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passengers like margaret are seasoned in the ways of airways. >> people were calm. travel these days is never easy. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> up next, earlier this week d.c. officials said it was broken and would not be fix. news4 has video of d.c.'s famous snow melter today. what changed? also talking about more snow. >>> we are following breaking news in anne arundel county this afternoon. one person died following a small plane crash that happened there at 4:30 this afternoon in edgewater. anne arundel county officials say a small single-engine plane crashed into the yard of a house. at this point we are told no one on the ground was hurt. we have a crew on the scene and will let you know more information as it becomes available. >>> the white house has a new social secretary. juliana smoot was the national finance director for obama's campaign. she will take over for desiree rogers. many criticized rogers for not doing more to prevent the virginia couple crashing the obama's first state dinner. the harvard-educated businesswoman plans to pursue oppor

this is margaret. margaret, you came out extra early because you forgot one thing, right?'s right. i forgot batteries. >> reporter: did you have any luck? >> no, they are out of the d batteries so i did not have the luck. >> reporter: how does it look in there? >> it's very crowded. there's lines in every one of the lane. i'm glad they didn't have them so i wouldn't have to stand in the lines. >> reporter: you were smart and got your shopping done yesterday? >> yeah, i got out at 6:30, 7:00, so i was glad i got in early. >> reporter: what are your plans? >> we're ready to have our fireplace going. >> reporter: you are still on the hunt for the batteries? >> i am. i will go to 33rd street and see if they have them there. >> reporter: good luck. she needed those d batteries, by the way, for her flashlight. they tell us to deep water, flashlights and batteries on hand in case you lose power. you want those essentials on. don't use a candle because that could be bad. if you need to get your shopping done, come out early because it will only get busier later in the day. we'll s

. >> and my old friend margaret ryan. we go back a long way covering the news in washington we're not just confined to that. joe, how do you feel? we were on a panel together. the president had just been speaking to republicans and we thought it was historic and extraordinary. we thought it showed great political bravery and like so many of these moments in the president's presidential career, the momentum seemed to dissipate over one week. is that a fair assessment? >> you are always there. in this particular case, you pointed it out properly -- that was a magic moment. it was happening live. the president chose to take questions. there were not enough cameras to put the questioners on. it was real and impromptu parade there was now 12 -- teleprompter. the democrats wanted their question time for the president went to speak to the democratic senate conference that took place at the newseum. it was amazing how and a couple of days this became the nine because of his pre-conceived and rehearsed and practice. every democrat

where the children chant in creole "he's our mother margaret."y love these children like a mother but she'ses the owner of the orphanage hoping the children get approval to live with new mothers and fathers in france and the united states. do these children here have permission to leave hitty yaiti? >> not yet. >> how come? >> paperwork is not finished yet. >> reporter: the rest, which is another 30, don't have permission to leave? >> not yet. >> reporter: this is our second fit to the bresma orphanage. three days after the earthquake we met two pittsburgh sisters who for years have helped margaret run the orphanage. they said back then many of the children had already been matched with parents in the united states, but -- >> their paperwork was in government offices downtown and all the offices are crumbled. so that's what they need. all those papers are what they need to be able to get a passport and a visa. >> reporter: jamie and alli were tenacious. 54 children got approval in the next few days and flew out of port-au-prince airports to new l

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. >> brown: margaret warner looks at the mysterious circumstances surrounding the assassination of a hamas official in dubai. >> ifill: and paul solman talks to a former bank regulator about how the 1980s savings and loan scandal compares to today's banking crisis. >> the financial firms get this burst of short-term profits, they max out their personal bonuss of their executives. it's great for them but it's terrible for the world. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. this is the engine that connects zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that conne

pekid go to washington in see friends and go to new york to see their daughter margaret he was living there at the time. he wanted to make the transition from being mr. president u.s.c. called that mr. citizen. one it is he rose was the roman general cincinnatus, who forsook power after a battle and return to the farm. i think this was an ideal that harry believed in deeply. he believed they think he could make the move from being a leader of the free world to plain private citizen and this was one way he could do it. by taking this trip. bess, perhaps the voice of reason, thought it was a pretty crazy idea. harry seem to think if they traveled in cud nato, the guy had been president six months before and for some reason he thought nobody would recognize him. bess was a little more realistic about things. they were not young at this point, 68, 69 years old. i mean, believe me-- that is young. [laughter] but bess realized that the physical toll it would take. harry did the driving. bess never drove when harry was in the car. harry always did the driving. bess knew he drove to fast so e

. >> ifill: and another of margaret warner's conversations about the strength of al qaeda. tonight: former c.i.a. officer marc sageman. >> it's inevitable that they will succeed in facing the plot. what we need to do is limit the number of people who may succeed. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. bnsf, the engine that connects us. pacific life. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasti

that was the reason i left the labor party and became a supporter of margaret thatcher. she promised me and the country that she would reform the unions and she did. unions are good thing in themselves because working men need to be allowed to protect themselves. employers can be unscrupulous and at times brutal. the union employees need to protect themselves. we must be very careful, the amount of legal power which we give them. in england they had too much legal power and they have used it. they need to be watched very carefully. just as much as the united states and britain, we must always be careful about any institution. if it is not to the central power we must be very careful. we're careful about giving it to a group of individuals loren institution. we have now begun to correct that error, it is a broad front to it. an individual should not be given a certain legal power, we should not give it to anyone else, institution or group of individuals without careful thought. that is the lesson. >> brian in baltimore, good afternoon. >> i am thoroughly enjoying this con

now, a president whose idea -- the idea that the unions had to be resisted and overcome was margaret thatcher. that was an idea whose time had come. the public were ready for it. they wanted to see union power reduced. margaret thatcher embodied that idea, and one of the reasons why she won so many elections so handsomely and ruled us for 12 years, the longest of any british prime minister in the 20th century, was because she embodied that idea, and she fought through tremendous battles, one against the coalminers union and one against the print workers union, and won them both, and she tamed the unions. so she was an example of a person who radiated power because she embodied an idea whose time has koch. >> host: mitch e-mails, why haven't you written a book on abraham lincoln? do you think his is overrated as a president? >> guest: no. i think he is your greatest president. as for writing a life about him, that is precisely what i'm thinking about at the moment. i was asked to write a short life of winston churchill. i did that. that's already published. then the person said to me

margaret's road injury crash. crane highway south at glen burnie. earlier crash in the northbound lanes of the henry tunnel has been cleared. crash baltimore national pike at columbia road. as we look at the jfx it is really coming down. expect some very, very slick conditions. back to you. >>> i'm sure the roads will get nastier and nastier out there. we are tracking heavy snow as it moved out of baltimore. now we are in moderate snow. heavy bands across winchester and d.c. d.c. under a blizzard warning. current conditions at bwi marshall 31 degrees. humidity 100%. barometer dropping like a rock. we'll be out of the 30 range quickly here. i want to show you through the day today. look at ellicott city. it starts out as rain. then we quickly get into a much snowier scenario into the afternoon and evening. you can see a thick blanket everywhere now seeing the changeover occur. here's why it was not sticking so well earlier today. we were in the upper 30s. 35 to 37 degrees about the range for highs. but now we haved on the down to the freezing mark. i

margaret warner has the story. >> warner: it was a watershed moment in the u.s. military. at a senate hearing today, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, said it's time to end the ban on gays in the ranks. >> speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. for me, personally, it comes down to integrity-- theirs as individuals, and ours as an institution. >> warner: the hearing was called after president obama pledged in last week's state of the union address to eliminate the current policy, known as "don't ask, don't tell". >> this year, i will work with congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. ( applause ) >> warner: current law forbids the mili

margaret warner reports. >> warner: even as the u.s.ours more troops into afghanistan-- triggering more fighting and casualties-- u.s. and afghan officials are moving to find a way to settle this eight-year war politically. for years, afghan president hamid karzai has talked about reconciling with elements of the taliban to end the conflict with no result. he renewed the offer at his inauguration in november. >> ( translated ): i am calling on taliban brothers to come back to their country. i want the international community to help and agree with me with this issue. >> warner: he made his pitch more concrete at an international conference on afghanistan in london in late january. karzai proposed pursuing this goal on two tracks. one track seeks to peel off and reintegrate taliban fighters and their mid-level commanders into afghan society. karzai proposes to offer them jobs, security and amnesty if taliban soldiers agree to lay down their arms and abide by the afghan constitution. that proposal got an enthusiastic response from coaliti

here now fox news analyst margaret hoover and gretchen carlson.ight, carlson, charlie brown, i don't know whether you noticed in the commercial but when they did that double inten dra charlie's eyebrows did that. >> as well mine did. >> bill: when snoopy fell off the dog house. >> what happened to woodstock? this is pushing the envelope a little too far. >> bill: was there envelope in this. >> pushing the envelope a little too far. we all understand as adults what the joke is here. but why cannot -- why can we just not write jokes anymore that are funny without sexual innuendo? i don't get it. they used to in the olden days. >> bill: i don't care what the ad people do on the networks, when i saw charlie brown, and i'm not kidding here, i am like, you know, why would you even want to do that? it's clever, i guess, if you are writing for hustler, but why do you want to do that on abc? >> because they are doing. >> bill: family network. >> doing everything in their power to get the attention. >> bill: that wouldn't get anybody's attention in a positi

. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports on the showdown in turkey between the islamic government and the secular military. >> lehrer: and the latest from jeffrey brown on a federal investigation into the role of u.s. banks in greece's fiscal crisis. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. bank of america-- committed to helping the nation's economic recovery. >> and by bnsf railway. grant thornton. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.

. >> ifill: margaret warner takes the story from there. >> warner: joining us from tel aviv is ronen bergman. he's the senior security and intelligence correspondent for "yedioth ahronoth," israel's largest daily newspaper. the israelis won't confirm or deny that that are behind this operation. is it fair to say, however, that the target , mr. al-mabhouh, was someone israel didn't mind seeing dead? >> ...kidnapped and killed in 1987 two israeli soldiers which somebody he admitted himself in an interview not long ago. he fled the territory and then he joined to be a senior field operative for hamas , funnel of funds from rich communities, rich muslim communities in the united states and europe to the occupyed territorys, and then became to be a central kingpin in what israel sees as one of its main strategic challenges, and these are the interlinks between iran, the clerical regime in iran, the revolutionary guard on one hand, and hamas on the other. he was courting shipments of arms and sophisticated munition from iran to hamas. from the point of view of israel his loss is a great ac

in depth welcomes british historian and former adviser to margaret thatcher, paul johnson, author ofistration releases its $3.80 trillion budget for fiscal year 2011 today and we will have briefings to about the day. the president is expected to speak to the -- about the budget this warning and we will hear from budget director peter orszag at 11:00 a.m. eastern -- 11:30 a.m. eastern. the defense department budget expected to include $160 billion of more funding for the coming fiscal year. defense secretary gates joined by chairman of the joint chiefs admiral mike mullen for a briefing from the pentagon live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. and we will look at the state department budget with deputy secretary of state for management and resources. that briefing live on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: alex isenstadt is congressional reporter for politico and john kornacki is professor of political management and george washington university, joining us this segment to talk about the role of independent voters. i wanted to start the conversation showing some of the swing in ind

unintelligible] >> i recall that you shouted protocol by saying you're going to lay a song on for princess margaret is the reaction to that? >> [unintelligible] >> how did the crowd react? >> newhouse came down. >> the house came down. >> they love the music that we play. >> which louis armstrong are you seeing there? >> that is the public armstrong. it is important to say that the public armstrong is a real. he is not a mask that armstrong put on for the purpose of deceiving the public. he was a fundamentally global man. the armstrong that i learned of in the tapes he was capable of speaking with much more sharpness about race relations, in particular. this must have been filmed in the late fifties or early 60s. >> 1958. >> that makes sense. >> this was just before he had the ball out with eisenhower. he was talking to the state department about to ring. >> looking at that, this says that the trumpet player louis armstrong said last night he'd given up plans for a government sponsored trip to the soviet union. mr. armstrong said president eisenhower had no guts and describe governor horrible loss

here's one from margaret thatcher. -- we did the convention at t- shirts. and -- since several key to bringing it up, it is always a good one. -- since everyone keeps bringing its up. and look at women lawyers and the supreme court. sandra day o'connor and others talk about the challenges they faced in the legal profession and arguments before the supreme court. that is tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> we know historic plea that they forgot all of that. >> this weekend, nobel prize- winning economist on the 2008 a collapse -- 2008 collapse on "book tv." >> the new cspanclassroom.org make it more useful for teachers with the most current and timely videos for use in your classroom. you can find the most watched clips organized by subject and topics. the latest in education news and the chance to connect with other cspan teachers. sign up at the new cspanclassroom.org. >> now discussion on the political news of the week from this morning proxy washington journal which is 45 minutes. -- this morning's "washington journal." washington times," also or working w

francis of assisi, berkeley elementary middle and margaret brent elementary school.ne school will use its share to buy the weatherbug science curriculum. >> we could have used our math skills, reading skills, skills, and social studies skills to alert our parents in order to prepare for the blizzard. >> in the case of garland oaks, the neighborhood plans to use its share of the grant to operate a housing resource center and for marketing. >> letting the school know there is a neighborhood around them that supports them can only be for the betterment of both the school in the neighborhood. >> in other news tonight, at sea world says its killer whale show will resume this weekend, despite one of its orcas killing a trainer. the company says it is looking into what safety changes, if any, where necessary. the president says he stands by the animal. >> he is an extraordinary animal, and there probably was not another facility in the world that could accommodate him. he has been part of our team and will remain part of our team. he is a very special animal that requires s

margaret thatcher. and then, obviously -- this is always a good one. >> and we will have more coverage tonight from nashville from former vice presidential candidate sarah palin. that will be on c-span. this morning, we will talk with nick baker and then the founder and chair of the memphis tea party talks about the

a recent trip to england, you shattered protocol by saying you would play a song on for princess margarett was her reaction to that? >> [unintelligible] she dug that jive. >> did the crowd react? >> they were thrilled and the house came down. they loved the music as we played it. >> which louis armstrong are you seeing there that you knew? >> that is a public armstrong. it is important to say that the public courtroom israel. he is not a mask. he was a lovable man. the private armstrong was capable of speaking with much more sharpness about race relations in particular but many at -- other issues, as well. i have seen this clip and i think it must have been filmed in the late 1950's. this is just before he has the blowout with president eisenhower. he was talking to the state department about the possibility of touring the soviet union. >> you quoted the associated press and said the trumpet player louis armstrong said last night that he had given up plans for sponsored trip to the soviet union. he said president eisenhower had no guts a described the governor of arkansas as an uneducated

the retreat of the state that began in may, 1979 with the election of margaret thatcher and acceleratedtion of ronald reagan. the retreat of the state has been reversed to a point at which we are learning to the point erasure the distinction between the public and private sectors. in the process, we are refusing to learn from the past. we're beginning to replicate many of the state's the new deal. no one doubts that the new deal failed and its -- in its objective which was to put people back to work. we're replicating its techniques. in september, 1933, with hugger stalking the land and unemployment at 20%, the new deal had a brainstorm. to demand and trigger a recovery in the economy. they ordered the [unintelligible] we spent $3 billion to move car purchases from september into august. all of which proves that mitch mcconnell [unintelligible] there is no education in the second kick of a meal. look how the world has changed. 16 months ago, new york city was the financial capital of the world. it is not the financial capital of the u.s., this town is. we have something like state capit

now, a president whose idea -- the idea that the unions had to be resisted and overcome was margaret thatcher. that was an idea whose time had come. the public were ready for it. they wanted to see union power reduced. margaret thatcher embodied that idea, and one of the reasons why she won so many elections so handsomely and ruled us for 12 years, the longest of any british prime minister in the 20th century, was because she embodied that idea, and she fought through tremendous battles, one against the coalminers union and one against the print workers union, and won them both, and she tamed the unions. so she was an example of a person who radiated power because she embodied an idea whose time has koch. >> host: mitch e-mails, why haven't you written a book on abraham lincoln? do you think his is overrated as a president? >> guest: no. i think he is your greatest president. as for writing a life about him, that is precisely what i'm thinking about at the moment. i was asked to write a short life of winston churchill. i did that. that's already published. then the person said to me

margaret: i'm sick of seeing the horrible exploitation tiger woods he only did the public appearanceetary gain. ken: i found his apology to be exceptional. he never blame others. glen: no one should want their child to be like tiger woods. i've seen him ignore kids wanting his autograph. he was very are began. sherman: why so soft on tiger woods? you make judgments all the time about judges and others especially if you don't agree with them. we make polly -- policy judgments sherman we avoid the personal stuff, we right wrongs in the public arena. dave: bill, you were rude and obnoxious to suzanne summers she was classy and informative. you refused to let her finish a sentence we both made our points. janine: bill, i agree with suzanne the government should stay out of the supplement business. dr. morton: it was helpful to cite dangerous supplements. i'll take the fda any time. greg: ask your pharmacist questions about supplements, they know. donald: mr. o, elton john is a pinhead for calling jesus a gay man. that statement has no validity whatsoever. gabriel: maybe elton meant that

margaret warner reports. >> reporter: turkey's top civilian and military leaders came together today in a rare meeting aimed at defusing tensions over an alleged coup plot. the smiles for the cameras belied the high stakes for all three men: prime minister recep tayyip erdogan, president abdullah gul and the military chief, general ilker basbug. the three-hour meeting came on the heels of monday's stunning arrest and detention of more than 50 current and former senior officers. by mid-week 20, including eight retired admirals and generals, had been formally charged with plotting to topple erdogan's islamic-leaning government. but today, a judge in istanbul released two of the most prominent suspects-- the former chiefs of the navy and the air force. still, says henry barkey, these arrests have dealt a body blow to turkey's historically powerful military. >> this is a very big deal, because this is about the role of the military in turkish society. the turkish military has always had an inordinate amount of influence in turkish politics. >> reporter: zeyno baran, director of the cente

. >> margaret will you marry me and she said yup, and the end. he who's hungry?se: sandra bullock has been nominated for her first best actress oscar for the blind side. she plays a feisty memphis mother who adopted a homeless african american boy with unusual football talent. here's a look at the film. >> i'm not cutting, i'm just asking. let me tell you something, all right? we have been sitting around here for over an hour and when i look around all i see are people shooting the bull and drinking coffee. >> how can i help you? >> oh, he was first. >> no, yo go ahead, i think i want to hear this. >> me, too. >> you all right? >> excuse he? you're right? how did those words taste coming out of your mouth? >> >> like vinegar. >> who is that? >> big mike, he goes to high school here. >> what is he wearing? it's below freezing. do you have any place to stay tonight? don't you dare lie to me. was this a bad idea? >> what's the big deal, it's just for one night. it is just one one night, right, leigh anne? >> tell me just one thing i should know about you. >> i don't

margaret warner has our story. >> warner: this was the view at freedom square in tehran today-- hundreds of thousands of iranians massing to mark the anniversary of the islamic revolution, 31 years ago. government supporters chanted the traditional "death to israel" and "death to america" and hoisted effigies of president obama. opponents of the government tried to stage their own rallies. but their numbers appeared small, compared with the huge protests after last year's disputed presidential election. amateur video showed protesters being chased by the pro- government basij militia, and opposition web sites said many were beaten and tear gassed. the web sites said mehdi karroubi, one of last year's opposition candidates, was pepper-sprayed. former president mohammad khatami was said to have been attacked, and his son and daughter-in-law briefly arrested. ironically, she is the granddaughter of the islamic republic's founder ayatollah ruhollah khomeini. and karroubi and khatami were part of the 1979 revolution that deposed the shah. but in the years since khomeini's death, growing divis

on the newshour tonight, margaret warner reports the details of the deadly attack. then, we talk to army brigadier general ben hodges about the fall of the taliban stronghold of marjah and what comes next. >> the burden is on the afghan government to demonstrate that it can provide relatively core ruping-free basic services and the expectations of people here in the south are not real high. >> lehrer: then, kwame holman offers a primer on the congressional procedure called reconciliation. it could be used in the health care debate. >> woodruff: the analysis of mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown talks to journalist don peck about the personal consequences of being unemployed. >> long-term unemployment is really one of the worst things that can happen to anyone. psychologically it's roughly equivalent to the death of a spouse. >> woodruff: and we look at the highs and lows of this year's olympic games with christine brennan of "u.s.a. today". >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: bank

. >> the question was about margaret thatcher's impact.viously she was someone who shared many of reagan's views about the need for communism to be defeated. she, i think, was not nearly as optimistic as he was about the prospect that you could actually end the conflict. but i think what she did was face down a lot of opposition that was growing throughout western europe to reagan's policies and the effort to take a more aggressive posture in response to what the soviets were doing in eastern europe. so when the united states decided to deploy pershing missiles to west germany, and to britain, the thatcher was, one of those people who really lead the fight and stood tall and was determined that should be done. she thought actually a lot of reagan's ideas about a world without nuclear weapons and negotiating a kind of end to the arms race, she thought like many conservatives, she thought that was somewhat naive. but, i do think she was extremely important for being so steadfast. i think also, you know, the, recovery of the western european

margaret warner begins our coverage. >> warner: 15,000 nato and afghan troops made new gains today in their offensive in southern afghanistan. u.s. marines and other forces linked up with units who'd been air-dropped into marjah, when the operation began four days ago. the marines-- moving in from the north-- reported resistance weakening in the city of 80,000, a taliban nerve center in helmand province and a hub in the opium poppy trade. correspondent rajiv chandrasekaran of "the washington post"-- who is with a marine unit in marjah-- reported that the fighting is less intense than it was. >> this place is a little quieter this evening, but when the marines from bravo company first arrived here, they were welcomed, if you will, by repeated small arms attacks, grenades being shot into their compound. when the afghan soldiers who were with them tried to hoist the afghan flag here, they were repeatedly shot at. but since then, marine commanders have dispatched another company, several hundred marines of reinforcements to this area, and they've conducted operations aimed at trying to cr

. >> "in-depth" welcomes british historian and former adviser to margaret thatcher, paul johnson, author with the phone calls live from london sunday at noon eastern on book tv's "in-depth" on c- span2. >> it is really easy to complain about the issues. i tried to be entertaining, informative, and relevant obviously but in a way that offers solutions. >> progress of talk radio host and author of 30 books, thom hartman is our guest sunday night at 8:00. >> for educators, c-span offers the new c-span classroom.org. we redesigned web site to make it even useful for teachers with current and timely c-span videos for use in the classroom. you can find the most watched video clips organized by subjects and topics. the latest on education news and chance to connect with other c- span classroom teachers. it is all free. sign up at the new c-span classroom.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: senior director of government affairs at the national small business association, making his first visit to c-span. good to have you here, mr. kempf. let us start with an overview of small business

. >> in depth welcomes british historian and former adviser to margaret thatcher, paul johnson, author of over 40 books. his latest on winston churchill. join our three-hour conversation with your phone calls for paul johnson, hi from london, today at noon eastern on book tv's in depth. >> because of a dispute over royalty rates, mcmillan published e books became unavailable for purchase on amazon.com last week. mcmillan will raise its royalty rate from 20% to 25% on digital editions, changing the on-line price from $9.99 to $14.99. last sunday, amazon announced it would capitulate to mcmill yap's terms and adopt the model and the buy buttons will be returned to pick millan's title ton. barnes so much of spue mc >> mika played oprah on my book tour and asked three questions. i am playing oprah, despite the fact -- where's the young man, the brilliant man who said i look to thin in person? >> i think he was talking about me. >> no, i think it is about me. thank you so much for coming. but mika, let's start by talking about your book, and begin by talking about the title of the book, "al

and often when i'm talking to english leaders like tony blair or margaret thatcher, i'm often inclinedthem. it's very important to study the relationship between fdr and churchill. and to read the letters they exchanged because that gives you a kind of guide as to what anglo american relationships should be. and how the special relationship should function. and the special relationship with all its faults and all its limitations is still the most important geopolitical fact in the entire world. and long may it flourish. that was laid down in its modern form by churchill and fdr together. and i always try and encourage british leaders to stick to that formula and to make it work. >> mr. johnson, how well do you know the queen? and what's the significance of her role in history? >> guest: well, i don't claim knowledge of the queen. i met her only formally but her role is very important. every government needs a top tier above them. to complete the constitution. the united states government is unique in that it doesn't have this system. because the president elected by the entire nation,

. >> in depth welcomes british historian and former adviser to margaret thatcher, paul johnson, authorf over 40 books. his latest on winston churchill. join our three-hour conversation with your phone calls for paul johnson today at noon eastern on booktv's in depth on c-span2. >> afterwords with john yoo and victoria toensing continues. >> host: hello, welcome back. i'm vick tore ca toensing, and i'm talking to john yoo on his wonderful book on the presidency, "presidential powers: crisis and command." and we are now ready to talk about lincoln. 1861. you write, washington founded the nation but lincoln saved it. what do you mean by that? >> guest: well, we had original sin of slavery was dividing the country, and lincoln steps into a situation -- one of the most unprepared men for the presidency -- and he saved it by keeping the union together and freeing the slaves. and it's hard to imagine if it would have turned out so well, at great cost, but so well for the country without someone not just of lincoln's character, but his understanding of his constitutional powers too. >> host: h

other comments have agreed with margaret on that. we want to know, do you think abstinence-only education can work? why, or why not? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. you can also jump to the conversation in the facebook world, just search richelle carey and hln and chuck and christi have great discussions on their pages as well. >> richelle, thank you. >>> this year, there are double the number of nominees for the best picture oscar, and this is one of them. "the her locker" tied with "avatar" for most nominations. we're breaking down the oscar nods for you next. >>> a 3-d fantasy and gritty thriller about the reality of modern warfare lead to the oscar contenders. nominees have been announced. james cameron's "avatar" and "the hurt locker" both got nine nods. tom o'neill joins us from l.a. right now. so good to see you. thank you. >> same here, christi. >> let me read through best picture. up for best picture here, there are ten instead of the usual five, avatar, the blind side, drist 9, an education, the hurt lo

. >> there is credit to go-round of course, margaret thatcher, helmut kohl was important to the installationf the pershing missiles in germany and the united front against the soviets. but also i think reagan said early on that his view of the cold war was that they would lose and we would win. and the denial of the assumption of the inevitability to communism and to the left in general was one of great breakthroughs of reagan, thatcher and others that because part of the mystique of the left and particularly of communism was that history was on their side and i think reagan at home and abroad showed that was simply not the case, that history is up for grabs as it were. >> next question here. >> this question is for dr. arkes. as law appears to be intertwined in the copresident should president ever be part of the conservatives jurisprudence? >> i did not catch that. >> as positive law appears to be intertwined in legal president, should precedent ever be part of the conservatives jurisprudence? >> even in the tradition of natural law, a place had to be made the positive law. you may see a s

department of labor signed by margaret dorfman, the new york women's chamber of commerce. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: ms. smith is imminently well qualified and well vetted and we need a solicitor of labor at the department of labor. this nomination has been hanging here since last april. since last april. it's time to move on. but, again, the republicans are exercising their right. although i think there's an abuse of that right to drag it out for 30 more hours, keep the senate in session for no purpose whatsoever other than just to slow things down in this chamber. to me that's -- that's not a good enough excuse. whatsoever. when only one person came here today to speak against her and that person spoke against her yesterday. i read the transcript. nothing new. same stuff. so i would hope that we could collapse this time frame and vote on it. but evidently the republicans are intent on stretching this out to the maximum 30 hours. as i said, maybe they're right. but i think it's an abuse of that right. mr. president, i yield the floor. toy in t

the retreat of the state that began in may, 1979 with the election of margaret thatcher and accelerated with the inauguration of ronald reagan. the retreat of the state has been reversed to a point at which we are learning to the point erasure the distinction between the public and private sectors. in the process, we are refusing to learn from the past. we're beginning to replicate many of the state's the new deal. no one doubts that the new deal failed and its -- in its objective which was to put people back to work. we're replicating its techniques. in september, 1933, with hugger stalking the land and unemployment at 20%, the new deal had a brainstorm. to demand and trigger a recovery in the economy. they ordered the [unintelligible] we spent $3 billion to move car purchases from september into august. all of which proves that mitch mcconnell [unintelligible] there is no education in the second kick of a meal. look how the world has changed. 16 months ago, new york city was the financial capital of the world. it is not the financial capital of the u.s., this town is. we have somethin

in-depth look as british historian and former adviser to margaret thatcher paul johnson, author of over 40 books. join our 3 our conversation with your phone calls for paul johnson. members of the tea party are holding their first national convention this weekend in nashville, tennessee. this session features a discussion with fox news commentator angela mcglowan and joseph farah, founder of the website world net daily. this is about 50 minutes. >> a year ago, i did not know any of you all. my wife is supposed to be here but still not -- but still has not made it. i am looking forward to meeting incredible people. as we started planning this event, there was one special person i had the privilege of talking to on the phone, exchanging texts with. i finally got to meet her tonight. she is our first speaker. she is truly amazing. i am not a big believer in long introductions. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome angela mcglowan. [applause] . . god bless america. god bless america. we are patriots and warriors of truth. before i speak to you, let out our heads. let the words of my mouth an