and surveillance with laurie andrews, michael jacobsen and michael shermer. all online at booktv.org. >>> from the colonial era prohibition to today, blinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night live, a history of alcohol in america. watch our simulcast of that story with the american history guys. they have tales of beer and spirits in america. saturday night at 8:00 eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner discussed a number of challenges facing the u.s. economy yesterday at the brookings institution. currently he says the recovery is grandly moving along but looking ahead the secretary says america faces a big governing task before the new year with respect to issues like the debt limit and bush tax cuts. mr. geithner's remarks come ahead of this week's imf, world bank and g-20 finance ministers spring meetings. >>> good morning, everyone. it's is a great privilege, honor and pleasure to welcome you on behalf of brookings secretary geithner this mornin

and laumpy andrews, annie jacobsen and michael shermer. the entire schedule is online at booktv.org. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition to today, drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night, live on american history tv, a history of alcohol in america. watch our simulcast of back story with the american history guys. they regale with tales of beer and spirits in america. saturday night at 8:00 eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> the house ways and means committee on tuesday heard from a panel of experts on the pros and cons of current retirement savings plans. the hearing was also to discuss possible changes to certain options as part of comprehensive tax reform. all those who testified agree tax incentives of crucial to employer and employee participation. representative david camp chairs the committee, and this is two hours. >>> good morning. we meet today to continue our dialogue about what i hope will result in a bipartisan path forward to reform our fe

at 5:00, a panel on surveillance and secrets, about lori andrews, annie jacobsen and michael shirmer. the entire schedule is online at booktv.org. >>> on tuesday the senate judiciary subcommittee held a hearing looking at racial profiling in the u.s. specifically it will focus on state immigration laws in alabama and arizona, law enforcement against african-americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts against that target american muslims. witnesses include senator benjamin cardin of maryland who has introduced legislation called the end racial profiling act. this is just over two hours. >>> this hearing will come to order. our hearing will focus on a civil right issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal justice under the law. protecting all americans from the scourge of racial profiling. racial profiling is not new. at the dawn of our republic roving bands of white men known as slave patrols subjected african-american freed men and slaves to searches, detensions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic descent were deported

and at 5:00, a panel on surveillance and secrets-w laurie arntds, annie jacobsen, and michael shurmur. the entire schedule for the weekend is online at booktv.org. >>> the group citizens against government waste has released its analyst report on federal spending on earmarks. we'll hear from the group's president, thomas schatz, along with senators john mccain, jim demint, plus representatives jeff flake of arizona and tom price of georgia. >> good morning. i'm tom schatz, the president of citizens against government waste. since cagw published the first pig book in 1991, our objective has been to eventually eliminate earmarks. the 2012 congressional pig book shows that tremendous progress has been made toward that goal. there are only 152 earmarks, a record low. that is a 98.3% decrease from the 9,129 ear marks in fiscal year 2010. the total cost is $3.3 billion, which is an 80% dedpraets 16.5 billion that was in the appropriations bills two years ago. there are no earmarks for museums, theaters, opera houses, bridges to nowhere. would utilization research, shrimp agriculture, or bro