. >> jan, could i just -- >> linda, quick comment. >> on justice o'connor, she often does and did say, you know, wise old man, wise old woman at the end of the day make the same decision, but she in recent years has modified that. she's no longer quite so sure that that's true, and i heard her give a talk a couple of weeks ago in which she backed away from that, i think, in light of current events and quoted i think i have the name right, florence allen, who was the first woman to be a federal judge who would say you have to forget you're a woman, and you have to remember that you're a rom. woman. >> both. john. >> yes. just on this very interesting question i think it really goes to the heart of what one thinks about the nature of the judicial process about what the agenda is adding. of course, there's a lot of social science evidence that having female judges makes a difference in decisions. of course, it's a leap from that to say, well, the decisions are better. they're different, that doesn't necessarily follow except if you have a view that perhaps justice is best served when you

justice cases, especially 4th amendment cases regularly appear, and i thought for a discussion of that, jan crawford greenberg. >> thanks, dick. we have quite a few, obviously, as you would expect 4th amendment cases this term as we do every term, and so those are in your materials, but instead of just going over every single one some of which are while interesting factually, are not that ground breaking. i'm going to pull out a few that i think are most interesting and also touch on the broader themes that dick was talking about when we first got this panel discussion started. in the first case, of course, is going to be the stafford vs. redding, the strip search case that you guys probably saw the coverage of, i hope you did, and maybe you saw it on abc news -- [laughter] thursday. that involved this girl who was 13 years old out in arizona, medical school student, and a fellow class mate suspected her, accused her of having drugs, prescription strength ibuprofin so the assistant principal took her down, she denied she had it, denied she'd given this girl drugs, and the principal took the

ed and his wife, jan, moved into an apartment above a hardware store. he worked with young people and inspired them to become better people. yesterday morning as coach thomas was at the school he loved working with young people a lone gunman entered the school and shot and killed ed thomas in front of 20 to 30 high school students. ed thomas coached for 37 years. he had a career record of 292-84, including two state championships, 19 state playoff appearances and get this, in a town of 280 students in high school, four of his students played in the national football league. coach thomas said, we don't talk about winning and losing, we talk about the little things. if we take care of the little things, the rest will take care of itself. mr. speaker, i will be asking for everyone to give their thoughts and prayers to ed's wife, jan, their extended community and the -- family and the community of parkersburg as they struggle for this senseless loss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts

we have seen a continuous rise in inflation levels throughout the mahmoud ahmadinejad for jan. he has kept interest rates and they have been churning money out like there was no tomorrow. a lot of this money has been squandered. inflation, on an average level, hit 25% last year higher. i have never seen an economy see the current regime return to power after that type of performance. inflation is probably your best indicator of who is warm to come to power. i think it has to be squarely focused in terms of the role of inflation in the economy. turning to some longer-term points, we have seen a kind of gradual evolution in iran since the revolution. shortly after the revolution, iran had a notable anomaly in terms of population growth and small population worth dramatically accelerate from about 3% to about 4.4%. for those who know a thing about democracy, -- about growth, that is remarkable. that has shifted completely the other way and now iran has the slowest rate of population growth, running just over 1.8%. that was dictated partly by crumb -- by how people lived in iran an

nick jan son one hit away from his 18th multi- hit of the year. came in tied with zimmerman at .316, second on the club to the .327 of guzman. just to show you what a designated hitter will do for you, there are only three teams in the national league that have 300 runs or more, the american league has seven. 2-2 target in. nasty breaking ball. strikeout number 4 for matt garza tonight and he gets three consecutive scoreless innings now after his 1st inning problems. 3-2 gnats. oof! i hope he has that insurance. aflac! you really need it these days. how come? well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that's it! aflac. we've got you under our wing. a-a-a-aflaaac! . >> bob: nationals on top o the rays, 3-2. this is and interesting road trip because of the offense that the nationals have to take care of. these guys have a lot of different ways they can go at you. >> yes,

jan crawford greenberg is a chicago law graduate and the abc news legal correspondent. you know linda greenhouse from her byline covering the supreme court from the "new york times." she is now a scholar in residence at the yale law school. we have john, a professor of law at the northwestern law school, for who knows the justice department from the inside. and we also have a well-known washington attorney who has argued 52 cases before the supreme court. it is not a record but it puts him in the big-league of protectionist -- practitioners. i want to thank chief judge williams, a judge niedermayer, the other judges of the circuit for their hospitality and extraordinary staff. i cannot think these people too much for having helped us with the arrangements. so if the panel does not suit your expectations, but it is not because the circuit and staff did not do their best. we are in the fourth year of the so-called roberts court. there is the convention of calling the supreme court by the name of the chief justice that is deceptive. we have every reason to think this will

rahm emanuel, larry summers, jan napolitano, the president thinks they share his values and his thirst for ideas and no progress. i was delighted that after the stimulus bill pass, the first major bills side was the dramatic expansion of americorps, of national service and other service opportunities. congress passed a bill which will, by 2017, expand americorps to 250,000 young people a year. that is what al from and i advocated in 1992. it took 25 years, but it was 25 years well spent. the president and vice president, who was our principal author, have revived the cops program. it is important. the president has advocated a sweeping national direct loan program to cut the cost of college. that,

rahm emanuel, larry summers, jan napolitano, the president thinks they share his values and his thirst for ideas. i was delighted that after the stimulus bill passed the first major bill signed,, after the stimulus bill passed, the first major bill signed -- after the stimulus bill passed, the first major bill signed expanded -- that is what al from and i advocated in 1992. it took 25 years, but it was 25 years well spent. [applause] the president and vice president biden have revived the cops program. it is important. the president has advocated a sweeping national loan program to cut the cost of college. that, too was a dlc idea. we made that an option with contingent repayment for college students. when we get it, the students of america saved $9 billion repaying their college loans. $1,300 for every $10,000 they borrowed. the taxpayers -- it made it possible to repay them. barack obama is right about this. but the dlc first proposed it. i am pleased that a revitalized the community development financial institutions bill and found it, funding micro credit. again, it is something th

we have jan crawford greenburg, a chicago law school graduate and the abc news legal correspondent and we have linda with "the new york times," now a scholar in residence at yale law school. we have john mcginnis. welcome back. he is a professor of law at northwestern university of school of law and knows the justice department from the inside, a much published scholar. we also have well-known to you a washington attorney who has argued, i think, 52 cases before the supreme supreme court that'a record but certainly puts him in the big league of practitioners before that body. i know my colleagues feel as i do in thanking the fourth circuit, chief justice williams, judge neirmeyer and the other judges of the circuit for their hospitality. i can't thank the staffpeople too much for having helped us with the arrangements, so they have made us comfortable and so that the panel doesn't assume your expectations it is not because the staff didn't do their best. we are now in the fourth year of the so-called roberts court. there is the convention of calling the supreme court by the name of the

i don't think you can find any better panelist than jan crawford greenberg and lizzie greenhouse and john mcginnis and ted olson. they are going to discuss replacements an retirements, and the past supreme court term. we're very proud that our pals of this caliber would join us for the occasion, and we're especially delighted, as always, to help our friends to serve as the chief justice. as i mentioned last night, sometimes it's very hard to get judges to be unanimous about anything. i think you can say anything you can say about judges sometimes, which you can say about legislature is getting them together on something is like herding cows, but if there's one thing that those of us in the federal judiciary argue now about in this hour of respect, affection for the chief justice. he is someone of great warmth and great humor, and enormous legal skills, and one of the things i think we respect so much about him is he has an essential sense of the dignity of the job, so those of us in the federal judiciary to have someone of the chief justice's caliber leading our system. i have a few

i think jan recently in a speech said -- and people on the other side are saying a government competitor means there will be a single pair system before too long and she went on to say you're right. that's what they side believes and that's what we believe. they won't want to that to happen and health care providers are stepping forward saying they don't want it to happen either. >> you said 83% of americans like what they have and think it is pretty good. and the polls do show that. what responsibility does congress have -- many of those people, i don't know even another way to put it. many of those people are wrong. they may like what they have. it is not very good. it is overpriced and overensured and encurege courages them to seek too much care. how much work does congress have to do to persuade them and should they pay taxes? >> i'm tempted here to hope you're quoting somebody else from washington. that's a washington centric kind of view. the american just don't know what is good for them. this is the same debate we had when we started talking about part d and medicare. people woul

[applause] >> ted, dick, jan, and john. this discussion has, i am sure you agree has been most enlightening and stimulating. we've learned about fish that only die temporarily and other matters. [laughter] and it is no wonder this panel has become one of the popular highlight features of our conference. we now are going to bring the conference to a close, and i think it has been a wonderful conference. we have had a good time. we have learned a lot. and i would now like to call on our chief judge who calls this conference to adjourn, judge karen williams. >> i, too, want to thank each of our panelists today, and also professor howard for the wonderful job that he did add our moderator. this term included decisions on a great variety of subjects, and i thought you all did a masterful job of exploring those decisions and providing us with important take-aways. first, before adjourning, there are several other people i would like to thank. first, chief justice roberts for his willingness to be botha dressed -- both address the

then a panel of experienced court watchers, including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenberg, and ted olson, review the decisions handed down this year. live coverage on c-span, saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. >> july 4 weekend on book tv, discover and unfamiliar side of our nation's first president. we are live from fort washington's mount vernon estate with historian and author john ferling. join our conversation on sunday, july 5, live on "in depth." >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> i think they get a little bit from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> made the sponsors? >> they might get government funding. >> the viewers? >> how with c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. no government mandate, no government money. >> "washington journal" continues. host: senator mark begich joins us. guest: thank you very much. good to see you. host: good to see you as well the 2010 defense authorization -- what should we look for? guest: i am going to each subcommittee listening to their presentations. a

and a panel of experience court watchers, including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenberg, and ted olson review decisions handed down. saturday morning line. this week's of the release of more than 150 hours of secret recordings from the nixon white house -- from early 1973, on the agreement to end the vietnam war. >> they are not to have any advanced information. the message is not to be from me, clear? >> more from the newly released tapes, saturday afternoon on c- span radio. >> this weekend, book tv features books of the economy. saturday, tips on how to deal with the current economic crisis from pat robertson, founder of the christian broadcasting network. cnbc commentator on whom to blame for the recession. we will also feature martin featureannelise anderson on why reagan believed destroying nuclear-weapons would bring an end to the soviet union. and a talk about pakistan with new york post columnist ralph peters. the entire schedule is on line with great new features, including streaming video and easy to search archives. booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. joini

i remember doing an interview with jan schakowsky who said i think rod blagojevich i think it's realistic that he's running for president and many of hess contemporaries at that time, you know, agreed with her and when you look at the fact that there was another young politician who was exactly the same age who'd been elected to the illinois legislature at exactly the same age, with not much national, if any -- no national experience, then became elected to the u.s. senate at the same age that rod blagojevich was when he elected to become the governor and guess what? he's our president. [laughter] >> it wasn't that unrealistic. >> no, it really wasn't. if you look back at the first inauguration -- first inaugural speech that rod blagojevich gave, it was a wonderful, stirring, uplifting, you know -- this is a new -- a dawn of a new era in illinois. the politics of old is over. this new era of cooperation, getting things done. it was an amazing moment. i don't know if you were in springfield for that. you certainly saw it and reviewed it. but it was really quite a moment when blagojevich to

then a panel of experienced court watchers, including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenburg and ted olsen review the decisions handed down this past year. live coverage on chinese span saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. >> now president obama on the energy bill that's scheduled in the house tomorrow. the bill would cap greenhouse gas emissions and establish a market for emissions credit. this is five minutes. >> hey, guys. good afternoon. right now the house of representatives is moving towards a vote of historic proportions on a piece of legislation that will open the door to a new clean energy economy. for more than three decades we talked about our dependence on foreign oil. and for more than three decades, we've seen that dependence grow. we've seen our reliance on fossil fuels jeopardize our national security. we've seen it poe lute the air we the air we breathe and endanger our planet. most of all we've seen that other countries realize a critical truth: the nation that lead in the creation of a clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy.

talk about the court's work, then a panel of experience court watchers including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenberg and ted olson review the decisions handed down this past year. live coverage on c-span saturday morning at 9:00 eastern. >> now elizabeth edwards talking about patients' rights. she spokane washington at the patient's advocate foundation. this is about 40 minutes. >> good evening. good evening. i would like to invite all of you to continue to enjoy your dinner, but we certainly want to have adequate time and attention to enjoy the remark that elizabeth edwards is here to share with us this evening. i would like to introduce her the way all of us as advocates i think know her. i think elizabeth that if there was one thing this audience could say to you is that we see you to be a woman of substance. bctv someone that is an advocate for children. [applause] you are passionate about sharing your experience with cancer. we see you also as someone who is reached into your community and established scholarships and in honor of your son, wade and also an honor of your fathe

then a panel of experienced court watchers including linda greenhouse, jan crawford greenberg, and ted olson review the decisions. saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> july 4 weekend, discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president as we are live from george washington's mount vernon estate with historian and author john ferling. sunday, july 5, lion on "in depth." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back eric cantor, house minority leader and republican from virginia is seventh congressional district. thank you for being with us. guest: good to be with you. host: let me begin by showing you an excerpt of what the president said last night on the abc program in regards to how this program, these changes in health care will be paid. from the east room of the white house last night. >> if it was easy it would have been sold a long time -- solve the long time ago. we have been talking about how do we provide care that is high- quality, gives people choices and how can we come up with a uniquely american plan, because one of the ideological debates

jan crawford will lead the discussion on that. >> well, we have quite a few, obviously, as you would expect fourth amendment cases as we do every term. those are in your teerms, but instead of going over every single one, some are interesting factually but not that ground breaking. i will pull out a few that i think are ploafts interesting and touch on some of the themes, the broader themes that dick was talking about when we first got this panel discussion started. the first case, of course, is going to be the is a ford versus reading, the strip search case that you probably saw the coverage of it. maybe you saw it on abc news, thursday. that involved this girl who was 13 years old, i will quickly summarize the facts, in arizona, a middle school student. a fell he will classmate accused of her having prescription strength ibuprofen. the assistant principal took her down to the office, searched her backpack. she denied she had it. she denied she had given this girl drugs, and the principal then took the next step of asking her to go into an adjoining office while a school secretary a