mr c. and a machine gun on the other hand when you introduced myself and said general there is nothing to report in the area yes me what does that mean nothing to report on it how many political prisoners seen how many detainees are there. but also i insisted nothing to report in general. but commander don't you know we are at war he asked me. he like i couldn't help myself and i said both of them did he want war are you talking about generally case when i mean i know it's possible to declare war against neighboring countries but not against our own countrymen. went in with. very well he said you're dismissed wait in the next room but it may be then midwest most senior officers in my unit and with his staff. and then he informed me that the military junk i had decided that i should report to army headquarters and relinquish my command you get wind of him to get him and. it will simply add a thimbleful i was cord marshal and accused of dereliction of military duty to me to get in dereliction

be for riots here's a real democracy and defense all right so well there you have a debt's mr a man while bowler c n n. we can expect more debate and more discussion at the second day of this a global policy forum. thanks very much and that was our correspondent says more from her throughout the day there at the forum there another thing which is going to be discussed at the forum is an altar call called russia written a year ago by president to between. it sets out a range of measures to kick up corruption and kick start modernization fresh economic development to reduce russia's dependency on its natural resources are to sponsor the president's press secretary in the toilets to find out how it's going. to programs that they don't get the message and gave a detailed and unflattering account of the situation russia is currently in it was not unflattering in the meaning of critical of the previous period and previous achievements no on the contrary they were giving credit but it was stated that the model of development russia had chosen and pursued until now is no longer viable the president named

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c. commissioner garcia: you had said e-mails. this is he said she said. this is mr. paniagua you had communications going on in e-mail which is totally different than what was through the contractor. "we only have what he states the conversation was. is there something that you can substantiate through the e-mail and the various occasions between the parties outhouse -- between the parties? >> there is not a video or a tape or a corroborating witness. >> within those e-mails, it would be evidence that she was denied access. the contractor is probably credible but we don't know that. >> what i was referring to with the e-mails was the acknowledgement that it was absolutely essential to have access in order to put the siding on the rear west wall. >> i might come at this from a different direction. thank you. >> the matter before this court is a very complicated and private matter but what is clear is that everyone wants the same results and that is to have deciding on this wall. the department would require sighting on this wall. the department had to approve this per

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mr. peters, and god bless c-span, and bless you all.t: i think there was no question that eisenhower had influence with johnson, but i don't think it was in any way decisive on this matter. i think what was decisive with johnson in getting into the trouble in vietnam originally were that the gulf of tokin resolution was political, set up to keep him from having an attack from goldwater. johnson also feared that the democratic convention was coming up later that august, that same month, he feared that bobby kennedy would lead a revolt in the party against him. he was totally neurorottic about bobby. that was political. the decision of the major escalation by the time they made that, that was made out of real -- the other thing of johnson -- of my having shared a part of johnson's life was if you worshiped f.d.r. because of the fight for the depression and for the average man, you always worshiped him for standing up to hitler, churchill. they were two heroes. you weren't going to have anything to do with another munich, or sell out a che

i don't think the flight a was to o c >> it seems like she was doing her job. >>> mrs., this morning, we have a celebrity with us. he is the star of that hit tv show "entourage." he is a frequent target of the paparazzi. prod a documentary about a kid who is only 13 who is out snapping famous faces in hollywood into the wee hours ofo this is a rather unique look into our celebrity-saturated culture. we'll talk to adrian coming up. >>> but we'll begin wiocf1 really usually easy wins. former presiden is going to head to new england today, home to some of the bluest of the blue g d. of the bluest of the blue and the vice president and john hendren has the story now from washington. >> reporter: good morning, ashleigh. that's right.n s democrats are not yet putting up a good fight, and he will be back in the ring in some surprising places, places where in any other year no democrat the comeback kid is coming back. >> i know a lot of people are mad, and a lot of people are >> report for democrats, he's play defense deep in home territory. today in the solid blue states of massachusetts and

mr. peters, and god bless c-span, and bless you all. guest: i think there was no question that eisenhower had influee with johnson, but i don't think it was in any way decisive on this matter. i think what was decisive with johnson in getting into the trouble inietnam originally were that the gulf of tokin resolution was political, set up to keep him from having an attack from goldwater. johnson also feared that the democratic convention was coming up later that august, that same month, he feed that bobby kennedy would lead a revolt in the party against him. he was totally neurorottic about bobby. that was political. the decision of the major escalation by the time they made that, that was made out of real -- the other thing of johnson -- of my having shared a part of johnson's life was if you worshiped f.d.r. because of the fight for the depression and for the average man, you always worshiped him for standing up to hitler, churchill. they were two heroes. you weren't going to have anything to do with another muni, or sell out a cckle

mrs. brady for all of us brady bunch fans out. >> it's quite the cast of "c" listers. >>> also on televisionose "the event." it has jason ritter and blair underwood. and one of my personal favorites, house, premiering tonight. love, love, love that show. there's a lot on. all this week. i'm going to give you what you really need to focus onto be part of the talk. >> if you miss it tonight, we'll see you tomorrow at 11:00. stay with us. we're back with much more after this. [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese. by tomorrow. [ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazing bikes. with xerox, you're ready for real business. before weight watchers, my world was can't. can't eat this. can't do that. can't lose weight. but on weight watchers, i can. weigh less than i did in high school. can. stand here not suckin' in a thing. sure can. lose weight, and feel lighter and liberated in so many ways. i can. and you can too. and yo

mr. peters, and god bless c-span, and bless you all. guest: i think there was no question that eisenhower had influence with johnson, but i don't think it was in any way decisive on this matter. i think what was decisive with johnson in getting into the trouble in vietnam originally were that the gulf of tokin resolution was political, set up to keep him from having an attack from goldwater. johnson also feared that the democratic convention was coming up later that august, that same month, he feared that bobby kennedy would lead a revolt in the party against him. he was totally neurorottic about bobby. that was political. the decision of the major escalation by the time they made that, that was made out of real -- the other thing of johnson -- of my having shared a part of johnson's life was if you worshiped f.d.r. because of the fight for the depression and for the average man, you always worshiped him for standing up to hitler, churchill. they were two heroes. you weren't going to have anything to do with another munich, or sell out

c-span. ms. hirono: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution house res. 1473, as amended, supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aeration. -- aviation. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 235, house resolution 1473, resolution supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, and the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hi roe nee: i ask unanimous consent that all members have -- ms. hirono: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include ex-troin -- extraneous material on h.r. 1473. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of h.r. 1473 as amended, introduced by the gentleman from montana, mr. rayburn, which expresses support for back coun

thank you to c-span, and thank you, mr. doyle. listening to mr. doyle and listening to the callers, it is pretty obvious that the only way we will eliminate the corruption and banana republic we have in our government today is to take off financing -- take all financing out of campaigns other than $1 or $5 from each individual, and that includes corporations that the supreme court designated as full people. taking that $1 or $5. -- they can get $1 or $5. guess what, we would have a country that was no longer corrupt. i would like mr. doyle to tell me, how can the american people take back the government, take back our country, and get rid of this money-mongering that we have of campaign financing? guest: i think your question gets back to what we were just talking about with the legislation for public financing and congressional elections. that is certainly a solution put forward by the people with your point of view, that the way to deal with it would be to have a system where you don't have big private contributors. the way the legislation would

caller: i am glad to be on c- span this morning. i think mr.bama is a wonderful man, and a wonderful president. i think the american people are very fortunate to have him. he inherited the recession. he got the stimulus package passed, and it has done a great deal of good. it is not a lot of green energy and the formation of new jobs. i think the american people need to get behind this man. he is trying to do a wonderful job. i think he is getting blamed for a lot of things that are not his fault. i sure hope that things go a lot better for him and the country. host: on that small business bill, which some proponents say it is another stimulus bill, "the financial times reports that a congressman from ohio will vote for it. that sets democrats for being on course to pass the first of a series of mini-stimulus bill. frank, and the penn line. -- independent mind. caller: i wanted to agree with the woman who called in earlier. it seems when you are running the show, you are running more of an interview shell. we do not need every newspaper in the

host: another more recent book apt about is summer of 1787, if you go on c-span's archives, you'll find an interview with mr. stuart about his book and more about the history of that constitutional con sflention philadelphia. we are talking about the constitution, asking you whether or not you read it and whether or not you consider yourself to be one of those who believes it's a living documental subject to interpretation or an originalist who believes in the original text of the constitution. next is the call from playersville, georgia. this is richard, independent line. good morning. caller: yes, good morning, susan, the constitution is an original. the founding fathers wrote the constitution not deal with specific problems of their day but to human nature. that's why they have the checks and balances in there for all time. constitution was written right along -- they use the bible as a guide. old testament, new testament, and i think it was samuel adams that said the pillars of congress are two. one of them is the religion, the other is morality. however, today, we have our elected rulers or officials t

mr. clouds and sunshine. los '70s for the most part here for the south couple of spirit here is the seven they're around the bay. we return to more to local cwere now spending more personal out to check this. we are evaluating the situation and we will be cracking on those who they are fears. >> you get the sense that each nation will be getting worse be and how easy it is. >> it was easy to evade there's an the other way they say so this is just a problem we will have to deal with when you're dealing with the transportation agency the size. we've had to deal with very vicious and we had derogates. this is not something that is new, but to desegregates arnett and we will adjust to whatever problems arise. in this is one of those problems. >> this is strike you as a huge technological oversight, >> this is something when you have a new equipment, and variegates people will find a way to violate the fair policy. and this is something we will adjust to. we also are customers be patient with this process. this is very new, but we're ready to adjust to the situation. if you violate the fair policy we will come after you. prosecutor. >> paul rose

c-span. . . ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor to discuss the defense authorization bill and the don't ask, don't tell provisions included in it. let me start by making my position crystal clear. i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an individual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our cou

mr. pierson. i loved your book. i just want to know something. are you gay? host: we'll move on to redding, pennsylvania. democratic line, good morning. guest: good morning. how are you? thank you for c-span. i've watched for years. i want to thank mr. pierson for his calm explanation, common sense explanation about our situation here. i've had several jobs over my life. primarily i'm an artist, but i've had to work other jobs. i've done factory. those jobs are in china now. i was an artist, designer for a company. those jobs were sent to china. i just don't understand -- i guess with the sales of those jobs and the businesses, the rich have gotten richer, and the middle class, we were able to earn a decent living there, and now that's gone. i think that's the main problem with our economy right now. i also was a realtor for a while. we never gave out bad loans back in the day. you know, we had to really check out what people earned and see their w-2 forms. but i just wanted to thank you for your common-sense explanation about the difference between the lower class and now we have so much poverty. i'm part of it. and the higher classes, they don't produce small business jobs. host: m

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mr. clinton has dialed it back. what did bill clinton credit for his recent good health? a, weight lifting. b, not eating meat or dairy. c, swimming. b, the cabbage soup diet which is delicious. which is it that bill clinton is attributing his current state of health? cards up, please. and the answer is b, mccallum lurches into the lead. he does not eat meat or dairy. i'm not believing that by the way. i think late at night. >> cheeseburger. >> he's getting the dominoes with all the sausage on it. >> absolutely. >> question number 4. fox has announced that jennifer lopez and aerosmith's steven tyler will replace simon cowell as judges on "american idol." >> ♪ for the very first time >> i think you're possibly the worst singer in the world. i've never, ever heard anything like that in my life. >> there's a boogie-woogie bugel boy in company b. >> thank you, that was horrible. >> there you go. now, what is the name of cowell's new music competition program? a, simon says. b, the x factor. c, america's got cowell. d, sing for your supper. what is the name of the new program? cards up, please. and the answer is b, the x fact

c-section, mike huckabee thinks that you don't deserve health insurance. pre-existing condition coverage will change the lives of millions of americans. mr.e, do you get that? but huckabee only cares about his own pocketbook. comparing a patient with pre-existing condition to a house that burned down? this is the republican party, and they are psycho talkers. >>> coming up, the republicans are so hard up for ideas they're recycling the newtster's garbage now. i'll get "rapid-fire" response on that. >>> and the tea party jobs are dead set on repealing president obama's health care bill. they are making me sick. they are running from a great bill, a great start. all of that, plus christine o'donnell's skeletons, boy they're coming out of the closet. lady gaga takes a shot at the maverick, can you believe it? and why michael vick is my pick in the "playbook" tonight. [ male announcer ] at triscuit, we're a fan of simple ingredients. so we seeded that into something much bigger. the home farming movement. ♪ join us at triscuit.com/homefarming. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? ♪ introducing bayer am, an extra strength

mr. brown, this question comes from a student here at uc davis. as governor, would you roll back all of the funding cuts to the u you c, csu and community college systems? why or why not? >> all the fees back? not my first year with an $18 billion deficit. we have to get real here. i certainly don't want to see them go up you. university is something i love. i went to the university of california. so did my mother. when she went the tuition was $22 a semester. when i went, 30 years later, it was 120 $120. now it's astronomically higher than that. i care about this university, it's the key to our technological future and intellectual and civic future. i'm going to do everything i can to protect the university and advance its cause. ear going to do that by being tough you on the budget. getting real with these legislators, living within our means and building up a surplus. and certainly not driving a hole in the general fund of $5 billion, giving the tax break to the very wealthy because the university derives all of its state support from the general fund. so, in fact, university support is about 2.5 billion, which is a significant part of the 5 billion

c-span for running that conference. that was awesome. i was very inspired. for mr. perkins, this is on phobias. last april, the tea party was demonstrating in washington and the media was buzzing with, "they are going to be violent." of course they were not. the next week, their work has been expert testing in arizona and they showed videos of hispanics attacking the police with no comments about violence. i think this was in a may, at the g-20 in toronto, young left wing people came in with masks, bricks, all of these things and attacked police and there were no comments about violence. now, we have this islamophobia. the interviewer pointed out, today in an editorial talking about christian rights in sheep's clothing. are we talking about a christian fovea now? how do we reach these people who have hardened their hearts? that is my question. guest: that is a deep question which i am not sure i can answer in the time that we have. there is no question if you look back in the history of this country played a key role in the development of this country. i do believe there are increasing tensions

mr. speaker, if you are ever facing south on the hill and see a c-17 on the horizon, you might not sigh in relief because it might be one of our air medical transports bringing our wounded warriors home. i urge my colleagues to support house resolution 1605 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jones: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 1605 as amended, recognizing the service of the military medical and aircrews who help our wounded warriors return home quickly and safely and commending the members of the air force for their commitment to our service men and women. i thank the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, for introducing this resolution. . the key to our men and women surviving after being wounded in combat is immediate care following safe evacuation from the battlefield. no one does this better than the united states military. mr. s

mr. kennedy: permission to address the house for five minutes. those of you who may be watching on your c-span at home may wonder how it is that everything has to be broken down republican versus democrat, right versus left. i think there's one special interest group in our country that there shouldn't be any disagreement about and that's our nation's veteran. we are consumed right now with a lot of problems our country has right now. but perhaps the family that's facing the greatest challenges right now are the family that have already borne the biggest sacrifice so we could have elections today in my state and other states across the country and have an election this november. we are very good in this country on getting down on ourselves, berating our political system and say it's no good. people have to realize we have it pretty good. for all intenths and purposes all is not good, but churchill said democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. people don't have rights of any kind, the lobby just doesn't have rights. what makes our country so great and what we st

c-span. i appreciate "washington journal." i watch a lot every day. a few questions for mr. davis. you refer to the president has obama he's our president guest: i say bush too. caller: where is your respect for the president guest: where is your respect for the president? guest: very high. caller: my second comment. i do not appreciate negative words hammered at me constantly by the republicans, republican speaker, i hear "upset, no good news" he mentioned nervous. people are nervous at least three times. please stop and move forward. do your job and make this country more positive and great. we deserve this as american people. and keep the faith. okay? guest: i have been analyzing elections a long time. i think the words i have chosen are not different from what other people are saying. it's a nervous election with unemployment 9%. the fact of the matter is, when you look at the political system. what they have delivered over the last decade, not a lot of good news and voters are rebelling. we have a happy voter. that's always good to hear. host: of course when ronald reagan poll

mr. goldberg from the national review and matthews altink from the heritage foundation. live coverage starts at 4:15 on c-span 2. cook political report publisher charlie cook joined the senate editor and others to talk about the house and senate and gubernatorial races, beginning at 8:00 eastern. following that, the california senate race, the first debate between democratic incumbent barbara boxer if and republican candidate carly fiorina. at 10:00 eastern, the arizona gov. debate with republican gov. jan brewer, a democratic state attorney general terry goddard and two third-party candidates. >> tonight, "book tv primetime, books to the stars. a planetarium director describes his book. and the importance of amateur astronomy from timothy ferris, tonight on c-span 2. >> there is nothing about finance that is like a rocket science. that is the frustrating thing for me when you think about ponzi schemes. the biggest ponzi scheme is telling someone who has worked really hard to earn money that they don't understand how that money will be invested. >> in 2007 as analyst with the first to predict major losse

mr. camp. we stand in adjournment. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> c-span's local content big locals are crossing the country. we are looking at the most closely contested house races leading up to november's elections. >> there are only a certain number of congressional seats that are highly competitive. they constitute very good opportunities for republicans to pick up a seat in congress. this is one of them. >> it has always been one of those races that is a barometer of what will happen nationally with either party. it has always been that way. i think there's always a lot of interest in it. that is not what is important to me. what is important to me is the way i represent the people of indiana. >> we have the democratic incumbent, baron hill. he has served since 1998. he was defeated one time in 2004 and won his seat back. he is challenged by republican todd young. he is making his first run at any public office. it is a very interesting district. it runs along the ohio river in southern indiana. it seems to be homogenous, but there it is actuall

c-span network. now in over 100 million homes. >> now, david westin, the president of abc news is interviewed about the news business. mr. westin has been with abc news for 13 years and talks about how it has changed and how he leaves the organization. this is just over an hour. >> as david knows, and the interview with the journalists involved ground rules. many want to know in advance what the questions will be. david had no desire what i was going to ask him, and i had no desire to tell him. [laughter] this is going to be completely free wheeling from our end. i think there is nothing -- i think there could not be a more important time to be discussing this topic. i think the rise of the importance of ethical leadership comes to the forefront of the challenges we face. in the middle of the last century, when the challenge to western civilization's very survival was at stake, to have in leadership positions men like winston churchill and franklin roosevelt, who embodied i think, the three qualities of leadership that i think we think of as most important, intellect, experience and instinct, was vital to the outcome of

c. marshall post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from ohio, mr. driehaus, and the gentleman from california, mr. bilbray, leech control 20 minutes -- each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. driehaus: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. driehaus: thank you, mr. speaker. i now yield as much time as he may consume to the author of the legislation, the representative from pennsylvania, mr. critz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. critz: i ask permission to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. critz: mr. speaker, thank you, mr. chairman, for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5605 which would rename the facility of the united states postal service in uniontown, pennsylvania, after its most famous son, george c. marshall jr. most notable for the ma

mr. baxter for three times mentioning that if they had only d access to additional funds, a, b or c would have occurred and if only had additional access to funds, d, e or f would have occurred -- you said that you couldn't sustain it the taxpayer exposure to allowing additional time to see if something else could happen. so on behalf of the taxpayers i want to appreciate your understanding that whatever euphemism is used, government, fdic, federal reserve, all the taxpayers' money and at some point if that was going to be relieved to give y the ability to do something else you just ran out time. and the taxpayers certainly from out of dollars. a. >> 30 seconds that i would like to move on. just respond to your point i agree it's important to understand all the motivations of the aors involv. on this particular issue i think the legal question is dispositive. >> we have mr. baxter and mr. alvarez testifying under oath that they believe there was only one particular legal path. >> let's do this -- >> we will have time between now and december to discuss this, i'm going to observe the legal

c-span has been a terrific supporter of minor parties and independent candidates' ideas spreading. host: minneapolis on our democrats' line. caller: hi, mr. winger. a thing that i heard you say california had a party called the "minnesota progresses?" i would like to hear more about it. guest: oregon and vermont are the two states with t progressive party. minnesota has an independence party. it is a party of the center. but elected ventura in 1998. himself back in the middle. host: for those to make it onto the ballot, what is their ability to be competitive in terms of money and advertising? guest: they are almost never competitive with money. there are rare exceptions -- ross perot. some of those states with bad access laws are constructed so only very wealthy people, or those with support from wealthy people can get on the ballot. it is terrible. the north carolina ballot access is so bad no independent candidate for the house has ever qualified. they have been using government- printed ballots-1901. a particular union was so mad at a democratic memberf congress who voted against the health insurance reform act that they got an indep

mr. bernanke did indicate the fed stood ready to act to bolster the economy. he will be at princeton university at 4:00 very p.m. eastern here on c-span. and tonight, the first debate between candidates running for wisconsin gov.. they will be facing off in an hour-long debate. you can see the debate tonight at 8:00 eastern, also here on c- span. >> this weekend on c-span3, a rare look at the personal belongings of george washington and what they reveal about the father of our country. a special program on curtis mayfield and the civil rights movement. and the rhetorical style of winston churchill and how it compares to leaders today. american history tv on c-span3. this saturday, it is the national book festival from our nation's capitol. live coverage will be and 9:30 eastern with your phone calls. for a listing of all the authors and their times, go to booktv.org. >> i really underestimated how big the job was. i had never been the minority leader. i jumped from minority whip to speaker overnight, and a minority party that nobody thought was going to be in power to leading as the biggest one- party increase in history. >> newt

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. >> i object. the clerk: in subparagraph a of section 3312-c-1 of the public health service act as added by section 101 of the bill, strike the payment rates that would apply to the provision of such treatment and services by the facility under the federal employees compensation act and insert payment rates equal to the payment rates for similar services under parts a and b of title 18 of the social security act. strike title 3 and insert the following and make such changes to the table of contents in section 1-b as may be necessary. title 3, repeal of certain spending provisions and patient protection and affordable care act. section 301, repeals. a, in general. the following provisions are hereby repealed. one, subsections a, b, c, g, h, i, j, k, l and m of section 1899-a of the social security act relating to independent payment advisory board and subsections b and c of section 3403 of the patient protection and affordable care act. and the amendments made by such subsections. two, section 4002 of such act relating to the prevention and publ

c-span has been a terrific supporter of minor parties and independent candidates' ideas spreading. host: minneapolis on our democrats' line. caller: hi, mr. winger. a thing that i heard you say california had a party called the "minnesota progresses?" i would like to hear more about it. guest: oregon and vermont are the two states with the progressive party. minnesota has an independence party. it is a party of the center. but elected ventura in 1998. it was the state unit of the reform party when that party was much stronger. this is a typical year for the independence party of minnesota. if found itself in a race for governor in which the republican nominee is very socially conservative, even to the point where he has lost a substantial amount of support from his own party. and the democratic farmer labor party is orthodox liberal democrat. the independents candidate finds himself back in the middle. host: for those to make it onto the ballot, what is their ability to be competitive in terms of money and advertising? guest: they are almost never competitive with money. there are rare exceptions -- ross perot. some of those states with

hour i have to say that the slap at c-span for some kind of liberal bias, and its coverage of public affairs, was just ridiculous. you folks do a great job. but on to mrrassmusen. i guess my pet peeve with the tea party references is i can't quite get to the point where i understand the use of the word party. i know it's just semantics but to me, a political party has some accountability as far as its policies and the consequences of its positions on issues. is it really appropriate to be calling the phenomenon a party? i mean, i think of common cause as an organization that takes up the common good but does not have a political affiliation. why would the tea party and common cause not be able to find some alliances? we think of one as liberal, one as conservative. but we're talking about the public interest here. maybe you can react to why the word party is in there and why it really applies. guest: it's certainly not a political party in any sense that we would recognize and it has grown out of the references to the boston tea party back in 1773, so that's the connection. and essentially that tie draws right back to the sense of being overtaxed or c

c-span, and that think this country has benefited from the show. those that don't watch or participate are simply in the dark about what is going on. i think mr.imothy carney has answered questions to the very best of his ability and it shows he has a tremendous amount of ability. i am not trying to puff him up or anything, but as a republican since goldwater, the views that i hold today are i think the views of most americans. i think that we need to as a people, we the people, and need to take back our government. the politicians, not republicans or democrats, the politicians have taken our government. we've the people, both republicans and democrats, we need to devote our conscious, and we need for men of stature, moral stature, to stand up and tell us what they will do to bring back the moral high ground to our country, and that we might be the country that exceeds above all of the rest of exceeds above all of the rest of the world because our founding principles, liberty, the things we hold dear, our freedom. i believe right now that our entire military ipositioned around the world that the right man it can dictate the way this world need

mr. richard winger, thank you for your time. that is it for this edition. we will be back at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. ♪ >> a look at some of the live events we're covering today on cpan. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, christina romer, outgoing chair of the president's council of economic advisers, will speak about the obama administration's economic policies. you can see that live on the national press club. underway right now on c-span2, the financial crisis inquiry commission is continuing its investigation into the 2008 collapse of the financial industry. witnesses today include the former ceo of lehman brothers, whose firm into bankruptcy and 2008, and the former ceo of wachovia. that is live now on c-span2. as the 2010 midterm elections approach, c-span is bringing you events from key races across the country. tonight at 10:00 eastern, california senator barbara boxer and republican candidate carly fiorina take part in the first debate from its st. mary's college. this race is rated a toss up. watch live coverage tonight on c-span at 10:00 eastern. while away on vacation, the obamas had the overall office -- the oval office for a mode-- ovl office remodeled. highlight

cgg?dsz >> i want to welcome and neil armstrong, commander of apollo 11, and norm augustine. >> mr.airman, members of the committee, and i express my sincere appreciation for being invited to express my views on nasa's new plans for human space flight. new, non classified national program concepts are typically accompanied by substantial review and debate in a number of venues. the process is occasionally frustrating, but it ensures that all of the major issues, performance, cost, safety, schedule and so forth are examined in some detail prior to a public proposal. after the tragic loss of columbia and its crew and the completion of the accident investigation, the chairman of the accident investigation board noted that nasa needed a long term strategic guiding vision. president bush after reflection proposed such a vision. finished the international space station. returned to the man. establish a permanent presence there. the venture are in would -- venture onward toward mars. that division was analyzed, debated, and improved upon with congress for nearly two years. you then conclud

mr. obama plans to appoint peter rauss. we will have coverage of the rose garden speech tomorrow on this cspan networks. right now, live on c-span 2, house speaker nancy pelosi is holding a press conference on the democratic agenda leading into november. majority leader steny hoyer is there with james cliburn. that is live on c-span 2. we will have that on c-span a little later on our schedule. right now, a discussion on the role blue dogs and independents play in congress from this morning's "washington journal" this is 45 minutes. -span.org/politics. host: our next guest served in congress for 18 years. he was a democrat -- is a democrat and is currently chairman of an organization in washington. he is also a blue dog. a new study was done on independent voters. congressman kramer, tell us how you define independent voters in this study? guest: we put this research forum to gather, up with former members that were original blue dogs. in north alabama, there was reaction to the clinton administration. the democrats were super majority. as a former member, we put the research together. one of the issues we wanted to tackle

mr. clegg also talks about aid to flood victims in pakistan and benefits. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. on friday, president obama suggested there may be enough republican support to pass a small business bill when congress returns this week. he confirmed that longtime adviser austin will be the next chair of the economic advisers. president obama spoke of about this for one hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. before i take your questions, i just want to talk about our continuing efforts to dig ourselves out of this recession and to grow our economy. before i take your questions, i just want to talk a little bit about our continuing efforts to dig ourselves out of this recession and to grow our economy. as i said in cleveland on wednesday, i ran for president because i believed the policies of the previous decade had left our economy weaker and our middle class struggling. they were policies that cut taxes, especially for millionaires and billionaires, cut regulations for corporations and for special interests, and left everyone else pretty much fending for themselves. they were

now, some people that call on the c-span, which is democrats, and they claim they're republican and they're talking garbage, like i said, you doing the great job, mr. president obama only kept one promise. listen to me what i'm going to tell you guys. one promise, only one promise he kept is distributing the wealth. and democrats going to wake up when it's too late. either they're brain washed or i don't know how i can talk. i'm so very, very upset because of democrats that are going to destroy this country. and healthcare -- one more thing. healthcare, mr. david, mr. care, they're going to be our grand kids. they're going to be destroyed for a long, long time. guest: i totally agreed that nationalized healthcare, this is what this is leading to, is a zeaster. there will be rationing. the government will be making decisions about our healthcare. this mandatory coverage is so outrageously unconstitutional. there's one other promise that obama kept, and that was to fundamentally change america. i've been going around making the point that i don't think anybody would fund mentally change something they love. that's what worries me. why did he want to

c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virginia i-- virgin islands seek recognition? >> i -- mrs. christensen: i ask that the chair entertain motions relating to the following measures, h.r. 6307, house resolution 5305, house resolution 1560, house resolution 1582, a bill to renew the authority of the sec are retear of health and human services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in state child welfare programs and a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and airway trust fund under title 49 code and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote is objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken after 6:00 p.m. today. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands seek recogniti