if you go to a cafe as i did in one town, in romanian moldova, the part of moldova that is inside romania people in the cafe, they to what iisteinging consider the most horrible music i have ever been that was part of the experience. brian: how close is romania to russia? robert: they have a long border with ukraine which was the former soviet union so it doesn't have a border with russia per se but with former soviet russia and the ukraine. we will go clockwise from the black sea. it borders the black sea. it has a long border with bulgaria separated by the danube river. then it borders the former yugoslavia. then it borders hungary. finally, it has a border with ukraine. and finally, with moldova, formerly a socialist republic inside the soviet union. brian: if an american wanted to go to romania on vacation, and they have ever been there and didn't speak the language, what would it be like? robert: they would have a wonderful time. brian: what about the language? robert: english is widespread in romania, particularly since 1989. that is the language to know in -- and most young people

romanian speaking moldova have a longer border with ukraine and poland.he challenge and also about empire, the cause is where the austro-hungarian -- the habsburg empire overlapped with sars to russian empires, the soviet empire, the turkish empire, the byzantine empire. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. brian: what is the relationship now and also back in 1989 with this country? robert: in 1989, romania was a pariah state. when i published that article they 1984, romanian gymnastics, what i was reacting to was the miniaturethere was a news cycle in 1984, the los angeles olympics, when nicolae ceau?escu sent a team to compete while the rest of the soviet bloc boycotted the olympics so toolae ceau?escu was a hero i informed americans. the purpose of the article was -- that he actually ran the most oppressive state in the soviet bloc. after the revolution, especially into the 1990's, romania felt very insecure like other countries and it wasn't -- it trusted the united states more than nato in brussels. it had to prove that it was a loyal

if you go to a cafÉ, as i did in one town, in romanian moldova, the part of moldova that is inside romania and it was a cafÉ of young people. they were all listening to what i consider the most horrible music i have ever heard. but that was part of the experience. brian: how close is romania to russia? robert: they have a long border with ukraine, which was the former soviet union so it doesn't have a border with russia per se but with former soviet russia and the ukraine. brian: what are the other major countries that border romania? robert: let's say we will go clockwise from the black sea. it borders the black sea. it has a long border with bulgaria separated by the danube river. then it borders the former yugoslavia. then it borders hungary. finally, it has a border with ukraine. and finally, with moldova, which was formerly a socialist republic inside the soviet union. brian: if an american wanted to go to romania on vacation, and and they have never been there and didn't speak the language, what would it be like? robert: they would have a wonderful time. brian: what about the english

remember rumania and moldova have a longer border with ukraine that even poland has so2 studied romania's to study the legacy of empires. .. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 o'clock eastern on c-span q&a. >> bomb sniffing drug finding dogs and a puppy in training appear before the senate homeland security committee on thursday. officers and trainers from the transportation security administration and customs and border protection outlines their k-9 program with demonstrations on how dogs can be used to protect national security. this is just over an hour. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. this has been a couple of years in the planning because i have been intrigued by the capabilities of k-9 units, and i love dogs, particularly little puppies like jerry. we will introduce the two k-9 teams that later will be doing a demoat

romanian speaking moldova have a longer border with ukraine than poland has. the challenge and also about empire, the cause is where the austro-hungarian -- the habsburg empire overlapped with czars to russian empires, the soviet empire, the turkish empire, the byzantine empire. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. brian: what is the relationship now and also back in 1989 with this country? robert: in 1989, romania was a pariah state. when i published that article in 1984, romanian gymnastics, what i was reacting to was the fact that there was a miniature news cycle in 1984, the los angeles olympics, when nicolae sent a team to compete while the rest of the soviet bloc boycotted the olympics so nicolae was a hero to uninformed americans. the purpose of the article was to disabuse them of that notions, and show that he actually ran the most oppressive state in the soviet bloc. after the revolution, especially into the 1990's, romania felt very insecure like other countries and it trusted the united states more than nato in brussels. it had to pro

remember, romania and moldova have a longer border with ukraine than even poland has.study romania is to study the legacy of empires. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy. >> romania was endemically a construct country. extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >>> next, food and drug administration commissioner dr. robert califf testifies at a senate hearing about p

romanians in moldova you have a longer order with ukraine that even poland has.y night on q&a. a 30 year journey through romania and beyond. he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania struggle to regain democracy. >> it was extremely corrupt. endemic lee it had weak wasitutions and everything based on bribe and doubledealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. eastern on 8:00 c-span's q&a. c-span's student cam documentary contest need your vote. we selected the top five student videos and now you get to select the fan favorites. this week, castor vote online. the student who has the most votes will win the fan favorite rise of $500. the winner will be announced on march 9, live on c-span. >> on super tuesday, senator bernie sanders held a campaign rally in his home state of vermont, addressing supporters soon after the polls closed. from sanders campaign headquarters in essex junctio

remember, moldova and romania has a longer border with russia then ukraine has, and to study their borders is a study in history. robert kaplan talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was extremely corrupt, because it indefinitely had weak institutions. everything was based on bribes and doubledealing. what this showed was in this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. the u.s. economy added 240,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained 4.9%. the bureau of labor statistics release those numbers this morning. bloomberg news reports the economy is currently in the best two years of job growth since the last two years of the 1990's. as we mentioned, live coverage , tedac with john kasich cruz, and ben carson, and others begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern when party chair reince priebus is scheduled to speak. until then, a conversat

amanians in moldova yet have longer per with ukraine than poland. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. q&a, a 30 year journey through romania and beyond. he talks about the history of the balkans and romania's struggle to gain democracy. >> it was an extremely corrupt country. institutions. everything was based on five -- bribes and doubledealing. population had grown up and become far more sophisticated and was demanding clean government. it's the number one demand. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on q&a. next, stan eaton. he talks about the commercialization and consumerism in post-world war ii america. emergence ofhe cars, television it, and suburban communities. this program is about an hour. >> this is part of the historical society. this brings educational programming to over 100,000 students and teachers across the state. it's a pleasure and honor for me to introduce a colleague that i have worked with for nearly 20 years. of theenior historian georgia historical society. stan is a native of georgia. he holds a masters degree from t

speaking inanians moldova have a longer border with ukraine and homeland -- in poland. the study of romania is the study of empires. >> sunday night on q&a. robert kaplan, author of "in europe's shadow." the talks about the history of the balkan states, and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. robert: romanian was a corrupt country. weakately they had institutions that were very -- everything was based on drives and doubledealing -- bribes and doubledealing. this shows that this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become more sophisticated. they are demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. history,tures in professor brian craig miller talks about the experience of confederate veterans through reconstruction. he describes how options for support. widely between the southern states. he also argues that many southern organizations founded to aid veterans, instead put their money towards large monuments and pro-confederate. propagan

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need to talk with each other and share that information back and forth, just like it's happened in moldova. liz: well, you could then leapfrog from isis and the material and the possibility to north korea. they've had surprise launches. they claim they are hydrogen bombs, that's all questionable. but they clearly have some type of capability. who is more worrisome to you? the north koreans or isis? >> good question. the north koreans are on a dedicated path to developing intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads, that is scary, especially for a nut job regime as the north koreans are. but they're somewhat reasonable and they're somewhat rational in that they know if they were to ever do something or start a war with the south, they would be annihilated very quickly. isis, on the other hand, is a group that is trying bring about the end of days, so they don't care. deterrence does not work with a group like that. deterrence may not work with iran, depending on, you know, how radical they get. and we're having a hard time trying to figure out are they rational or irrational?

remember, romania and romania speaking although the have a greater border -- moldova have a greater border with them. >> tonight, robert -- robert pablum, and author of "in europe's shadow." he talks about the history of the balkan states and the romanian struggle to gain democracy since the fall of congress -- communism. me growia was endemic up. -- endemic late -- endemicly corrupt. everything was based on bribes and doubledealing. the shows that this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is the number one demand. eastern on at 8 p.m. "q&a." service onorial tuesday, supreme court justices gave tributes to their late , justice antonin scalia. the chief justice and several of also inr justices were attendance. justice scalia passed away february 13 while visiting a texas ranch. he was appointed to the high court by president ronald reagan in 1986. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome. we are touched to be joined this afternoon by the chief justice of

romanians speaking moldova have a longer border than poland.it's to study the legacy of empires. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, two cold wars and a 30-year journey through romania and beyond. he talks about the history of the balkan states and romaniinr struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania is an extremely corrupt country, because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. and what this shows is, this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> the state department's budget request for 2017 total $50 billion. secretary of state john kerry was on capitol hill last week, testifying on the proposal

remember, romania and romanian speaking moldova have a longer border with the ukraine. in --ight, robert kaplan, shadow." "in europe was correctromania because it intimately had weak institutions. everything was based on bribes and doubledealing. nothing new.is was what is happening is the upanian population has grown and become more sophisticated. 8:00 eastern on q&a. >> wednesday, the supreme court heard arguments on whole woman's health v. hellerstedt, and abortion case in texas. it forces clinics to meet itpital-like standards -- constitutes an undue burden on women seeking abortions. this is one hour, 25 minutes. chief justice roberts: we'll hear argument this morning in 74, whole woman's health v. hellerstadt. ms. toti. ms. toti: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court,the texas requirements undermine the careful balance struck in casey between states' legitimate and women's fundamental liberty to make personal decisions about their pregnancies. they are unnecessary health regulations that create substantial obstacles to abortion access. justice ginsburg: m

romanian speaking moldova have a longer border with ukraine and poland. challenge and also about empire, the cause is where the austro-hungarian -- the habsburg empire overlapped with czars to russian empires, the soviet empire, the turkish empire, the byzantine empire. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires.

remember, remain in speaking moldova have a longer border with ukraine and even poland has. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. >> romania was intimately a corrupt country, extremely corrupt because of the debacle he had weak institutions that were -- everything was based on reitman doubledealing and what they showed if this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> national intelligence director james clapper, cia director john brennan and fbi director james called me to testify before the house intelligence committee about the national security threats posed by nations including russia, china iran and north korea as those terror groups isis and al qaeda. director comey commented about his first court case against apple over access to the iphone data of one of the san bernardino attackers. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> committee will come to order. today the committee will examine worldwide threats. i'd

the holocaust, the cold war, he challenge of vladmir putin, remember romania and romanian speaking moldovaave a longer border. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. > robert kaplan, author of "in europe's shadow, two cold wars and a journey through romania and beyond." he talks about the history and the struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very, everything was based on bribe and double dealing and what this shows is this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian toplation has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. former presidential candidate carly fear rinna was the featured speaker on the second night of the conference. she talked about citizen activism and the presidential race. she is introduced by heritage foundation president and former senator jim demint. this is a half hour. mr. demint: good evening, everyone. they got me with a nice bite of steak

holocaust, the cold war, the challenge of vladimir putin, moldova as a logger border with ukraine and poland has. to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. >> sunday night on q&a, the author of in europe's shadow:two cold wars and the 3-year journey in romania and beyond talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was a corrupt country, extremely corrupt and had weak institutions that were very -- based on bribes and double dealing and what this shows is nothing new. the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and demanding a clean government, it's number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> every weekend on american history tv on c-span3 feature programs that tell the americans will lose some of the highlights for this weekend include saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. eastern the association for the study of african-american life and history host their 92 anniversary by the park service director and a keynote address by loyal univ. maryland p

remember, romania and romanian-speaking moldova have a longer border with poeland than ukraine has.to study romania is to study the empires. >> robert kaplan author of "in europe's shadow, a 30-year journey through romanian and beyond" he talks about the history of the balkan states and roman romania's struggle. >> romania was a corrupt country extremely corrupt because had weak institutions. everything was based on bribes and double dealing and what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romania population has grown up and has become far more sophisticated and demanding clean government. its number one demand. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> john king answered questions at his nomination hearing to become the permanent replacement for arne duncan president obama's first education secretary who left after seven years of service. topics included a recent reform law and student loans and education for rural students. >>> today we're holding a hearing on the nomination -- the committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come

romanian speaking moldova have a longer report with ukraine that even poland has.study romania is to study the legacy of empire. q&a, two coldt on war's and a 30 year journey through romania and beyond. the struggle to gain democracy. it was extremely corrupt because .t had weak institutions everything was based on bride and doubled the ailing shows this was nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more's educated. it is demanding clean government. it is the number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. ♪ >> washington journal continues. month andttle over a a half until tax day. , and joined by nina olson for those who are unfamiliar with your job and your role, what is the national taxpayer advocate? guest: appointed to view the voice of taxpayers inside the irs. my job is to advocate for and inrs pacific cases systemic cases where groups of taxpayers are being harmed by actions or inaction to the irs. about 1900 employees around the united states who hoped we do that job. we invited viewers to ca

speaking moldova have a longer border the big ukraine and poland -- then:. study of romania is the study of empires. announcer: robert kaplan, author of "in europe's shower -- shadow." he talks about the history of the balkan states, and romania structs -- struggle to gain democracy. corrupt --ntimately intimately corrupt. they had weak industry shouldn't -- they had weak institutions. what this shows is this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated. it is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. ♪ >> i am a teacher. the most and port in thing to me right now is education. i am looking at candidates very closely for their programs in education. i have not been happy in the last 15 years with the poor standards and common core. i would like to see that change. i am going to vote for either bernie sanders or hillary clinton. i am happy with both. i am interested to see whether education plans would turn out to be. decided

remember, romania and moldova have a longer border with ukraine than poland has. so to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, author of in europe's shadow, two cold wars and a 30 year journey through romania and beyond, he talks about the history of romania. >> it was endemically a corruption country because it endemically had weak institut n institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. and what this shows is this is nothing new, what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it's its number one demand. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on q & a. >>> you are watching c-span3. next, space exploration advocates talk about the importance of u.s. leadership in space. then, a house appropriations hearing on the housing and urban development department's 2017 budget request. that's followed by a senate hearing on the energy department's budget request. later, it's prime minister's questions in the british hous

remember, romania and moldova have a longer border with ukraine than even poland has.dy romania is to study the legacy of empires. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy. >> romania was endemically a construct country. extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >>> next, food and drug administration commissioner dr. robert califf testifies at a senate hearing about president obama's 2017 budget request for his agency. he also took questions on the fda's efforts to help combat opioid addiction. senator jerry moran choirs t ch hearing.