so i asked jennifer to write the forward to this book. and i did it for a number of reasons. an the personal side, it was easy. jennifer and i have have been friend for a lot of years. we share the love of the natural world. i thought in particular, she knows me, she knows how i think and what i'm about. and when it comes to the mission and the things that are covered in the book, she really walks the role with grace. and she walks the talk. she knows what's going on in challenges places around the world and is not afraid to navigate them. do what she can to make those places better for the people who have been marginalized by the west for many, many years, centuries, in fact, tonight i'm giving jennifer an image from peru. has something to do with this book. but it's one of my favorites. and it's two little girls in kosovo. as the photograph, i sat on a street corner for an hour and a half and i thought i'm going to let the pictures come to me. there was my favorite from that experience. so it's two sisters. [applause] so during the past month i've had the chance to speak qu

jennifer jones was 90 years d. those arsome of the day's main stories. i'll bback at the end of the program with a preview owhat you'll find night on the "newshour's" web sit but for now, back to jim. >>ehrer: and still to come on the "newshour": cooking stov anthe environment in india; improvg public schools in tucs; and fighting drugs in mexico. thatollows an update on getting heal care reform done in the senate. ewshour" health corresponden bettann bowser has our report. >> we e going to finish this healthare bill before we leave for the hodays here. >> reporte a self-imposed christmas deadne loomed over senate majity leader harry reid and h democratic ranks toda but deite his insistence, it was not clear they'll ma it. that's partly because esident obama hearing more from those on the pitical left who accuse him of givg up on key reforms like theovernment-funded blic option. >> i think, at ts point, the bill ds more harthan good. >> reporter:ormer democratic party chairman howardean is now ging democrats to scrap the current billnd start over. >> the

from jennifer. >>> look who is sitting in for anderson cooper tonight. it is my friend erica hill.hat are you working on up there? >> hey, candy. great to see you. we'll continue to cover the breaking news which you've been on top of all hour long including the missed signals, the lack of communication, what some are calling the frightening incompetence of america's intelligence agencies to stop the would-be christmas bomber from ever getting on that plane. just how can it be eight years after 9/11 that one intelligence agency has information on someone and fails to share it with others? we're keeping them honest tonight. also breaking, those signs of escalation. cnn learning the u.s. and yemen are now talking about possible retaliatory strikes in that country. that would have global implications. we'll talk about that and also the reality of this with our terrorism analyst peter bergen. plus, we're closing in on the end of the year so will check in with dr. sanjay gupta and look at the most important medical stories of 2009, what they could mean for everyone and their health as we

back jennifer burns, goddess of the market is the name of the book, ayn rand and the american right. and any event that is coming up on c-span, booktv, rather, in depth, michelle malkin and her new book, culture of corruption. this is mazar arizonan. aaron, you are first of. you're favorite nonfiction book of the year. go ahead. >> it's so hard to pick just one. but i don't think of the city of hope can melt until 2000 and that's up there. marcus's book taking on the system was good but i think my favorite would have to be jeremy scales blackwater. when i read blackwater and just on topic of -- >> what do you learn out of the black water? >> ravee in depth -- the in depth that jeremy goes into, his investigative journalism is amazing. eric prints, his family history and basically how he was born and bred into this person who created this blackwater basically mercenary army who feels it's their obligation to destroy the muslim face as christians, basically christian crusaders. >> host: thanks for the comments this morning. here is austin texas, martha on the independent line as we loo

last congress during an education and labor committee hearing, we heard from jennifer hunt, a flight attendant for u.s. air waist. jennifer was denied fmla coverage when she applied to take time off to take care of her ill husband, an iraq war vet. jennifer, unfortunately, like many other flight attendants and pilots as well did not meet the hourly requirement. i urge my colleagues to support this education to that flight attendants, like jennifer, can qualify for the fmla. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he requires. mr. guthrie: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in s. 1422, the airline flight crew technical corrections act. this is companion bill to h.r. 912 which the congress passed on a voice vote. this makes a few changes in the other body and it is equally deserving of support. . as we have heard this legislati

there is this book by jennifer burns. "goddess of the market." "book tv" is coming up on sunday, january 3, "the culture of corruption." this has been looks at the book here. caller: it is hard to pick just one. it would have to be "hope." the book is taking on the system is good. my favorite would have to be "blackwater." just on the topic of mercenaries. host: what did you learn from that book? caller: the in-depth that the author goes into, investigative journalism is amazing. his family history and basically how he was born and bred into this person, who created this blackwater, a mercenary army who feels it is their obligation to create and destroy or to destroy the muslim faith. it is basically christian crusaders. host: thank you for your comments. we have martha on the independent line. caller: my favorite book is by chris hedges. he is a senior fellow. he spent two decades of foreign correspondents. a culture that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion. are we die now? he is talking about the. in gossip has it for news and infor

burns recovered and events with author jennifer burns, goddess of the market is the name of the book. i ran in the american right. an event upcoming upcoming appearance he spent on booktv rather in depth coming up sunday january 3. michelle malkin in her new book ultra corruption. a look at the book here. erin from mesa, your first. your favorite nonfiction book of the year, go ahead here in >> caller: it so hard to pick just one, but i don't think they cannot do that tonight but that's what i read it so i think that's up there. marcus melita's book taking on the system was good, but i think my favorite has to be jeremy scales, blackwater. when i read the book blackwater and just on topic of the mercenaries >> what did you learn out about blackwater book? >> caller: the in depth that jeremy scale goes into his investigative journalism is amazing. erik prince, his family history and basically how he was born and bred into this person who created this blackwater basically mercenary army who feels it's their obligation to to this story or to destroy the muslim faith. you know it's basica

mccaul: i want to give a voice to my constituent, 3 jennifer hyden. wrote me a letter and said my name is jennifer hydnen, i'm a wife, daughter, mother, sister, professional and grass-roots leader. we are dismayed at this congress. you stress accountability and transparency. but fail to disclose to the american people that its 20-year costs are in the $4.9 trillion price range. you avoid town halls and citizen gatherings since you found out we had questions that you could not or would not answer. you draft bills in secret and give no one sufficient time to read them or answer them. the majority of the americans do not want this bill and you know it. do what this country elected you to do, scrap this legislation and give us health care reform that will help, not hurt this country and its citizens. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? without objection? mrs. schmidt: i rise once again to remind this body that we must stop the unbrideled spending that continues to raise our deficits. we have been rem

joining us it is jennifer shelton. the senate has been working again this weekend.ed this saturday? >> the senate came in at 9:00 and i had a vote at 9:32 limit the bill. six different bills were not enacted during the regular appropriations cycle, and the temporary bill that has been funding the government until now expires december 18, so they have a short window to get this finished so the government can go want funding at elevated levels, not the same level it has been funded at the last couple years. >> can you tell us why the vote was held open longer than usual? >> the problems did not have to do with it being controversial, it was more the senators just were not there. senator lieberman is an orthodox jew, and he often times on saturday walks from his home from georgetown and he walks over and a rise. almost an hour had gone by before he arrived, and he was wearing an orange scarf and it was exciting when the cast the votes and people could finally lead and catch their flights because senator mccaskill was waiting on the sideline to see if she was going to n

thomas-jennifer was a signer of the constitution. in his will he said in the name of god amen i daniel st. thomas-jennifer of this -- of disposing mind and memory commend my soul to my blessed redeemer. henry knox, revolutionary war general, extremely important in the success of the american revolution, said in his will, first i think it proper to express my unshaken opinion of the immortality of my soul, of mind and to dedicate and devote the same to the supreme head of the universe, to that great and tremendous jehovah who created the rules and systems in number infinite. to this awfully sublime being do i put my spirit. john langdon was a signer of the constitution, of the -- back in 1787. he also said, in the name of god, amen, i john langdon, considering the certainly -- i, john langdon, considering the uncertainty of lie and that is appointed to all men to die do make and ordain and publish this my last will and testament. john mortgagen, signer of the declaration of -- moreton, signer of the declaration of independence, said h

my name is jennifer luray, i'm president for the susan g. komen advocacy ai -- alliance.nk you for holding the hearing. i also want to thank the past panel for their honesty. breast cancer expert agree far more than they disagree. this is a point that we have stressed since the task force recommendations were first released. there is no debate that mammography reduces the risk from dying, only the debate over the timing and frequency of mammography. we don't want women to react as a reason not to get screened. komen in consultation with our scientific advisory board is not changing our screening recommendations at this time. we continue to recommend that women be aware of their breast health, understand their risk, and continue to following existing screening recommendation, including mammography beginning at age 40, and earlier for women with known risk of breast cancer. as you can imagine, komen affiliated have been concerned about mammography. many comments have come from breast cancer survivor who are diagnosed before the age of 50. this is a very typical one. i was 4

. >> i am jennifer with "voice of america." i believe you said the iranian regime was bound to fail, and he made in direct reference to social media. do you think there's a potential for social media -- i mean, this new notion of social media can actually bring down a totalitarian regime? >> of all, it is not a totalitarian regime, at least not yet. i would call it an authoritarian regime with many unique features. if it were totalitarian, you would not be seeing these massive demonstrations, and you would not see people risking their lives every day to continue to protest in the way they are. i cannot tell how iran's government is going to change. i just know that i think it is inevitable because 70% of the population is under the age of 30, and they are wired, and that is a factor. is it the only factor? no, we have not talked about the economy, the lack of jobs, the fact that iran has the biggest brain drain of educated youths in the region. ultimately, you will have a young society that will have been connected at least thr

over the past several years we have discussed with your cost jennifer influence a recommendation and we have repeatedly said no. for a and b recommendations there's sufficient net benefits such as primary-care conditions are recommended to provide the services for all appropriate patient spigot if there is no net benefit or met harm we assign a bdy recommendation indicating to not provide the service. if gaps in the evidence prevent the net benefit from being determined we assign the statement reflecting insufficient evidence indicating that more research is needed. finally the recommendation is assigned when there is a small net benefit. for the sea recommendations we recommend the patient be informed about the potential benefits and harms and then be supported in making his or her own and formed twice about being tested. the specifics we recommend vision was intended for consideration by primary-care conditions. but unfortunately has played out in on the intended ways in the public interpretation of the breast cancer recommendation. congress the republic will section 915 mandates a

jennifer from hollow, michigan. i'm married and have one beautiful little girl, but six months ago my husband's work informed us that they would not longer be able to carry health insurance for our workers. a common story, choosing between keeping people employed and paying for health care. we could have gone on cobra, but it would cost double what we're paying and we couldn't meet that cost. mr. president, as you know, we have worked throar the cost of -- worked to lower the cost of cobra and hope to be able to continue that lower cost in legislation that will be coming up shortly. but it's still very expensive. we're lucky because michigan has a program for children so we didn't have to worry about our daughter's coverage. when we went to look for insurance for my husband and me, the prices were steep or we were denied because of my preexisting condition. one of the things that we're going to change. right now going the doctor is next to impossible. but to see a specialist is like asking for the moon. we know that

>> i think much of what i talked to jennifer in the first question, the president has been clear with president karzai, both in his recent meeting over the security of video teleconference and the phone call right after the -- he was declared the winner and the next continued president of afghanistan that corruption very directly had to be addressed. i don't want to get into the flow of any of that. but suffice it to say that we are making -- we are making very determined resource commitments both in manpower and in money from american service members and american taxpayers that we expect will be used for the purpose they were appropriated for, not for lining the pockets of somebody's friend. >> to follow up on something to clarify something earlier. did anyone in office here at the white house in the days leading up to the india state visit request information from the salihis in case there was space available -- >> say again. >> in the days leading up to the india state visit did anyone at the white house request the actual clearance in information for the salahis? >> let me check.

dennis is survived by his loving family, including his wife jennifer, their children, and his parents dwight and bonnie. it was clear that he had a positive impact on the lives of everyone around him. he was a lead eark family man, an accomplished wrestler in his youth and a champion in every sense of the word. he bravely stood up, volunteered to serve and gave his life in defense of his family, community, state and nation. for this, we owe him and his family a great debt of gratitude. the strength of his character and the courage he demonstrated lew through his service will live on. thank you, mr. speaker. .he gentleman from tennessee rise snr >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: today ends the first year of the 110th congress, a congress tried to prove its place among the nations of the world, work toward against the global warming problems we have and protect our planet. so much we have has been a group effort. congressman robert wexler of florida, i was privileged to sit next to him in the judiciary committee. he was 13 years

there is this book by jennifer burns. "goddess of the market." "book tv" is coming up on sunday, january 3, "the culture of corruption." this has been looks at the book here. caller: it is hard to pick just one. it would have to be "hope." the book is taking on the system is good. my favorite would have to be "blackwater." just on the topic of mercenaries. host: what did you learn from that book? caller: the in-depth that the author goes into, investigative journalism is amazing. his family history and basically how he was born and bred into this person, who created this blackwater, a mercenary army who feels it is their obligation to create and destroy or to destroy the muslim faith. it is basically christian crusaders. host: thank you for your comments. we have martha on the independent line. caller: my favorite book is by chris hedges. he is a senior fellow. he spent two decades of foreign correspondents. a culture that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion. are we die now? he is talking about the. in gossip has it for news and infor

>> i'm jennifer with voice of america.you mentioned, barbara, i believe you said that the iranian regime is bound to fail and you mentioned social media being part of that. to both of you, do you think there is -- it's a new notion that social media can actually bring down a totalitarian regime. >> well, first of all it's not a totalitarian regime, at least not yet. i say it's a -- if it were totalitarian, you wouldn't be seeing these massive demonstrations and people risking their lives every day to continue the protests in the way that they are. they still have space. you know, i don't know how iran's government is going to change. i just know that it is inevitable because 70% of the population is under the age of 30. and they are wired, andes that a factor. will it be the only factor? no. we haven't talked about the economy, the lack of jobs, the fact that iran has the biggest brain drain of educated youth in the region. ultimately you will have a young society that will have been connected, at least through social medi

. >> i am jennifer with "voice of america." believe you said the iranian regime was bound to fail, and he made in direct reference to social media. do you think there's a potential for social media -- i mean, this new notion of social media can actually bring down a totalitarian regime? >> of all, it is not a totalitarian regime, at least not yet. i would call it an authoritarian regime with many unique features. if it were totalitarian, you would not be seeing these massive demonstrations, and you would not see people risking their lives every day to continue to protest in the way they are. i cannot tell how iran's government is going to change. i just know that i think it is inevitable because 70% of the population is under the age of 30, and they are wired, and that is a factor. is it the only factor? no, we have not talked about the economy, the lack of jobs, the fact that iran has the biggest brain drain of educated youths in the region. ultimately, you will have a young society that will have been connected at least throu

jennifer, be think the extra money should be used for jobs? why is that? caller: basic economic lot. when we experience recessionary gap, government spending will reduce the debt so it will increase the disposable income and automatic stabilizers will gradually increase the taxes which we could use the tax is later to reduce the debt when our economy can support it. it is very important looking toward creating medical jobs as we look toward nationalized health care rose it will be counterproductive to create the legislation in the first place because there will be such a huge demand for medical professionals it will drive up the cost of health care and our government will not be able to support those -- host: are you in the health-care industry? caller: i am not. i am going to school to be an accountant. host: what does the job climate look like to you? caller: thankfully did to some legislation as to how records have to be kept for corporations, it is not looking so bad for accountants right now. we are experiencing an 8% growth rate, which is not so bad.

the survey findings will be presented by gastonia mayor jennifer stultz, the cochair of the hunger and homelessness task force. sacramento mayor kevin johnson. this dolt will give the major findings of hunger. mayor johnson will give an overview of what was found regarding homelessness in the survey findings. in addition mayor johnson without the survey cities are using stimulus funds to address hunger and homelessness. secretary shaun donovan, we are so pleased to have with us today, would then respond to the survey findings and discuss his department's approach to the issue of homelessness. this is not the first time that secretary donovan has been with us since he became -- he came even before he was secretary, alleging that he was the housing director of new york city. so he's been with us all the way, and we are so pleased. i also want to mention that he is the chair of the uscm agency council on homelessness. and agriculture department is very, very important. we are so pleased to have doctor thorton, and she would respond to hunger find that this department, although perceived t

. >> i am jennifer with "voice of america." i believe you said the iranian regime was bound to fail, and he made in direct reference to social media. do you think there's a potential for social media -- i mean, this new notion of social media can actually bring down a totalitarian regime? >> of all, it is not a totalitarian regime, at least not yet. i would call it an authoritarian regime with many unique features. if it were totalitarian, you would not be seeing these massive demonstrations, and you would not see people risking their lives every day to continue to protest in the way they are. i cannot tell how iran's government is going to change. i just know that i think it is inevitable because 70% of the population is under the age of 30, and they are wired, and that is a factor. is it the only factor? no, we have not talked about the economy, the lack of jobs, the fact that iran has the biggest brain drain of educated youths in the region. ultimately, you will have a young society that will have been connected at least thr

jennifer wood. here's another one of those letters. this one's from a father in north las vegas, nevada. quote, can you imagine what it is like to have a doctor look you in the eye while you hold your 1-year-old child and be told that you'll likely outlive your son? he goes on to say, i am certain my story is not unique, but it is real. stop forcing americans to use the most expensive point of service, the emergency room, to get what -- the system -- to get what the system won't give them. let's make all americans equal in the eyes of health care, please. close quote. mr. president, this legislation is not about the number of pages of this bill. it's about the number of people -- people like the man i just read, who was told by a doctor that he would likely will outlive his son. it's a number -- it's about the number of people. the number of people who this bill will help. that's what this is all about, mr. president. it's about fairness. so people when they're hurt or sick can go see somebody that can help them, not lay awake at night

of our staff are here, our executive director, our deputy executive director, david pride, cathy, jennifer, our program chair, janet, our development chair, our membership chair -- they will all be in there as will members of our executive committee. please introduce yourselves to us. the 2009 national heritage lecture is now adjourned. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]onveat] >> the congressional black caucus has sent a letter to president obama urging the creation of a program to reduce unemployment among low-incomed and minority communities. next, members of the caucus speak with reporters about this issue. congresswoman barbara lee of california chairs the caucus. this is about 40 minutes. >> okay. thank you very much. members will be joining us shortly. but i think we should get started now. i'm barbara lee, chair of the congressional black caucus. we will begin to discuss our proposal for the jobs creation bill. congressman cleaver will come forward who chairs the jobs task force of the cbc and then we'll open for q & a and members will respond

after watchingç this jennifer scammed, a belief that the differences in the two parties cannot be -ve that the differences between the to do all parties could not be more clear. i must align myself with the republican party and speak out clearly on these issues. i have also been very concerned about support in congress for our defense and nasa programs. that are not only important to our community, but to our national defense and the future of our country. and our international allies. since election toxd congress, 'e fought hard to educate other members on the importance of a strong national missile defense program, and that we must give our nasa programs more support if we are to maintain our lead in manned spaceflight. while there are great democratic supporters of these programs, but increasingly find that my allies in fighting -- i increasingly find that my allies in fighting for these initiatives come from the republican party. as we move forward in fighting for these programs, i believe that working as a republican and joining with richard shelby, jeff sessions, mike rogers,

i can't tell you how many times i called my daughter and said, "jennifer, have you got health insurance?" "oh, yeah, dad, i'm going to get to that real soon." i don't like to hear that. parents don't like to hear that. well, we extend it from age 24 and we say that you can stay on your parents' insurance policy now until your 27th birthday. additional several years of protection, peace of mind while a young person goes about finding a job, starting a career, starting a family. we also provide preventive care without extra cost, and we also begin to eliminate the discrimination in health insurance premiums. health insurance companies -- insurance companies in general and health insurance companies are the only businesses save american baseball that are exempt from antitrust laws, which means they can literally come together, the executives of the insurance companies, and decide how much to charge in premiums for women, elderly, people who are members of a minority group. they can make those distinctions and do it legally. well, we put an end to it. we say that you have a right to fair in

joining us is jennifer with cq. the senate has been working this weekend. what happened? morning about a block and had a vote at 9:30 to limit debate on the omnibus appropriations bill that will extend funding for six different bills that were not enacted during the regular appropriations cycle, and the temporary bill that has until now been funding the government expires december 18. so we have a short window to get this finished so the government can go on at elevated levels, not the same levels as the last couple of years. >> can you tell us what the vote was held open longer than usual? >> this morning, a lot of the problems did not have to do with it being controversial. it was more that the senators just were not there. senator lieberman is an orthodox jew and he often on saturday votes has to walk from his home in georgetown. he walked over and arrive at -- almost an hour had gone by. he was wearing an orange scarf and it was exciting when he cast the vote and people could leave and cash their flight, because senator macassarñr goal, she was waiting on the sideline

if you were looking at -- jennifer brodeur ran statewide in ohio in 2006.t the percentage of votes they got and compare that to the democratic performance, that will be helpful. >> working for senator specter who may not match up with anything. any way to deal with that? >> yes. for the most part i would assume -- this is something that in the end you would want to confirm or deny with polling, he will perform strongly in democratic base areas. in philadelphia it would be incredibly odd if he did not run close to the democratic performance numbers even though he was a lifelong democrat. taking into account his history and geographic strengths, you could assume in the philadelphia suburbs that he should run more strongly because democrats for the most part even though many of them may not like him indiana will like him better than the democrats. i don't know the answer to that. it seems to be a reasonable argument that he could compel some of the moderate republicans, pro-choice republicans who voted for him in the past as a republican to vote for him as a d