>> oh, leslie. >> well, there isn't much of a script in this film. this is -- it's just people talking. you know we have no narration, so it's just -- and when you -- see the writing on the cards, it's deliberately very dry. it's very straightforward. so it isn't a script that's pulling you through the film. it's the people who are pulling you through. so although we both share a writing credit, i would say there isn't really a script at al it's simply -- it's laid out so that one person follows on from the last person, and to explain it. >> how much of the music is original? >> well, andrew found the original music. >> it's -- we would -- because we were spending time in baltimore, and we, you know, i knew that baltimore, you know, is a very musical city. so suddenly i thought well maybe, you know, maybe people are doing music about this. maybe there's some kind of, you know, because we'd looked, we'd had other tracks, you know, using bruce springsteen singing woody guthrie and so forth, is also in the film. but we went to baltimore and asked around

leslie foster, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> marketing experts say if given a choice between productsf equal weight, customers choose a bigger package. there is a law that prevents empty spaces in package but there is plenty of wiggle room. >>> plans to overhaul the national mall have been revealed. all options call for restoration of green space and walkways. big changes at union square and reflecting pool are part of the plan. total price tag more than $700 million. the park service is accepting public comments on the plans through mid-march. >>> it might not have been a banner year for the maryland terps football team but the university of maryland recently won a national title of a totally different kind. 9 news now meteorologist and green guy howard bernstein explains. >> reporter: champions of the americas greenest campus contest sponsored by climate consult ter got.com. university of maryland college park was the winner. >> we encouraged students to go on the site and use it and learn more. >> reporter: what did they win? >> given a $5,000 grant to use on a project that we thin

. >> leslie cockburn, when did you first think about doing the documentary, "american casino.?" >> back in 2008. we were watching the market very closely after what happened in 2007. you had a mini-crash and hedge funds disappeared. by that time, you had, on the courthouse steps in any city around here, you had houses being auctioned once every three minutes. we could see at that point that the one important -- first of all, boast of a spot that this could be as important as 1929. i had just been reading the book on 1929 and andrew's father cover the crash of 1929. we could see the rumblings and thought that we'd better jump on this now. with a documentary like this, we to tie together what was happening in baltimore with wall street. >> after you got the idea, what did you do next? >> we started talking to people. what we do as journalists is we are trained to get in touch with the subject very quickly. we started to look around to see who was doing interesting reporting about this. we came across mark pittman and bloomberg -- at bloomberg. we also went to baltimore to see what

political analyst leslie sanchez. l.a. times columnist joel stein.e daily beast, tina brown. and mtv's sway call loway. all here to help us unveil 360's all the best, all the worst of 2009. welcome, i'm tom foreman. if you did not get a little nervous this year you weren't paying attention. from economics to politics to pop culture everything seemed to be in flux. sure the nation signed on for change but by year's end some were ready to say keep the change. let's move on to better times. still, as we chart our course into the future, it's worth looking back on all that got us to where we are. back to where the whole big, bad year began. we've got to give the biggest and worst story of 2009 to the economy. because it certainly gave it to us. >> i think it's a year where america had to get off its sugar high. >> started out with an economic crisis and seemed to be a bottomless pit and started out as a very frightening time. >> certainly if you had a job you were really lucky and everybody was scaling back in their own way. >> from the start all the num

in the ambassador for family members to come in and use those so they could reach out, and i see leslie teixeira, the head of the family lialson shaking her head in the office. >> madam secretary i'm an intern. following the u.n. security council on gender-based violence such as the post election violence which the department reacted very strongly to, what can the department do to respond to gender-based violence around the world? >> well, we are following up on the security council session and resolution, and this is a very high priority for me not only personally, but because i think it really speaks to our values and also where you find that level of gender and sexual-based violence, you will find other indicators of conflict and behavior that is ini mean i canible to our interests and more importantly, our values. so i think this is going to be al constant priority in the department and usaid. we are looking for specific ways to address it, when we deal with countries whether it be guinea or the democratic republic of congo or wherever. as you know we have our first-ever appointed a

. >> we're here with leslie sanchez the author of the book "you've come a long way maybe." ms.anchez you're an analyst on cnn during the 2008 presidential election. who is the most powerful woman in politics right now? >> by far you would have to say secretary of state hillary clinton. not only are her approval ratings incredibly high. but she's also proven to be a very powerful leader nationally. she's had a few missteps but for somebody who used to be so polarizing and so much political baggage it's really astounding to see her progression and the admiration that both conservatives and democrats have for her. >> it leads me to the 2008 election. and the effects on women during the election. how has it changed on the way a woman could be perceived on the president. >> if you go back and look back at the pervasive sexism that was in the media. it was not a reason why one candidate won or another lost. but it really was -- it was something that i believe set women back for years. and until we talk about it and talk about how women dealt with conflict and competition and what the

that was leslie-- he was there for a few months. i said, i see a silver lining. of the silver lining is that what this city planners, what the politicians could not do, nature, or if you will, god as somebody has said, did it in less than a minute. porter prince schuck, and the whole structure came down like a house of cards. and do you know what the people are doing? they are moving out of port-au-prince into the hinterland for good they are going all the way north. that is the map of haiti like this. that is port-au-prince right here and this is-- they are going all the way appear across from cuba, moving as far away from port-au-prince. i am warning them, it don't take the boats. because that is what happened in the past. however, no whiff what nature has done in haiti, i say we should learn and we should start keeping the population out in the countryside where they belong, and streamline port-au-prince if they start to build again, and billed according to codes, because this earthquake is the second 100 year, and the third major earthquake in haiti in over 2

leslie behind the fear and division and do what it takes to defend our nation and for jim more hopefulre for america and for the world. [applause] [applause] ar. since the day i took office we've renewed our focus on the terrorists who threatened our nation, week of made substantial investments in our homeland security and disrupted plots that threatened to take american lives. we are filling unacceptable gaps revealed by the failed christmas attack with better airline security and switcher action on our intelligence. we prohibited torture and strengthened partners from the pacific to south asia to the arabian peninsula. and in the last year hundreds of al qaeda fighters and affiliate it's, including many senior leaders, have been captured or killed. far more than in 2008. and in afghanistan we're increasing our troops and training afghan security forces so they can begin to take the we are increasing our troops and training elfgin security forces so they can begin to take the lead in july 2011 and our troops can begin to come home. [applause] we will reward good governance, worked to

leslie and ann co-burn. the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> a look at what could be the driving factors in the u.s. and global economies in 2010. we'll hear from a member of president obama's council and economic advisors. this is just under an hour. on economic adviser. this is just under one hour. >> we will talk about the world economy in 2010 now that the world has emerged from what is clearly the deepest postwar recession, what will the economy look like and what are the risks. the economy has been propped up mike government and by huge stimulus. what happens when we try to exit that? to leave risks sovereign debt crisis? what will asset markets to do? do we face the risk of an asset bubble? those of the kinds of questions that i want to talk about. we will have some predictions, some very concrete predictions. i have two terrific analysts. their biographies are in your packets. austin coolclear joined by the present'president's economic bod representative. on his left, but carmen reinhar

leslie, we have concerns with respect to the application of the incentive rate from 2005, regarding 219 as steps that are required for transmission incentives for applicants and it appears that they have been helping themselves to those incentives, not taken as a sufficient approach to awarding the incentives. we appreciate your long held concern in a long deferred letter asking for an explanation and we look forward to the response and working with the chairman on that issue. >> thank you very much. i appreciated very diplomatic way that you used the word entity. our next witness is glenn english. he is the chief executive officer of the national rural electric cooperative association. more significantly, he has served in the united states congress for 10 terms as one of our most distinguished members. it is our honor to have you back before the subcommittee. what are your ready, please begin. >> think he very much. i do not know if my board of directors would agree with the more significantly, but i appreciate where you are coming from. the one thing that the board and i have in commo

. >> this week, leslie and andrew cockburn on american casino, their award winning documentary on thet of subprime mortgages on minorities. that is sunday night at 8:00 p.m. >> in a couple of minutes, we will hear secretary of state hillary clinton give a speech on human rights. but first, opening remarks from a georgetown university student. [applause] >> it is my distinct honor to welcome you this afternoon to the human rights agenda for the 21st century with the hon. secretary of state hillary clinton on december 10, it marked the international human rights day. we were there for the drafting for the depression of the human rights. they unanimously adopted this short document. as a senior, i have had the opportunity to take a course in the human rights culture. however, our course observed that the passing six decades have painted a rather different picture. since the holocaust, never again shall impassioned cries fall on deaf ears. although identify responsibility to protect the international community remains negligent in pressing humanity crises, such as that in the condo. peopl

. >> this week on "q&a" leslie and andrew cockburn. >> now available, c-span's book -- a great read for any history buff. from his early years into his life in the white house, and its relevance today. in hard cover of your favorite bookseller, an ally in digital audio -- and available in digital audio. >> c-span new year's day. a look at what is ahead for the new year. russian prime minister putin. presidential adviser goolsbee. the creator of the subway and co-founder of guitar hero. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is a professor anthony arend of georgetown university. he is here to talk about president obama's diplomatic initiatives. we thought we would start with a short piece from the inaugural as he talked about his current view of the world. >> 44 americans have now taken the presidential oath. the words have been spoken during rising tide of prosperity, and the still waters of peace. yet, every so often, the oldest taken amiss gathering clouds and raging storms. at these moments, america has carried on, not simply because of the skill or vision of those in

been a bottle like this it's healthy, it's clean, it's pure, and it's an assumption i think we run leslie are making so we're doing a hearing to try to get to her the issues here. i don't think we have to wait for a deadly outbreak of disease in a bottled water like salmonella peanut butter last. we can say there is zero risk here between 2002, at the rear 23 calls of bottled water, that's about one every quarter. most of it stems from elevated level of contaminants such as arsenic and brown made which cause cancer. for the past six years the bottled water -- the fda issued him with violating safety regulation and that's in addition to dozens of other problems found in the epa inspections of water bottling facilities. 2007 that the fda issued a press release against drinking mineral water imported from armenia because there are some level was 50 times greater than the federal standard. and that if -- black as a last month in southern california we had gross ticket and high-school for buying bottled water at of a vending machine. so these are problems in the fda has uncovered and they only

. >> host: leslie abrahamson. >> guest: and this culture has taken over and ossified over the years,nd something i rejected, the victim mentality. we see it play out with the war on terrorism, the jihadies make the victim card and milking it. it was a huge thrill when he head my column over the air waves, and a got a huge response , and it shows the scope and longevity of rush. and then i have many folk is have admired and who followed me and reciprocated and we talk about issues, and people that have been so generous with endorsements of my book. and then at fox, sean hannity has been a huge help and supporter and friend and kindrid spirit over the years. and then i would say one of -- the other close friend i have are the folks in the blogosphere, and many of these people i have never met in person and probably never will and it's extraordinary when like minds can get together in that way. over bits and bytes, and occasionally i immediate people at a conservative gatherings, and it's nice to put a real flesh and blood hand to a name. >> host: have you ever written anything you regr

available in the family liaison officer at the embassy for family members to comment and use those nic leslie headed the family liaison shaking her head in the audience. yes? >> madam secretary, i am hillary aidun, an intern and asked. following the u.n. security council resolution or gender-based violence in recent events such as the post election violence in conakry which the department reacted very strong too. what can the department do in the future to respond to gender-based violence around the world. well, we are following up on the security council session and revolution and this is a very high priority for me not only personally but because i think it really speaks to our values and also to where you find that level of gender and actual paste violence, you will find other indica voters of the conflict and behavior that is a member couple to our values. this is going to be a constant priority in the department and that usaid. we are looking for specific ways to address it when we deal with countries, whether it be jimmy or the democratic republic or congo or anywhere else. we are putti

. >> host: leslie abramson. >> guest: thank you.nd the supplication of the culture, of course, has taken over and calcify in a loss of nine of the years and it's something i've always rejected, the victim mentality. you see it play out in some ways, you see a play out with the war and terror with many jihad playing it out and looking at etc. but there is a huge thrill when he ran that, read my column over the airwaves and, of course, and at a huge amount of response in return and realized, wow, the influence and scope of rush and his longevity. if you think about it. i have many folks that i admire and have followed me in reciprocated and we talked about some of the issues. the people that have been so generous with their endorsements, people like mark stein and mark within, and and that fox, sean hannity has been a huge health and supporter and friend, and a kindred spirits over the years. and other close friends that i have are the folks in the blogosphere and what's amazing is many of these people i've ever met in person and prob

at leslie and andrew cockburn.heir award-winning documentary on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities sunday night at eight. an hour-long interview program where we invite a guest host to interview the author of a book. this week linacre commentator argues that liberals have purposely cast themselves as the dems and guilty, liberal victims and their assault on america. she contends that the left engage in political while maintaining that they are oppressed. she discusses her new book and present their thoughts on the current lyrical and social climate with michelle easton, president of the clare boothe luce policy institute. >> hi, i michelle easton president of the clare boothe luce policy institute in virginia here to interview ann coulter on her new book, "guilty." for c-span booktv is "after words." >> good to be here. >> you pretend five other about selling books. >> six. >> why did you write "guilty"? >> there was a little voice in my head saying, when is the next book coming? no, that was a publishe

to this very day, the child in me enjoys hikes in the woods, tent camping for my wife leslie and our two boys, t.j. and tom, some of our most wonderful vacations have been tent camping in our national parks throughout our great nation. unfortunately, however, many children today don't have the same opportunities due to a lack of safe outdoor play areas and abundance of video games and television time and little encouragement to play outdoors, many children today don't experience the benefits of outdoor activities. research indicates that being active outdoors benefits children in countless ways. active outdoor play has been shown to help children manage stress, lower that -- lower their blood pressure and help children develop cognitive skills. the children's outdoor bill of rights encourages children to explore opportunities to discover the wilderness to learn to swim to follow a trail and explore other outdoor resources. the children's outdoor bill of rights highlights the importance of outdoor activities to the development and nourishment of our children. children certainly should

. >> this week, leslie and andrew cockburn. sunday night at 8:00. >> now available, c-span's book "abraham lincoln another, a great read for any history buff, unique contemporary perspective from journalists scholars and writers from his early years in the white house. "abraham lincoln." learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> now a look ahead to 2010 hosted by "the economist" magazine. we'll have four entrepreneurs, one who helped create the video game "guitar hero." this is just under an hour. >> sometimes, >> somebody's misfortune is your been position of being one of those lucky beneficiaries. meanwhile, i did to spend time with four of my heroes. this is going to be a great treat for me and i hope it will be a great treat for you and the panelists. as we think about 2010, it is great to think about all the innovation that will be happening. >> these four people feel optimistic about the future. we have the author of technology and has a curve named after himself. dean didn't come here if we told him to. it is the one thin

she was vice president of the leslie samuels foundation in new york city prior to joining commonwealth. she began her career in geriatrics where she started a fellowship program and was the assistant medical director for the home health care agency. she has had plenty of experience in the real world. she is had plenty of experience in the real world delivery of these services. let's welcome to the podium dr. haiden huskamp. [applause] >> we want to thank you for giving us a chance to speak on these issues. i want to apologize for the poor quality of my voice. a high-quality and of life care is an important component of nursing home care. we know that the quality is often poor with and relieve pain, poorly managed systems and -- symptoms. many of the quality deficiencies are influenced by how these services are covered and financed. for example, even though a person's care needs are interdependent, medicare and medicaid reimbursement and coverage rules tend to create benefit silos. there is one for long term services, another for hospitals, another for acute care discharge in a nursing

good morning to you, leslie, thanks to c-span for taking my call. i'll try to make this as quick as i k. first, i've got a comment. this idiot we got in office can't even keep his white house secure. i don't know what makes anybody think he can keep the united states secure. it's nothing but a gang of thugs up there. every one of them's a bunch of crooks, but i'll get to my question. maybe you can tell me because nobody else can answer the question. how come in eight years of a republican president in office, you know, i can't count the number of times that people tried to kill innocent people here that was thwarted, and this idiot gets in office here and we got two the, one right on a army base that kills our own, and this guy coming from yemen where his own father called in here and tried to give us a fair warning, and everybody knew. what's changed? >> host: eric lipton. >> guest: first of all, i think that the system in place today is basically a system that was set up by the last administration. i mean, you have new political appointees at the