another is tradition america it likes to think of itself as a new country. think this in many ways is an old country. the declaration of independence was signed before the unification of germany. americans are more traditionally minded people. judges make decisions on the right to abortion on the basis of an 18th century document. look at the success of a book on hamilton at the moment, a country of says by tradition. geography, america is a very big country. somebody once said that you could give every single family an acre of land and they would only populate 20% of the surface of the country, and that is excluding alaska. the size of the country creates a different set of assumptions. in europe, people are crowded together and tend to believe in collectivism. that is the only way you can make sense of geographical proximity. in america, if you don't like your neighbor, you can move somewhere else. i think that creates a different attitude. americans tend to have more to be able to give to their children in terms of land, possessions, houses. they also pre

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it is our calling. americaa sum of all the journeys as we search for our national identity and national community. come with me. we are a great nation. we are a great people. may god give us the. strength to be worthy of this greatness. let's go get them!úóñrbzÑ >>> this sunday night on q and a, two-time pulitzer prize winner cartoonist michael ramirez on satirical cartoons. >> i have this figure that's kind of a conglomeration of extremist israeli settlers and a palestinian figure who, if you notice, he's on a prayer rug but he has a his shoes on. so both these figures are sort of utilizing a false religion for a political purpose. so it just proves that once again i am an equal opportunity offender. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> this weekend on c-span's cities tour, along with our comcast cable partners we'll explore the history and literary life of oakland, california. on book tv we'll visit marcus book, known as oldest independent black book store and talk with co-owner

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and this is just one county in one state in america. >> you hear their stories. you talk and you hold the hand of a wheelchair-bound young woman who was shot and seriously injured who is now confined to a wheelchair the rest of her life. and you begin to understand how the gun was acquired, what could have been done to stop it? what measures could be taken that are reasonable but again, don't infringe upon the second amendment. so i think we've got it right. again, i believe the american public has it right. >> you believe the momentum is swinging in the direction now? >> i do, i do. in fact no matter who acquires the president's role as we go into the future i think they'll come to realize that this was the will of the american public and this will, in fact, help save lives in the united states. >> up next: gun shows and loopholes. "america tonight's" christof putzel on just how easy it is to purchase weapons in texas with no questions asked. >>> and later, a mother's pain and her fight to keep the peace on the violent streets of chicago . and hot on "america ton

is grace hopper and katherine johnson and sally ride. de america is every immigrant and entrepreneur from boston to to shape a better future. ( applause ) that's who we are. and over the past seven years, we've nurtured that spirit. we've protected an open internet and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income americans online. we've launched next-generation manufacturing hubs and online tools that give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs to start a business in a single day. but we can do so much more. last year, vice president biden said that with a new moonshot, america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at the national institutes of health the strongest resources ( applause ) so tonight i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. ( cheers and applause ) for the loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save, let's make ame

it is not what america is made about. we have some challenges in detroit and we must take care of it. there are different ways. >> brenda lawrence freshman member of congress to detroit southfield area. thank you for your time. and our coverage continues. we are in statuary hall. five presidents have been inaugurated. it was use of until 1857. it was in 1864 during the civil war. not a state in the united states. >> give us the long-term perspective. do they matter? >> they do. what is going on. going down the last series. got a at the mall. but things to agree and disagree with tonight. >> energy and climate change. energy but wind and solar. where we drill the wells begin to flood the market. now we are exporting oil. they are going to create a whole new energy economy. >> governor martinez. talked about is the potential vice presidential pick. >> obviously that's a big state. from new mexico will move over the houston texas. remind us that we have made great progress. if the budget nearly my three fourths.fourths. mill

how obama is like, america, we're goingsible and solve the greatest medical challenge of our time. and this guy is going to do it all. (laughter) good luck, joe, good luck with that, buddy. good luck. i'm out of here. now the alcohol speech wasn't all forward looking. because as with every state of the yeurn, sometimes you got to tell the haters what time it is. >> isil will learn the same lessons that terrorists before them. if you doubt america's commitment, or mine to see that justice is done, just ask osama bin laden. (applause). >> trevor: oh! so bin laden is alive! (laughter) quick, someone call sean penn, he's got an interview to do! get out there, sean penn! you get him! but you know for me, the most interesting part of the state of the union was all the subtweeting that was going on. now if you don't know what subtweeting is, it's when you talk trash about someone on twitter but you don't mention them by name. because apparently just talking trash on twitter isn't already passive aggressive enough. and obama did a

obama: that spirit of discovery is in our dna. america is thomas edison and the wright brothers and george washington carver. america is grace hopper and katherine johnson and sally ride. america is every immigrant and entrepreneur from boston to austin to silicon valley racing to shape a better future. [applause] obama: that is who we are. and, over the past seven years, we've nurtured that spirit. we have protected an open internet, and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income americans online. we've launched next-generation manufacturing hubs, and online tools that give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs to start a business in a single day. but we can do so much more. last year, vice president biden said that with a new moonshot, america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at the national institutes of health the strongest resources that they have had in over a decade. [applause] pres. obama: well -- [applause] pres. obama: so tonight, i'm announcing a new national effort

the public is then invited to east side public you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feellike their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... cut the cost of health care and child care so people can actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. roads are still slick in parts of the state this morning. this afternoon will be cloudy and windy with a few the rest of the week loks dry and mild as temperatures will trend much warmer...even lower to middle 40s will be possible by the end metro locations - 3 locations now!!!! 600 block of 40th street northbound 3000 block of 6th avenue southbound 4400 block of south union street northbound -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------ -------------------------------- 5000 block of northeast 22nd street 7100 block of southeast vandalia drive today

there is little they can do but hold onto hope she won't be deported any time soon. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha is here. what was her status at this point? >> she was about to be deported, taken into custody, already on one flight from san antonio to laredo, texas. >> she's on the plane. >> she's on the plane, and the authorities came on and took her off the plane. there are nonprofit groups doing pro bow flow work, they found out they hadn't filed an appeal they had a right to appeal when they got their deportation judgment. they were able to do that for about 11 families and so none of those families were deported and what happens now is they're in limbo, there's still some reviewing going on perhaps their case could be reopened but they are still not completely out of the woods. >> but she is still in custody. she is not free to go wherever? >> correct, she is in custody. there was some talk she could be released with an ankle bracelet. the rule she wouldn't be allowed to be kept in custody more than 20 days according to the federal rules. at any point she could be released

is nikki haley from south carolina. at 43, the youngest governor in america. she's a clemson university grad, immigrants, married to a national guard captain who saw combat in afghanistan, and she is the mother of two children. >> good eveninin i'm nikki haley, governor of the great state of south carolina. i'm speaking tonight from columbia, our state's capital city. much like america as a whole, ours is a state with a rich and complicated history, one that proves the idea that each day can be better than the last. in just a minute, i'm going to talk about a vision of a brighter american future. but first, i want to say a few words about president obama, who just gave his final state of the union address. barack obama's election as presidenenseven years ago broke historic barriers and inspired millions of americans. as he did when he first ran for office, tonight, president obama spoke eloquently about grand things. he is at his best when he does that. unfortunately, the president's short of his soaring words. as he enters his final year in office, many americ

obama: that spirit of discovery is in our dna. america is thomas edison and the wright brothers and george washington carver. america is grace hopper and katherine johnson and sally ride. america is every immigrant and entrepreneur from boston to austin to silicon valley racing to shape a better future. that is who we are. and, over the past seven years, we've nurtured that spirit. we have protected an open internet, and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income americans online. we've launched next--generation manufacturing hubs, and online tools that give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs to start a business in a single day. but we can do so much more. last year, vice president biden said that with a new moonshot, america can cure cancer. last month, he worked with this congress to give scientists at the national institutes of health the strongest resources that to they have had in over a decade. [applause] -- ident obama: well [applause] so tonight, i'm announcing a new national effort to get it done. and becaus

is down by a third from 2010. tonight i am going to look at how america is trying to eliminate homelessness among veterans entirely and the obstacles it faces. the obama administration have helped. the efforts have jumped from about 2.4 billion dollars in 2008 to 7 billion dollars in the fiscal year. here is how michelle obama explained why it makes economic sense in cities to ends this. >>> recent studies have shown that one chronically homeless person can cost communities between 30 to $50,000 per year. in emergency room visits, medical bills, law enforcement. for some individuals it can be even higher. the cost to give someone a home of their own is only about $20,000 >>> the first lady was helping promote the president's goal of ending homelessness by veterans by the end of 2015. in some cities they have already met the goal, but it remains out of reach for other cities. the l.a. region has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the united states, more than four thousand people. l.a. mayor backed off his among pledge to get every homeless veteran off the streets by 2015. some advocates say deadlines

immigrants have been coming to our shores for generations, to live the dream that is america. they wanted better for their children than for themselves. that remains the dream of all of us and in this country, we have seen time and again that that dream is achievable. today, we live in a time of threats like few others in recent memory. tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. at the same time, that does not mean we just flat-out open our borders. we can't do that. we cannot continue to allow immigrants to come here illegally, and in this age of terrorism, we must not let in refugees whose intentions cannot be determined. we must fix our broken immigration system. that means stopping illegal immigration and it means welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of their race or religion, just like we have for centuries. i have no doubt that if we act with proper focus, we can sovereignty and our citiz

this is america tonight. >> previously on hard earned >> i hate walking into the job, because i know there's something going to be said. there's something going to be done. i work for a company that is a billion dollar company, we doing all the leg work but we haven't seen any of the pay. >> ugh... i need a new job. maybe i should become a nun. do you think they need resumes to become a nun?

america is at fault. if we just give a little iran will drop their ambitions of totalitarian rule. >> that speech he made in 2009. hey america exceptionism is no longer. >> it is different than the world in which we rule it all. we understands that we have to negotiate times with people that we do not like. i want to return to michelle's point of a prisoner swap. every member of the gop were screaming we were making a deal and not getting our prisoners back. now we are getting them back. the head of the senate foreign relations committee found out after the ballistic missile test. he said it is great news. >> there is a long time ago. >> first of all, -- there are lot of conservatives that said it is great we are getting our prisoners back. i don't think that you can say they therefore liked the deal. >> the left is able to compartmenalize on a global scale. this is a country that will continue to fund terrorist activities and legitimatizes it. jessica says that we have to deal with them. i don't know why.

the president saying tonight there is hope in america. there is improvement in america. america is the place to which the world comes when it needs leadership. he specifically said, you don't go to beijing and moscow when you need help, you come to the united states. call. he very much made a case that he has made for years and year, and that is stay the course. don't overdo it. don't over react. keep it calm. let diplomacy run its course and things will work out better. there are plenty of arguments to be made against all of those points, but he's been true to who he is on those points. >> absolutely. i was just going to pick up on what you just said. there are two sides to that argument. >> absolutely. >> especially i thought on the security side, there are a lot of points that he made that i think republicans critics, even some det krat particular critics will disagree with. he talked about syria as if he had a strategy for dealing with syria. he talked about isis as if he has a strategy for dealing with isis. a lot of people think he doesn't. there are two sides to t

that spirit of discovering is in our dna. america is thomas edison, the wright brothers, george washington carver, america is catherine johnson and sally ride. america is every immigrant an entrepreneur from boston, to austin, to silicon silicon valley, racing to shape our future [applause]. that is who we are. over the past seven years, we have nurtured that spirit. we protected and open internet and take a bold new steps to get new students and low income americans online. we have lunch next generation manufacturing, online tools to give a person everything here she needs to start a business in a single day. but we can do so much more. last year, vice president biden said with the new moon america can cure cancer, less month he worked with congress to give the national institute of health the strongest resources they have had in over a decade [applause]. a new national effort to get it done, because he has gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i am putting am putting joe in charge of mission contro