people who recommend books to me to say you should read the book and $0.1 to me by my secretary nancy james and it was about china and this is the of ymca director going to china and chronicled of the most definitive chronicling of china's contribution to science in the world and said you ought to read this if you want to understand where the boom is coming from. not like yesterday they discovered scions. they have been there 6,000 years they put it all together. she said you ought to read it. i started this book i will have to started again because i have forgotten some of the first part but these books will keep me occupied this summer. >> we start as paperback company back in the beginning and that was in the heyday of the paperback arad and we have authors like how robins and the great brands of the time and it was an interesting time provokes because the industry was transitioning from a to world system of hardcover and paperback publishing. with that era we had to merge a lot of the books being published in hardcover we're being published by paperback publishers. and then they realize

marine corps don't ask nancy if he's a neo con and i won't tell anyone that you've been watching out on the versus the man. the f.b.i. is bragging about a recent coup mob boss james whitey bulger he was captured after sixteen years on the run near los angeles this case is interesting because it shows what happens when the full light of the federal government's law enforcement effort is focused on a truly dangerous criminal the rest came after a tip from a t.v.

the announcement from cantor came at the exact moment that nancy pelosi and steny hoyer and james clyburne at the white house telling obama what they wanted in taxes. it's my understanding that they laid out this package of $400 billion in revenue. they were told that the president supports that goal. they might not be willing to go up to $400 billion, but they are not talking about some change. they seemed to be reassured. host: we are talking to lori montgomery of "the washington post." you have the july 4 recess and we have this deadline set by treasury secretary geithner that says congress needs to act on raising the debt limit on or before august 2. if that is the deadline, how does congress get there? guests: because we do not know the next up, we do not know they get there. next week was going to be behind the scenes communications who were not necessarily going to be in town, anyway. i think we are looking at a few days or maybe a week of quiet communications. after the july 4 holiday, i would expect someone would come out and tell us where things are headed. once they get back to

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bay area people includes nancy pelosi and former transportation secretary panetta and cooler executive myer and jameswill perform. qaddafi vowed to fight to the death in a surprise message. >> we'll not surrender or give up. it isn't matter. qaddafi spoke after nato air strikes pounded the capitol. nato is disputing claims and hurting civilians and children. these aired on libyan state television. it is hard to tell what is true and libyan government propaganda. >> we are taken east to the capitol of the tripoli and they claim a nato rocket is the residential area. there is a crater surrounded by the residents . a rocket made by gec mar coni. it has done damage to houses and animals. they are hit by nato air strikes on a military base over there. some of them have landed in the middle of the residential area. nato was in the area at the time but can't confirm whether it was caused by the claims hadeem claimed that his baby's son was injured by fallen debris. >> this is your house. >> he shows us inside where we see the damage. his father-in-law rants against the continuual bombing. locals claim it wa

james taylor. >> leader mitch mcconnell. >> the hon. nancy pelosi and her husband. the hon. gregory meeks and his wife. the hon. tom corbett, governor of pennsylvania. >> we have been watching some of the arrivals for tonight's state dinner with the german chancellor. she will be presented with the presidential medal of freedom. you will see that later on this evening. our coverage of the dinner will start at 8:00 eastern as we hear from a member of the council for relations who will talk about german-u.s. relations. we will take your phone calls after 8:00 eastern, here on c- span. while the presidents day began early, shortly after 9:00 a.m. eastern, as the president officially welcomed her over from blair house this morning on the south side, the south lawn of the white house. this runs about 35 minutes. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [playing hail to the chief] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, at the national anthem of the federal republic of germany, followed by the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

. >> sean is now with us along with his dad james and also joining us now is dr. nancy snyderman.changed now that you can actually see this far? >> a lot. i'm studying the driver's license book to learn how to drive, finishing school, looking for an apartment, looking for a job, and hopefully start my life up. >> your whole life has begun again. >> yeah. >> and, james, you know, watching you watch that piece, i mean you were getting misty-eyed, even seeing yourself in the operating room. you wrote the let their gave your son this new life. >> that was a letter of desperation. i didn't know what else to do. i didn't know what would happen after i wrote the letter, if anybody would answer. i thank god for dr. brian answering that. it's been a miracle for me to watch my son see again. >> he answered the letter. he donated his services. this is an expensive surgery 20rks$,000, is that right, dr. nancy? >> it can go up that high. the problem is the sooner you intervene, the better the outcomes. so with this -- i've seen cases where the eye almost looks like the tip of an ice cream cone

marine corps don't ask nancy if he's a neo con and i won't tell anyone that you've been watching out on the versus the man. the f.b.i. is bragging about a recent coup mob boss james whitey bulger he was captured after sixteen years on the run near los angeles this case is interesting because it shows what happens when the full light of the federal government's law enforcement effort is focused on a truly dangerous criminal the rest came after a tip from a t.v. broadcast campaign resulting in a viewer recognizing his long time girlfriend catherine gride did it results in a new. no in this case they definitely lured this eighty one year old man out of his apartment and arrested him without incident in addition to the millions of dollars spent on catching him the f.b.i. had a two million dollar reward and until bin laden was killed he was number two on the most wanted list he was wanted for nineteen murders from his operations in the boston area and served as the inspiration for the movie the departed here's the kicker he was actually an f.b.i. informant until one thousand nine hundred five tipping them off on the activities of rival gangs until an f.b.i. agent tipp

nancy pelosi called for house ethics investigation. weiner says he'll cooperate fully. for more now, i've got a powerhouse political panel with me. in new orleans, cnn contributor james carville. in durham, north carolina, rick lazio, a former new york congressman who ran for the senate against hillary clinton. and howard kurtz, washington bureau chief for "newsweek" magazine and the daily beast and host of cnn's "reliable sources." thanks for all being here. james, let me begin with you. you were in the clinton white house, in charge or there in moments of crisis, in management. assuming that anthony weiner has told the truth, has it made it possible for himself, for him to survive, as he goes forward? >> well, history shows that a lot of people have survived, but i'll tell you that right now, the democrats are furious at this guy. i mean, you can see what leader pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation. he's married to one of the most popular people in the democratic party, and people are livid at him. you know, my general view on these kind of things is let the voters decide. if they want to send him back, that's a choice for the people of the ninth district

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james complyburn. then chris wallace and guest minnesota representative and presidential candidate michelle bachmann and senate minority while john kyl. cnn will talk with nancy pelosi. south carolina republican senator jim demint and mike rogers. finally, we wrap up at 4:00 p.m. eastern with ""face the nation"" from cbs where michelle batch will be on. -- bachmann. nationwide on xm satellite 119 and on the web at c-span radio. >> who would think a youtube rap video on economics would become popular. >> here we are peace out great more lineup for the recession, we brought out the shovels and we are still in a different and still digging, the party is over the long run is here and it is time to get low. >> we will talk with the creators of fight of the cent y century. >> we are trying to reach people who are interested in how the world works. that is everybody from a high school student who is curious about economics to a person who is just trying to make a link and get along and is worried about what is going on. >> tonight 8:00 eastern on "q "q&a." >> sunday author, activist and writer and resident linda logan her bock focuses on native america includes the

nancy pelosi sent a member to the ranking members of the house ethics committee. they released a statement --. >> coming up at 7:10 eastern, we'll speak to democratic strategist robert zimmerman and cnn political contributor james carville. can congressman weiner come back from this scandal and revive his political career. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says this year growth in the economy has been, quote, somewhat slower than expected and he called the job market far from normal. speaking yesterday bernanke says he is still optimistic, though, the recovery will pick up in coming months. >> growth seems likely to pick up somewhat in the second half of the year. overall, the economic recovery appears to be continuing at a moderate pace, albeit at a race uneven across sectors and frustratingly slow from the perspective of millions of under employed workers. >> uneven and frustrating slow. despite an onabsolute of weaker than expected reports, president obama says he's not concerned about the economy sinking into another recession. >> i'm not concerned about a double dip recession. i am concerned about the fact that the recovery we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> presid