then ed miliband. later, carl levin on the afghanistan war. >> this week on q&a, the first of a two-part program with historian ron chernow. his newest biography is about george washington and will be in bookstores this coming week. he has also written about alexander hamilton, john d. rockefeller and the j.p. morgan family. >> ron chernow, almost at the very end of your new book on george washington, you write, "late in the writing of this book, i suffered an injury that nearly derailed the project. and then you go on to thank people. what happened? >> i broke my ankle. i slipped on the top step of the stoop of my brownstone and smashed my ankle. it may have been providential because it forced me to slow down. for three months, i could do nothing but read, so i did additional research and then when i returned to the book, i found that i had a kind of sharpness or clarity. not to mention energy that i might otherwise not have had. there was a silver lining to it. but now i'm ok. >> when did that happen

. >> now, newly elected labour party leader ed miliband speaking to his party conference in manchester, england. . this is a little over an hour. [applause] [laughter] friends, it is 72 hours since i became the leader of this party and i want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the support and warmth you have given me. i want to thank you for all the advice you have given, some of it unsolicited. ed, remember to smile, but not too much. look serious, but not too serious. thank you in particular to the delegate who said to me, look, given your reputation, i think it is time to give the red ties a rest. i am incredibly honored you have chosen me to lead this party. david, i want to say to you, i have always known what an extraordinary person you are. and now you have again shown to everyone else with the graciousness you have shown since saturday, and the extraordinary and inspiring speech you made yesterday, what an extraordinary person you are, thank you. conference, let me scotch a myth about david and me right away. some people might think i might be more left-wing t

. >> i have a miliband. that's how i lost my weight. reggie, does this excite you or bore you? >> i try to find a word that best describes how little i care about this story. i realize it hasn't been invented yet. >> this story is schmirg. according to an successor .com -- ancestor .com you are related to a bag of feces. would you brag about that? >> this story is not shabergin, i will tell you why. if i cannot go to some bar and yamer on about my famous relative, how do you expect me to get laid? everyone knows that i am william schulz and my great, great, great, great, great grandfather road with paul revere. he got further than paul revere and the only reason he got farther because of the note. and he looks more like bob beckle. on i'm assuming he is a relative and i will wear suspended post haste. sfwhie you know what that -- >>> you know what that means. >> we will close things out. >> with post game's andy levy? >> it is not like we have a choice. he just hangs out. >> see clips of recent shows, go to foxnews.com/redeye. vote on our poll this week. that's a pole. can we c

cable satellite corp. 2010] part one of the two-part interview tonight, and then remarks from ed miliband. after that, gordon brown speaks at harvard university. . >> he would have been the fiercest in the drives. the people who knew washington best and did so by that same personality, someone but was much more personality. we tend to think of washington as a bland but were the character. he was anything but. there was a tremendous will. he was tremendous in his personality under this very reserved facade. >> you say in your preludin to this book that you want a fresh portrait. after all that has been read, how did to do a fresh portrait? >> hamilton had washington in the revolutionary war. hamilton wrote a series of very perceptive letters about washington. i can remember being absolutely startled. i read so much about washington. these were significant things that were overlooked by previous biographers. the more that i read about washington, he was a man of many moods and many passions. because it was covered by this intense self control, people did not see it. what we have done in the

. >> newly-elected labour party leader ed miliband from his annual party conference -- that is the nighthearing of the house armed services committee, members question pentagon officials about proposed shifts in defense spending intended to cut overall costs. the proposal includes the elimination of the joint forces command in norfolk. this is 2.5 hours. general, thank you very much. i have spent a great deal of time and effort over a period of years. pursuing jointnes. i was in on the ground floor, 1982. an effort begun by richard white of texas. my first bill abolished the joint chief's of staff and i found none of them had a sense of humor but the house passed on three different occasions, legislation to create jointn se s&p ess with barry gold water and the able stance assistance of bill nickels. it was called gold water, nickels that created in fact, jointn ses. now it took some time for the joint culture to come about, but it did. services saluted and did well. and i to this day, wish to compliment all those present and past who helped create the jointness. my first question. joint

. >> newly elected labor party leader ed miliband, tonight on c-span. >> hey, high-school students. enter c-span's documentary contest. tell us about an issue, an event, or topic that helps you better understand the role of the federal government in your life and community. the sure to include more than one point of view along with c- span programming. download your video by january 20, 2011, and you will have the chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. documentaryeo competition is open to all grades 6 through 12. >> "washington journal" continues. host: deepak bhargava is the executive director of campaign for community change. if it is the weekend in washington, it is another rally. you organize one nation yesterday. guest: it is getting people together around to messages -- we need to put america back to work. we have the widest income gap in the countries history. and second that we need to come together as one nation working together to solve the critical problems in our country. host: ed schultze is one of the organizers and is serving as master of sceremonies. here is an exp

institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> newly elected labor party ed miliband sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. >> next week the supreme court begins its new term. you can learn more about the nation's highest court with c-span's latest book "the supreme court." candid conversations with active and retired justices, reporters who cover the court and attorneys who argue the cases there, revealing unique insights about the court. available in hard cover wherever you buy books and also as an e-book. >> repealing the health care law and cutting federal spending. topics dominating the debate between barbara boxer and republican candidate carla fiorina. senator boxer participated in a date from national public radio studios in washington, d.c. karl was in kcpc radio stood yose in pasadena. >> hello, welcome to a special u.s. senate debate by public radio station 89.3 kpcc. the debate is being broadcast on public roog stations throughout california. joining knee ask questions is gabriel learner, a writer of a weekly column. thanks for being here. and of course we have o

. >> this week on the premises miliband, deaed faces off.hey discuss unemployment and budgets for foreign aid. the prime issues questions is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. -- the prime minister's questions is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> helping with questions this morning, we have zachary goldfarb with "the washington post." daniel wagner has the first question. >> i and send you need to have a finished copy of the report to the printers sometime next month. why do not start by giving us an update on the commission's activities. >> we are working hard. ñ ÷@x ÷@x ÷@x ÷ ÷ we have reviewed millions of we have reviewed millions of pages of