillsdale's in independence advancement and personal>> hillsdale college is trulywe will not take government money and we will not take government control. we are unique because of a which is at once highly personal and deeply rooted in the values of western civilization, the american tradition, and the judeo-christian heritage. this place represents a liberal arts tradition at its very best. >> we teach you not only what to learn but how to learn and why to learn. >> so how did you get the president to do that? >> i was not there then, but i knew him, too. reagan was interested in hillsdale. there are some letters in which he mentions it. he was on the campus once and appeared at a college event another time, if i remember correctly. that is when i was not working. he took an interest in it because of this dispute had with the departed education. title 4 of the higher education act is four hundred pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. i once asked him to send me a title for, and he said it

larry arnn, president of hillsdale college in hillsdale, michigan. thank you, sir. national captioning institute] cable satellite corp. 2009] >> for a dvd copy of this program, call the number shown. for a free transcript, or to give us your comments about this program, visit us online. q & a programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next week on q & a the first in a two-part series on a new book on teddy roosevelt. our cameras accompany the book's author to west virginia. that's next sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. . .

larry arnn, president of hillsdale college in hillsdale, michigan. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> for a dvd copy of this program, called the number shown. for a free transcript, or to give us your comments about this program, visit us online. next week on an "q&a" a book about theodore roosevelt. we have accompanied the book's author to west virginia. that is next sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up, the british prime minister gordon brown and his proposal to reform british parliament. remarks from the israeli prime minister netanyahu on the palestinian state. newt gingrich at the 2009 annual congressional gop fund-raising dinner. that is later. tomorrow on "washington journal" a look at the fiscal policy with bruce stokes. and phil mattingly will also be speaking. secure flight is a new program that will be discussed after that. that is with a former tsa administrator. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> let me be clear mr. speaker

larry arnn, president of hillsdale college in hillsdale, michigan. thank you, sir. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> for a dvd copy of this program, called the numbers shown. for free trans gibbs, or to give us your comments about this program, visit us online -- for a free transcripts. >> next week on "q&a" the first in a two-part series on a new book on teddy roosevelt and his involvement in the early days of the conservative movement. archemorus accompany the book's author to shepherd's town, west virginia -- our cameras of company the book's author. >> you are watching c-span, a public service provided by the nation's cable industry. up next on prime minister's questions, british prime minister gordon brown on his proposal to reform british parliament. then remarks from benjamin netanyahu on establishing a palestinian state. later, former house speaker newt gingrich at the 2009 annual congressional gop fund-raising dinner. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," and look at the fiscal

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding and today not even government-backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. i wanted him to send me a title for. he said it would not be any use. i would not be able to read it. >> listen on c-span radio, xm satellite radio, or download the podcast. >> former speaker of the house newt gingrich was among the featured speakers at the annual congressional gop fund-raising dinner held last monday hearing in washington. his remarks are just under an hour. >> thank you all very, very much. and i'm going to thank

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. and today not even government-backed student loans are permitted. >> you know, title iv of the higher education act is 400 roughly pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. and i went to ask him to send me title iv. and he said it wasn't any use, i wouldn't be able to read it. >> hills dale college president larry arnn sunday night at 8:00 on c span q and a or listen on xm satellite raid yes or podcast. >> how's c span fundd? >> private donations? >> taxes? >> i don't really know. >> from public television? >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally? >> contributions from donors. >> how's c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money.

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. >> title 4 of the education act is 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money, and i went to ask him to send me a title for. he said it would not be any use because i would not be able to read it. >> larry arnn, president of hillsdale college, on "q&a." host: our guest, rush ponnuru -- rahm-ponnuamesh ponnuru. >> people will also say that the deficit and the debt are skyrocketing, and that is the reason why we cannot afford to do health reform. i just want to repeat, the single biggest problem we have in terms of the debt and the deficit is health care. is medicare and medicaid. that is -- when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink got out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is because of the increase in medicare and medicaid costs that are going up much faster than inflation. host: what is your reaction to the president's speech yesterday? guest: there is no question that health care expenses are a big driver of fe

. >> hillsdale college never accepted goth funding and today, not even government-backed student lobes are admitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is 400, roughly, pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from trying to give us money and i asked him to send me title 4, he said there wasn't any kwluse, i wouldn't be able to read it. >> hillsdale college president larry arnn tonight at 8:00 on c spn's "q&a," or listen on c-span radio oar download the c-span podcast. >> this week on prime minister's question, gordon brown discusses reforms in the parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts, and he discusses mortgage loans and funding for new discussion. prime minister's

. >> next week on "q&a," our guest will be the president of hillsdale college in michigan. coming up next, live. your calls and commoms on washington journal. live at 12:30 eastern, the u.s. house of representatives will begin their day with general speeches. . .

. >> today, not even government -backed student lones are accepted at hillsdale college.nday night at 8:00 c-span's "q&a". >> here is our current policy. we are eager to stop the bombing as we are eager to stop the war. >> telephone conferences from the final month of johnson's presidency. listen today at 10:00 eastern on c-span radio at 90 .1 fm in the washington area and nationwide on xm satellite channel 132. washington journal continues. host: susan, when you hear about these bills pertain together tobacco industry, what is the feeling you get here? guest: we are talking about new regulations for an entire industry. we are talking about a whole set of companies they will have to look over. host: this was specifically dealing with tobacco. guest: it is specifically tobacco products. i know there are concerns out there. it deal was tobacco once in the manufacturer'sá÷ hands. it will give them new powers over marketing, advertising claims. host: specifically and looking at the marketing, what is being done? why was this legislation enacted by congress? guest: members of

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding and today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is four hundred pages long. yet, we have a lawyer in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money and i want to ask him to send me a title for. he said i would not be able to read it. >> the president of bills fell college, tonight at 8 on "q &a" on c-span. >> this week on "prime minister's questions" prime minister gordon brown discusses reform in the british parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts of by some of its members. he also talks about housing, including mortgage loans and funding for new construction and the government's policies on job retention. that's "prime minister's questions" tonight at 9:00 eastern. >> now, the israeli prime minister, benjamin and not -- benjamin netanyahu called on palestinian leaders to restart peace negotiations without preconditions. he made this call during a major policy speech and said palestinians must recognize israel as a jewish state. this is 30 minute

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. and today not even government-backed student loans is accepted. >> on thursday, house and senate negotiators met on capitol hill to work out a compromise bill authorize additional spending for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the measure also contains money for international monetary fund, pandemic flu response, and the so-called cash for clunkers bill. this is about an hour and 25 minutes. >> isn't it wonderful, we've spent $600 million on a new visitor's center and we still don't have a room that's better to meet in a conference. what a wonderful use of resources and what a wonderful sense of planning went into that. having gotten rid of my frustration for day. i thought that would take a moment to manifest itself. let me simply say that we're here to deal with, in the form of a supplement with the last of the leftovers plus whatever other items that are being attached along the way. i'm willing to forego my opening statement in the hope that others will do the same so that we can

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 is nearly -- is several hundred pages long. we have a lawyer in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there was not any use for it. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's "q&a." listen to c-span radio or satellite radio. you can also download the c-span podcast. >> the special envoy on climate change said that the talks with china did not achieve any breakthroughs. he did say the two countries would continue to discuss the issues leading up to a climate change summit in copenhagen, denmark later this year. his remarks will be followed by the daily briefing with spokesman philip crowley. he talks about efforts to resettle a group of chinese muslims known as the uyghers. >> he served in the white house from 1983 to 1999 where he worked on these kinds of issues, issues of climate change. also from 1999 to 2001, he advised the secretary of treasury. the policy and politics of broader ra

. >> next week on "q&a" our guest will be larry arnn, president of hillsdale college. >> prime minister gordon brown with the british house of commons is next. then a couple of forums looking at the future of conservative politics. after that, another chance to see "q&a" with indiana governor mitch daniels. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," michael crittenden discusses the obama administration's approach to

. >> today, not even government- backed student loans at hillside cut -- hillsdale college are accepted>> we have a lawyer in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there would be no use in trying to read the paper work. >> tonight, at 8:00, on c-span's "q&a." >> more nonfiction books with author's later today on c-span 2's "book tv." joel rosenberg takes you inside the revolution. this is followed by a look at what is next for the economy. a discussion on taxes and the end of prosperity. later, "foreclosure nation." housing and where it is headed. afterwards, how do you run for congress with only $7,000 in your sixth grade student is running the campaign? sherry cahill gave it a shot. look for our schedules online, at booktv.org. >> people like to have books. it is a very sticky medium. you have seen it be sticky since the 15th century. >> monday, "the communicators," the co-chairman of random house on how the publishing industry is changing. >> where and -- when there is digital media, it is hard to be proud of a bookshelf that is a memory stick. >> "wash

. >> the president of hillsdale college, larry arnn, sunday at 8:00 p.m., or listen on c-span radio or xm satellite radio or download the podcast. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >>." this is c-span's "america and the courts." sonia sotomayor of broker ankle monday at authority airport but continue to meet with senators on capitol hill. earlier, she milk with -- spoke with senators grassley and fine gold. >> i just walk on the judge to my office. i congratulated her. i think it is quite an honor to have a president nominate you to any particular position, but for a lawyer, which i am not, being nominated to the supreme court ought to be the ultimate professional advancement. i would say. if you want to talk to the press, that is okay with me. >> i think not. >> how you feel? >> i feel fine, thank you. >> i think we have had enough, haven't we? never enough? >> i think they want us to shake hands. am of course. why not. >> thank you. >> i had a one on one meeting with the judge. it was a very pleasant conve

. >> kill still -- hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. even state loans are not permitted. >> we have a lawyer here in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. i want to ask him to send me title for. he said it was no use. i would not be able to read it. >> the college president will be on it tonight at 8:00 p.m.. you canls

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. >> title for is 400 pages long.e have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. i want -- went to ask me title for and he said it was no use, i would not be able to read it. >> sunday night at 8 on "q&a" or listen on c-span radio, on xm satellite radio, or download the podcast. >> joining us, nancy ognanovich. how did they work out a key differences on the war spending bill? >> the chairman of the appropriations committee said that this conference report was not going to pass in the house if it went forward with the senate -- senate amendment that would ban the release of photographs dealing with prisoner abuse. they needed democratic support to make up for the loss of republicans in the house. in the end, it was agreed that the senate amendment that blocked the photos would not be in the final conference report. to get there, president obama had to get involved and he said he is still going to do everything he can to block the release of those photographs but it is likely that wil

and then on "q and a," larry arnn, president of hillsdale college in michigan on not accepting state or federal funding. and later on prime minister's questions, british prime minister gordon brown on his proposal to reform british parliament. >> tomorrow, a look at efforts to prevent polio around the world and lessons that can be applied toward developing other vaccines. the world health organization is the host of this event. you can see it live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. former speaker of the house newt gingrich was among the featured speakers at the annual g.o.p. fundraising dinner held last monday here in washington. his remarks are just under an hour. >> thank you all very, very much. and i'm going to thank mcconnell and john baner for inviting me on behalf of the two committees. i want to thank john corner and pete s for having been such gracious hosts. i also want to thank governor pay lynn and todd for coming tonight and for being part of this -- governor palin. [cheers and applause] >> i came in with sarah and todd. we came to the bottom of the steps over here. john

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding. today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is over 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. i once asked him to send me the title form, and he said there is no use, i would not be able to read it. >> said it added a clock on c- span's "usa." listen on c-span radio, xm satellite radio, or download the pdcast. >> a look now at the publishing industry with catherine weymouth. this is about 40 minutes. . >> a good morning. hello, hello. good morning. my name is rebecca zimmerman. i am principle of "mind over machines. we're a strategy consulting firm based here in the d.c. metro area. i want to extend a welcome to all of you. i think we have about 250 attendees. welcome to our inaugural event. i am honored to be the chairperson of the mid atlantic women and technology conference. we are a proud sponsor a law with lockheed martin, and are to integrated. the queue for spon

. >> today, not even government- backed student loans are permitted at hillsdale college. >> we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. he said there was not in use in title for funding. -- and use -- any use in title iv funding. >> today, bank of america ceo ken lewis was here on capitol hill testifying about his company's merger with financial services firm merrill lynch. committee members questioned mr. lewis about recently uncovered e-mail's suggesting that bank of america may have been unduly pressured into the merger by the federal government. this hearing of the house oversight and government reform committee is just under three hours. >> thank you all for being here today. on september 15, 2008, when the financial crisis was at its height, bankamerica announced that it was purchasing merrill lynch, -- bank of america announced that it was purchasing merrill lynch, creating one of the nation's largest financial institutions. at the time, mr. lewis called the merger a great opportunity for bankamerica's shareholders. -- bank of america'

. >> hillsdale college is never accepted government funding. >> title iv is 400 pages long. we have a lawyer in town who tries to keep them from giving us money. i asked him to send it to us, but he said there was no use. >> larry arnn tonight or listen on xm satellite radio or download the podcast. >> and treasury secretary timothy geithner was on capitol hill talking about the budgets for the treasury department and the irs. also at the meeting was the ira's chairman. this is the appropriations subcommittee. this is about 90 minutes. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we know the irs chairman is also here and prepared to testify. i'm going to waive the remainder of my opening statement in the interest of time. >> secretary geithner, i am very pleased to welcome you to this hearing. i think you for your service to our nation. -- i thank you for your service to our nation great u.s. only responsibilities that is difficult to know where to begin. you are responsible for reinvigorating bank lending to consumers and small businesses, stabilizing the housing markets, over

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding and today not even government-backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 of the higher education act is 400 pages long. we have a lawyer here in town that tries to keep the government from giving us money. i wanted him to send me a title for. he said it would not be any use. i would not be able to read it. >> listen on c-span radio, xm satellite radio, or download the podcast. >> former speaker of the house newt gingrich was among the featured speakers at the annual congressional gop fund-raising dinner held last monday hearing in washington. his remarks are just under an hour. >> thank you all very, very much. and i'm going to thank mcconnell and john baner for inviting me on behalf of the two committees. i want to thank john corner and pete sessions for having been such gracious hosts. i also want to thank governor pay lynn and todd for coming tonight and for being part of this -- governor palin. [cheers and applause] >> i came in with sarah and todd. we came to the bottom of the steps over here. john mccain was there very

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding and today not even government-backed student loans are permitted. >> you know, title 4 of the higher education act is 400-roughly pages long. we have a lawyer here in town who tries to keep the government from giving us money. and i went to ask him to send me title 4 and he said it wouldn't be any use i wouldn't be able to arise it. >> larry arnn sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q & a or listen on c-span radio, on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe some government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> my taxes? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> and now a senate hearing on u.s. policy toward north korea. the witnesses include steven bosworth who's the special representative on north korea for the state department john kerry chairs the foreign relations committee. [i

. >> hillsdale college has never accepted government funding and today not even government-backed student loans are permitted. >> title 4 is rufle 40050 pages long. we have a lawyer here trying to keep the government from giving us money and i asked him to send me title 4 and he said there wasn't any use, i wouldn't be able to read it. >> tonight at 8:00 on c-span's q and a. at a town hall meeting on thursday, president obama spoke out in favor of a so-called public option for health care legislation but he also expressed a willingness to listen to alternative propoflse from congress. this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon. i had a fairly average life prior to that, being a working mom with a hubs and band and two young children. the diagnosis altered everything in my life. with so many awful side effects from the treatment, i often found myself unable to work both at home and at my job. fortunately, my husband, peter, had a full time job and carried the insurance for our family. because he worked for a small company, those, the insurance plan had a high premium with high deductible