teisouw,k one, let's see, irish the vietnam era to explain how john clark became john clark. then a possible, you know, conflict betweenrind n thweneou coctthddas soeevio tc i t tpeys d e same book twice, so i--now--and now i'm delving into all sorts of cry things c-span: the total number of novels y've itten and the bombernoctio ueniov isthrsaler rknoct veo ynohe -cd taerou "submarine," "the armored cav," "fighter wing" a "marine," about--which tells the rea--which tell the reader, you ow, what the unitse have deployed today are like, you wes , thop rentinarn ip exdiarit c-span: what's more satisfying for you, the non-fiction or the fiction? >> guest: of--i'd have to sa-in all honesty, i'd have to say fiction becae th's -ts 'sm erd er nearcoornsd that's the most unnatural act i know of, is two people trying to write the same book. but, yeah, fiction re--really where my h iut ieay doe , yoomn?kser uei boea ad pyla-t , wss pennsylvania. c-span: what was your high school years like? >> guest: they were terrific, brian. i was very fortunate--grew up in the '40s and '50s there in

john henry clark, my mentor, brought together a number of respondents. and the book was called 10 black writers respond to williams iran's confessions of nat turner. so in other words, some president had been established in terms of reacting to stuff out the. this was by no means the first time but it is her very collective, the first time that a solid collective of african-american writers, you know, muriel, to respond to particular book out there they consider to be absolutely demeaning, reprehensible, and particularly in terms of meditations on history is what he called. we call it messing with our history. as he did. even though at the time he was doing the book, you know, one of my heroes was in residence with him, temporarily, and he eventually, ultimately endorsed the book. but we will talk about that. particularly james baldwin. and so after that, two years ago pretty much about the same time a year we're going to right now, i think is pretty much moving into the spring of 2010, and henry louis gates, he wrote an op-ed piece in "the new york time

clark today. it includes a pay raise. jack young and controller john pratt voted against the agreement. union leaders also vigorously opposed the new deal. at the same city board of estimates meeting, mayor stephanie rawlings bright and the comptroller spared. -- sparred. >> [inaudible] but you want to vote no to a contract that saves city money. >> today's vote was about a new contract ofor the city with ibm. it was rejected. the state elections board certified a petition today which allows the new law to be put on the ballot in november. the maryland marriage alliance which opposes bill law submitted -- which opposes the law submitted 160 two thousand signatures -- 162,000 signatures. the court of appeals decision categorizing pit bulls as inherently dangerous is not yet in effect. >> people live the is a sweet loving dog. -- but all -- pit bull livy is a sweet loving dog. >> people are not choosing between their homes or their animal. >> in april, the state court of appeals came down with a ruling categorizing pit bulls as inherently dangerous. that means that a victim no longer has

john daly? he is in it and darren clark is 12 back of the lead at 6 over par. jim shrek, zack johnson, looking good, davis love only one over and brian hackney yesterday, we were out throwing the baseball, there is your take, and our director is even par. well, and summer of 1998 the olympics were held in korea. who framed roger rabbit was a blockbuster movie and the giants swept the braves in atlanta and have not done it since. tim hudson was wiping down his head with a chalk bag, madison baumgartner era on the road is three points higher than at home and got help from his friends early. the braves were held to just three hits. but one of those, freddie freeman bomb in the second inning, game tied at 1 and baumgartner has given up four home runs in his last two starts on the road. michael bourn shoots one into the gap, a run scores to give the braves the lead and watch born motor. rumor has it that the giants are interested in trading for michael bourn which would give a new identity to the top of the lineup. thank you very much. meanwhile, tim hudson allowed

john henry clark drive. whatever they call it. drive, streets whatever.as i looked assign with, i'm saying i'm the man i am today because going to every lecture i could to new york city. my speft as an educator is rooted in that man. so it's no wonder perspective translates into so many. those young men being successful look the microlevel i can control. i don't care what the odds say about curriculum and we can't get proper curriculum in the closet. as you know i'm going stop. it's any favorite coat quote in the world. you know it. i know, do you. when carter g. woods when you criminal a man's thinking you don't have to worry about his action. you don't have to tell him stand here or yonder. he'll find the proper place. -- [inaudible] that book is a part of my professional development. where it be with my staff or with the teachers i work with. folks have never heard of this. exposing them to information that they just haven't been exposed to, you'd be surprised what folks can do with information they had not known existed. i can't concept lose the infor

john connolly and a name no one knows, edward a. clark, who was called the secret boss of texas, who ran texas for johnson who he relied on both -- >> rose: did he make him an ambassador? >> to australia. ed clark and i, when he was alive, ed and anne and ina and i would have dinner every sunday night. and he would answer every question-- it was like he was giving the guy from the northeast a lesson in southern politics. >> rose: bill moyers? >> bill moyers has refused to talk to me. >> rose: why? >> you would have ask him that. i've been trying to talk to him for, like, 30 years. at first he said he was writing his own book on lyndon johnson. but i think that's over. and recently he's just been saying that he doesn't have his thoughts in order and he wants to get-- you would have to ask him why he doesn't talk to me. >> rose: has anybody else close to him refused? >> off the top of my head, i think the answer is no. >> rose: valenti talked. >> valenti finally-- who really attacked the first two books more harshly than anyone else, finall

clark duncan from the movie "green mile." he had a serious heart attack on wednesday and his life was saved by his girl friend. kristen dahlgren has more. >> your name is johnrink. >> reporter: michael clark duncan is perhaps best known as the gentle giant in the tom hanks movie "the green mile." in the film he plays an inmate with supernatural powers to heal. >> i helped dale's mouse. >> reporter: but it was the 54-year-old duncan who needed healing on friday morning when he had a heart attack at home, and it was his girl friend, reality star amrosa, who saved him. >> allegedly she performed cpr and kept him alive until help arrived. >> i think you're one of the finest men who ever lived. >> reporter: amarosa is best known for being a villain on "celebrity apprentice." she's reportedly been at do you known's side since his heart attack. >> she made a career out of being a villain on reality tv and now in real life she's something of a hero. so this could completely change our image of amarosa. >> reporter: a new view of a reality star after a real life turn as a life saver. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> up next the countdown to t

john lewis. >> it was an unbelievable speech. dr. king spoke from his gut. sheriff clark was a very mean man.as ambitious. i think maybe he was a little sick. he wore a ban on one side, a nightstick on the other side. he carried an electric broader and his hand. he did not use it on cows. >> electric california product? >> that you used to move cattle along. on one occasion, there was a button on his left lapel the said "never." he thought he was a general. he would wear a helmet like general patent. he forced a group of young children on a forced march, which was so cruel, so vicious and evil. he took them down a highway and said, if you want to march -- he had people chase these little children on horseback. i saw him one day with a group of black women who were tried to march from a primarily black schoolteachers, that he literally put his foot on the neck of a black woman. we were peaceful, orderly, we believe in the philosophy of non-violence. we were trying to appeal to the conscience of everybody. >> well, he somehow reached the conscience of the kkk man who beat you. i want to get you

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clark foundation dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the herb albert foundation, promoting compassion and creativity in our society. the bernard and audrey rappaport foundation, the johnand katherine t. macarthur foundation committed to building a more just, peaceful world. more information. anne gumowitz, the h.k.h. foundation. barbara g. fleischmann and by our sole corporate sponsor mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. burgundy, like much of france, is laced by canals dug in the early industrial age. 200 years ago, canals like these provided the cheapest way to transport cargo. with the help of locks, you could actually ship your goods clear across france, from the mediterranean to the atlantic. today, trains and trucks do the heavy hauling and canals are for relaxing -- an art form in which the french excel. whether you're cruising in a big full-service luxury barge or a small captain-it-yourself boat, the basic experience is the same -- a lazy glide by pastoral scenes. this time, i'm joined by my friend and co-author of my france guidebook, my favorite francophile, steve smith.

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