all on our companion network c-span this morning. about 1:00 this afternoon we'll hear the oral argument as it happened this morning in the court. we'll have it on this network and on c-span radio and c-span.org. right now we join live c-span coverage of the supreme court's health care debate. ♪ let it shine ♪ let it shine ♪ let it shine >> i am reverend linda hamilton-walling, the largest national coalition of national, state and local organizations and individuals working for a health system that embraces an inclusive accessible and affordable health care for all. we are here today to share the vision of a faith-inspired health care future. freedom of religion is one of the pillars of our nation's belief system. in fact, searching for freedom of religious expression was among the driving forces behind our forebearers willingness to give up everything and risk life itself in the journey to the new world. so it is in these days that people are faith are giving moral witness to values that are deeply embedded in our diverse religious h

delegates are at stake today and we'll have live coverage of election results tonight on the c-span networksn.org and c-span radio. >> watch super tuesday election results tonight on the c-span networks. while you watch, use our second screen web page with your tablet or laptop computer to see result maps, social media quotes from candidates and reporters and a public forum for your tweets and those of other viewers. you can also monitor our mentioned on c-span blog where we will post super tuesday news stories. use a laptop or tablet to expand your viewing on our web page made especially for super tuesday coverage. c-span.org/screen2. >> now a speech from the leadership program of the rockies annual retreat in colorado springs. you'll hear an address on the world economy, plus an evaluation of the economic plans of the four republican presidential candidates by author and campaign consultant, richard rahn, an economist. you will hear more about his career in this introduction. the event is 55 minutes. >> we ready to go? let me just dive right in and introduce our first speaker to get us sta

coverage, of course, on our companion network c-span. next up, we're going to take you to a senate judiciary committee, a hearing on the attorney general -- the attorney investigating the prosecution of former alaska senator ted stevens. he will testify before the committee today. henry schuelke's final report says justice department officials withheld information that would have "seriously damaged the testimony and credibility of the government's key witnesses." but he stopped short of recommending any criminal misconduct charges. senator stevens died in a plane crash of august 2010. he was convicted of failing to report gifts in october of 2008. but that conviction was thrown out at the request of the justice department after evidence surfaced of prosecutorial misconduct. here is mr. schuelke at the witness table. this should get under way shortly. live coverage here on c-span3 waiting for the senate judiciary committee to gavel in for a hearing from the attorney who investigated the prosecution of former alaska senator ted stevens. it

we will have his remarks live for you at 1:40 eastern, again, on our companion network c-span. >>> louisiana governor bobby jindal is scheduled to reveal this proposal for balancing the state budget. $900 billion in the red. mostly cloudy and 37 degrees at the airport. 38 at barksdale and 38 in mendon. you're listening to shreveport bossiers news and weather station, newsradio 710. >>> this weekend, "book tv" and "american history "tv" explore shreveport, louisiana. saturday at noon eastern on "book tv" on c-span2, the union army's failure in louisiana from one damn blunder to the beginning to end. and then a look at the over 200,000 books of the john smith nobel collection at the archives then a walking tour of shreveport and bossier city with neil johnson and on "american history tv" on c-span3, 5:00 p.m. eastern from barksdale air force base a look at the base's role on 9/11 plus a history of the b-52 bomb are and also visit the founding fathers' autograph collection at the state museum and from the pioneer center, medicine during the civil war. shreveport, louisiana, this weekend on c-sp

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eastern on our companion network, c-span. >>> in march of 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide. and today our content of affairs nonfiction books and american history is available on tv radio and online. >> when we put that force together to go to desert storm, i viewed every one of those youngsters as somebody that i had a personal responsibility for. i know that general schwarzkopf felt the same way. we knew they were going into a very dangerous conflict, perhaps, and we wanted to give them every benefit to allow them to come home safely. i'm as distressed, more distressed than any member of this committee could ever be that there are veterans who are suffering illnesses that may have been a result of their service in the gulf. i do not know if those illnesses are a result of the service in the gulf or not, but i think we have to keep that as an operating hypothesis until we find out otherwise. we have to get to the bottom of this to find out what the source of the illnesses were. >> c pif-span, created as a public service. >>

eastern on our companion network c-span. appearing before congress epa administrator lisa jackson defended her agency study of hydraulic fracing and water contamination. they testified before two subcommittees on the the president's 2013 budget request. the epa budget would decrease by 1.2%. also in the news epa's limits on greenhouse gas emissions are being challenged this week in the u.s. court of appeals. this hearing is just over three hours. >> i'd like to call today's hearing to order. this is going to be a hearing on fy 2013 budget request for epa. we only have one witness today and that's the honorable lisa jackson, who is the administrator of epa. and miss bennett is there to provide additional information if she needs it, which she probably won't, but we're delighted to have you here as well. i'm going to recognize myself for three minutes for the purpose of making an opening statement. this is a joint hearing of the energy and power and the environment and economy subcommittees of the energy and commerce committee

. >> you can see all of that hearing tonight at just after 11:00 eastern on our companion network c-span 2 and any time at c-span.org. >>> they would wear garmens made of homespun cloth. this homespun cloth would be much more rough textured. be much less fine than the kinds of goods that they could import from great britain. but by wearing this homespun cloth women were visibly and vividly and physically displaying their political sentiments. >> sunday night at 9:00, george mason university professor on the role of women during "the revolution"ary war part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> our system is fundamentally undemocratic in a number of ways. one of the ways is closed primaries. so in half the states in the country, 40% of all the voters can't participate in the primaries. and so they have no say who gets nominated. and as a result we get more and more extreme candidates on both end of the spectrum. >> saturday night at 10:00 eastern on after words, linynin killian writes in "the swing vote" about voters in prirms. and "the fox effect" how it was turned into an

interenterprise -- american enterprise institute, gets under way at 1:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span. >> congratulations to all this year's winner of c-span's video student documentary program. a record number of students entered a video on the theme, "the constitution and you," showing which part of the constitution is important to them and why. studentcam.org, and join us mornings in april as we show the top 27 videos on c-span. and we'll talk with the winners during "washington journal with." >> republican congressman kevin brady has unveiled legislation that would narrow the federal reserve board's mandate, expand the board membership and increase transparency. the bill would also give congress control of the budget for the new consumer financial protection bureau. speaking at the american enterprise institute, congressman brady admitted that the proposal is unlikely to pass anytime soon. following his remarks, a panel of former federal reserve officials discussed the bill. this is just under two hours. >> remarks by representative kevin brady. the objective of aei is to have pol

senate on our companion network, c-span 2. tonight, c-span's road to the white house live coverage of the alabama and mississippi primaries gets under way at 7:00 eastern. coverage will get speeches by the republican presidential candidates from their primary night headquarters and election results. viewers can also join in the conversation by phone and on facebook at facebook.com/cspan as well as follow us at twitter.com/cspan roadwh. we will also simulcast a portion of politico's election night coverage. watch coverage online at c-span.org/campaign 2012. live pictures now from the white house rose garden. we're waiting for president obama to make remarks on trade policy with china this morning. hoping to enforce trade rights with that nation. the white house has stated the intent is to quote, level the playing field for america's businesses and workers. this on the heels last thursday of action in the house where lawmakers approved a measure allowing the commerce department to impose higher duties on goods from china. presid

we'll have it tonight live at 6:30 eastern on our companion network c-span. >> at some point the federal government has to be able to say to a private business that owns critical infrastructure that we all depend on, that an enemy might attack, that we've got to be able to say to them, you've got to meet this standard of defending yourself and defending our country. >> in the year 2010 the estimate is that there were 3 billion cyber attacks on private and government computer systems. 3 billion. so this is a threat that is growing exponentialally and that we simply must address. >> senators joseph lieberman and susan collins, the chair and ranking member of the homeland security committee detail how their cyber security bill differs from other senate bills to be considered this spring. the communicators, tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >>> c-span's 2012 local content vehicle cities tour takes our book tv and american history tv programming on the road. the first weekend of each month. march featured shreveport, louisiana, with book tv at the memorial library. >> mr. knoll was a local

that's going to be on our companion network, c-span. >>> the supreme court rejected a request to televise coverage of upcoming oral argument on health care. the court will release same-day audio, though, of the arguments. we're going to have that audio here on c-span 3 as well as on c-span radio and online. >>> afghanistan's president hamid karzai is demanding u.s. troops pull back immediately from combat zones in afghanistan. he says he's at the end of his rope because of the lack of u.s. cooperation in the recent shootings there allegedly by a u.s. soldier. we're getting your reaction and comments on our facebook page. facebook.com/c-span. you can also click on a link to an article about the recent visit of the secretary of defense there. >>> in congress today, capitol hill empty. both chambers of congress out today. the house returns monday from a week-long district work period. at 4:00 on monday they'll begin legislative business. budget committee chairman paul ryan is expected to present his budget next week. watch the house live as always on c-span and in the senate also in on monda

we'll show you that entire hearing tonight at 8:00 eastern on our companion network c-span. the general said specifically about the killings in afghanistan and other incidents they have, quote, struck a blow at the core of the relationship but he believes afghan president hamad karzai is committed to partnering with the u.s. and nato. here is part of the opening comments at the hearing. >> chairman levin, senator mccain, distinguished members of the committee, i take this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss our operations in afghanistan. it is a pleasure to be here with my friend, dr. jim miller, the acting under secretary of defense for policy, and it has been a pleasure for me to get to know him over the last several weeks as he has been a very important ally of mine in helping to explain some of the policy issues with which we deal on a daily basis. let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to all of you for the support you provide to our men and women in uniform every day. , that they are well equipped, well trained, and well led is a great testament

eastern on our companion network c-span. >>> with programming throughout the week, events telling the american story on "american history tv." get schedules and see past programs on our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> the top commander of u.s. forces in the middle east said last week he believed syrian president bashar al assad will remain in power for some time. admitting things will get worse before they get better in the region. general mattis along with the commander of u.s. special operations spoke about iran's nuclear program and political unrest and violence in syria and both commanders discussed the future of u.s./afghan relations with the recent shootings and protests over koran burnings and president obama over commands and special budget requests. this is just under three hours. >> this morning we continue the committee's review of combatant commanders to meet security challenges and operations in their areas of responsibility in light of the president's budget request for fiscal year 2013. our witnesses are general james mattis, co

eastern on our companion network c-span. >> at some point the federal government has to be able to say to a private business that owns critical infrastructure that we all depend on that an enemy might attack, that we have to say to them you've got to meet this standard of defending yourself and defending our country. >> in the year 2010, the estimate is that there were 3 billion cyber attacks on private and government computer systems. 3 billion. so this is a let that is growing expo simply must address. >> senators joseph lieberman and susan collins detail how their cyber security bill differs from other senate bills to be considered this spring. the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >>> c-span's 2012 localhicle ci book tv and american history tv on the road the first weekend of each month. march featured shreveport, louisiana. >> mr. know wnoel was a local m. he started accumulating books when he was a teenager and continued until he was in his 80s. over his lifetime he accumulated over 200,000 volumes. if we have a gem in the . it's one of the books we're most proud

c-span radio. starting at noon eastern, nbc's "meet the press" "state of the union" and "face the nation." key political figures and the round tables brought to you by c-span and the networks. replays of the sunday tv network talk shows. sundays starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. >>> c-span radio channel 119. >>> the actions that you take in the short run whether they be infrastructure or education or tax reform or whatever they may be, i hope that they're considered and wisely chosen. but it's also important that we keep in mind the long-term necessity of making fiscal policy sustainable. so you need to think about those two things together, i think. >> the comments of the fed chair ben bernanke as he testified on capitol hill throwing cold water on the economic outlook today saying further significant declines in employment. welcome to hour two. i'm steve scully. thanks for being with us. also tonight at the white house, the president hosting more than a hundred veterans of the iraq war, commemorative of the more than million that served over the last nine years. a way to pay tribute to the troops. we'll speak of one of those in attendance later in the program. an

by the way all of this will be rebroadcast in prime time tonight on our c-span networks. mary in haimington, new jersey, you are on c-span, what are your thoughts about what the supreme court is doing and the health care arguments that you're hearing? >> caller: thank you for hearing me today. i'd like to first tell -- advice you that i am a registered nurse. i guess attended a health care conference in regards to obama care. what the american citizens don't realize is that if obama care is not repealed and we start over that their care is going to be rationed. you're going to have many physicians that are going to be closing their door due to the reimbursement factor in this law. you're going to see a lot of elderly people not be able to get the care that they need. and also when it comes to chronic conditions, let's not forget that chronic conditions usually start with an acute condition that winds up being a chronic condition. that they should have treated. i think this is a euthanasia issue. there will be a panel that will be assigned that's going to determine if you g

we'll have live coverage of the election results tonight on the c-span networks. c-span.org and c-span radio. >> this crazy world of ours, we have atom bombs. the question is not how to use them. the question is how do you restrain yourself from using them. that's particularly when you're commander in chief. any fool can get this country into trouble. it takes a wise man to get it out. >> as candidates campaign for president this year we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see those who had a lasting impact. >> shouldn't the president have the highest moral and ethical standards and be an example to our children and young people in this country. ask yourself that question, please. shouldn't his life make him a role model for your future children? shouldn't anyone you elect to this office always keep his promises? >> c-span.org/thecontenders. >> a look now at the importance of super tuesday. ten states and 419 delegates are up for grabs. c-span's washington classroom, a partnership with the washington c

we'll have highlights on the c-span networks. you can check it out all day or any time at c-spanorg. it's 42 minutes past the hour. you're listening to "washington today" heard coast to coast on xm channel 119. iran today rejecting allegations that it attempted to clean up radioactive traces possibly left by a secret nuclear operative at a key military site in iran before granting u.n. inspectors permission to visit the facility. saying the allegations were misleading and false and said such traces could not be cleaned up. satellite images of a military facility in iran indicating that trucks and earth moving vehicles were at that location setting off assertions by diplomats as well as nuclear experts accredited by the u.n. nuclear agency in vienna about the cleanup operation. the diplomats saying the crews may be trying to erase evidence of the testing of a small nuclear weapon trigger. iran's activities elsewhere in the world are the topic of a conversation today, a hearing with questions from senator joe lieberman, an independe

see that live on our companion network on c-span at 12:30 eastern. yesterday the president's re-election campaign released a two-minute trailer for a campaign documentary called "the road we traveled." >> how do we understand this president and his time in office? do we look at the day's headlines? or do we remember what we as a country have been through? >> the president elect here is in chicago. he named the members of the economic team and they all fly in for the first big briefing on the economy. >> what was described in that meeting was an economic crisis beyond anything, anybody had imagined. >> our time of standing pat, of protecting interests and putting off on unpleasant decisions, that has surely passed. >> his advisers would ask, where to begin? what urgent need would he put forward? >> where do you start? >> if we don't do this now, there will be a generation before 30 million people have health insurance. >> if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america's manufacturing base? what happens to jobs in america? what happens to the

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we'll have coverage later today on the c-span networks of the super tuesday primaries and the three caucuses. later today on the networks and c-span.org and c-span radio. up next, a brief update from the weekend's russian elections. this from this morning's "washington journal." >> andrew kramer with "the new york times" is joining us on the phone this morning from moscow. andrew kramer, let me begin with your headline in "the new york times" this morning. at chechnya polling station, votes for polling exceed the rolls. what happened in this voting place? >> thank you. this is just one polling place, and i was not -- i'm not from an observer mission, so i wouldn't want to extend what i saw here to russia as a whole or even to chechnya as a whole but i'll get to this in a bit. because some of the statistics speak for themselves. what happened was, i watched a count where as they were flipping through the ballots, the electoral commission, members were growing somewhat nervous and it became apparent they'd have more ballots than they had registered voters for the district. and this can be expl

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by the way, you can follow the campaign trail on the c-span networks and at c-span.org. >>> google'scutive chair, eric schmidt, outlines his vision for a wireless future tonight at the 29th annual national press foundation awards dinner. among the journalists receiving awards, chris wallace of fox news and the website, iwatchnews.org. you can see live coverage on c-span2 tonight at 9:00 eastern. this weekend, there are two ways to watch the tucson festival of books on book tv, live on c-span2 and live online at booktv.org. on c-span2 saturday starting at 1:30 eastern, jeffrey rosen on the history of the supreme court, and at 3:00, panels on forensic science. politics at 4:30, and mexico's drug wars at 6:00. sunday, panels continue, starting at 1:00 eastern, with the environment. the great depression at 230. the american west at 4:00. and at 5:30, studying the brain. and diana henriques on bernie madoff at 7:00. and throughout the weekend, look for coverage streaming live sunday at noon eastern. the tucson festival of books, live this weekend on c-span2 and booktv.org. this is c-span3

c-span to. -- c-span2. watch super tuesday election results tonight on the c-span network come and use our second screen web page to see results maps, a social media post from candidates and reporters, and a public forum for your tweets and other viewers. you can also monitor our blogger where we will pose super tuesday news stories. use a laptop or smart phone to extend your viewing. c-span.org/screen2. in a few moments, today's news in your phone calls live on washington journal. the house is in at 10:00 eastern to work on a terrorist measure. coming up at this hour, a business roundtable president, john engler, on president obama is addressed to the nation ceos today. consul

. >> here's a look at some of what's happening today on the c-span networks. over on c-span, we'll have live continuing coverage relating to today's supreme court oral argument on the constitutionality of the health care law. our cameras are

on the c-span network and make c-span.org your clearing house for all things related to the campaign. watch video of presidential candidates and president obama from the campaign trail. search in the candidates on the issues section for the candidates' views on campaign issues like the economy, the deficit, national security and immigration. again, that's all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >>> the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on the health care law later this month. c-span will air same-day broadcasts of audio of the oral argument. that starts march 26th and runs through the 28th here on c-span 3 and c-span radio. >>> i need my friends. they knew america where freedom is made real for all, without regard to race or belief or economic condition. [ applause ] i need a new america which everlastingly attacks the ancient idea that men can solve their differences by killing each other. [ applause ] >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website, c-span.org/thecontenders to see video of the contenders who h

and really make a commitment to getting outside the beltway to produce programming for all the c-span networks. >>> throughout the weekend here on american history tv on c-span 3, watch personal interviews about historic events on oral histories. our history book shelf features some of the best-known history writers. revisit key figure battles and events during the 150th anniversary of the civil war. visit college classrooms across the country during lectures in history. go behind the scenes at museums and historic sites on american artifacts. and the presidency looks at the policies and leg says of past american presidents. view our complete schedule c-span.org/history, and sign up to have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >>> this week on the civil war, author kendall gott discusses the battle of fort doneson, a pivotal victory for the union in 1862. mr. gott is the author of "where the south lost the war" an analysis of the fort henry, fort donelson campaign. this took place at the visitor's center in dover, tennessee. it's 50 minutes. >> the purpose of today is not re

you can stay tuned to this c-span networks for results and for candidates beaches. -- candidate speeches. >> very popular and want to create a separate security. and i think that is just -- the adversaries here dealing with today are more committed. so we're talking about the advanced persistent threat. worry about that. >> our real is the threat. several security executives on how to handle the threats to government and business communication networks, the communicator's tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> defense secretary leon panetta appeared recently at the mcconnell center at the university of louisville talking about cutting the defense budget well america is at war and facing terrorist threats. but to a crowd of about 1200 people. some republican leader mitch mcconnell introduced the secretary as part of the mcconnell centers lecture series. this is about an hour. [applause] >> if everyone would please be seated we will go ahead and get started. it is really wonderful to see so many of you here tonight.of h on behalf of all of us at the university of what like to welcome you h

live coverage of the house and her companion network c-span.he senate will gavel in today at 2:00 p.m., at 4:30 they will start debate on a motion to roll back oil industry tax breaks. a vote on that coming up is five-time for 30 this afternoon. see the senate of course here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as we wait for general john allen from the "associated press" this morning, two british troops are dead after the latest attack i afghan security forces under international allies. officials say an afghan soldier opened fire on the troops at nato coalition bases in southern afghanistan before being shot and killed by international forces. so far this year, 15 nato servicemembers including eight americans have been killed by afghan security officials or by militants disguised in afghan uniforms. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i would like to welcome to the pentagon pressroom in the podium general john allen,

c-span[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> here's what we're covering on the c-span networks this morning. here on c-span, the live coverage of the house begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. they will begin working on a jobs bill. then a surface transportation bill on today's agenda. then attorney eric holder

watch live coverage of the results on the c-span networks and also on c-span.org. and the american/israel public affairs committee conference is under way in washington. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be there tonight along with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, who's expected to deliver remarks on u.s. policy toward iran. we'll have that on c-span2 tonight starting at 9:30 eastern. >>> i know in washington it's very popular to want to create a cybersecurity organization to oversee this. and i think that's just folly. >> the adversaries that we're dealing with today are more committed, better resourced, and becoming more sophisticated. so we talk about the advance persistent threat, i worry about that. >> how real is the threat? cybersecurity executives bill connor and robert dicks on how to handle the threats to government and business communications networks. "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >>> this is c-span3. with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week

> you can watch this hearing in its entirety on c-span.org and later tonight on our companion network c-span. >> to former high-ranking u.s. military officials say a strike against iran is not the option or will it produce the desired result. james cartwright and admiral william fallon took part in an event last week at tcu schaffer school of journalism. cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer moderated the conversation. >> welcome to the center for strategic international study. thank you all for being here. i am the senior vice president for internal relations. we have a traffic program and thank you for coming out on behalf of csis and the chief or school journalism. this week we lost a couple of great great journalist and i wanted to remember them, and particularly had a relationship with csis. anthony's cousin worked here, a young man who just left to go to business school. there is a great great essay at csis.org by our middle east program director john alterman who is a friend of anthony's for 20 years and i urge all of you to watch it. this will be tweeted life tonight.

brought to you as a public service by c-span and the networks. replays of the sunday tv network talk shows sundays starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. >> welcome back to c-span radio's "washington today" heard on coast to coast channel 119. presidential politics with an eye on the november election taens electoral college map. at the end. day the electoral college will determine who is our next president, whether barack obama is re-elected or whether the republicans or potentially an independent candidate. if the race were held today the republicans would get 197 electoral votes. the democrats, barack obama and joe biden 227 electoral votes and so the rest are up for grabs. jim is the president's campaign manager and in december at barack obama.com he outlined the strategy for the president to get re-elected with the map to 270 electoral votes. >> how we start this is the kerry map. the votes that john kerry carried those are states we can carry. we deed that different path weighs. first is the west. something i care deeply about sings i'm f

you can find the full white house briefing and all the events at the c-span network covers on our website, c-span.org. back in a minute with more "washington today." >> on march 26th, 27th and 28th the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments and challenges to the health care law. you'll hear an argument cited in several of the pending health care cases saturday on c-span radio's historic supreme court oral argument. from 1997, county sheriffs jay prince and richard mack, petitioners versus the united states, respondent. >> in the federal state context, this court has upheld laws passed under the spending power, the commerce power including the power to preempt state legislation and the article 6 duty of state judges to hear federal causes of action. the interim provisions the of the brady acts is not an exercise of any of those powers. the court of appeals for the 9th circuit held that in essence, congress may commandeer the sheriff's departments of our country as long as the laws concerned do not interfere undially with their duties. >> mr. hole brookses answers in oral argument are

the c-span networks will show several live events on monday. the u.s. chamber of commerce will host a forum for the world trade organization. among the panelists, the c most fromisco, boeing, and microsoft. on c-span3, coverage of an education conference. participants including a arne duncan will talk about ways to increase high-school graduation rates and preparing young people for college and the work force. coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >> three days ago, bombs were dropped on a neighboring village. when we got there, we found children filled with shrapnel including a 9-year-old boy who had both of his hands blown off. as we travelled further north, we were greeted by hundreds of villagers with signs. as we met with their leaders, we were also met with 3 300 millimeter rockets fired overhead. people ran into caves for their safety. that happens every day. these are not the cave people of nuba. they live on farms. they have the oldest society in the world and they're forced to hide in caves. >> george clooney is one of many actors that

that's tonight on the c-span networks. and don't forget to make c-span.org your clearing house for all things related to the campaigns. watch the latest video of republican presidential candidates and president obama from the campaign trail. search the candidates on the issues section for video of the candidates' views on major campaign issues, like the economy, the deficit, national security and immigration. again, that's all at c-span.org/campaign2012. more about the 2012 elections now with a discussion on latino voters from today's "washington journal." this is about 40 minutes. >> arturo vargas from the national association of latino elected and appointed officials. when it cams to latinos, how does 2012 differ than 2008 potentially among potential voters? >> well, in the first place we expect a 26% increase in the number of latino voters over this four-year span, so 9.7 million voted in 2008, and we're anticipating 12.2 million in 2012. >> so when you look at those potential voters, what do you see as far as issues sta

c-span. the c-span networks will show several allied advance today. here at 11:00 a.m. eastern the u.s. chamber of commerce will show the trade policy for the year. representatives from cisco, boeing, and a microsoft. over on c-span3, coverage of the education alliance. there will talk about ways to increase high school graduation rates and prepare young people for college in the work force. live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. in march, 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives nationwide. today, are content of its politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and history is available on tv, radio, and online. >> we have headed by some we do not do what i do today and come in with a plain old white shirt and a summertime. heaven forbid. i did not know if my colleagues feel this would be better to corn for the senate. and i see the distinguished senator nodding, no. perhaps the people of all i will make a judgment on what they want to see the entire in the united states senate. mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate. i am sure th

we carry it live on the c-span network. it's available on our website at c-span.org. and the "chicago tribune" indicating that the former massachusetts governor did acknowledge that there is an economic recovery, but blaming barack obama for taking so long. rick pearson is following all of this as the chief political writer for the "chicago tribune," joining us from the windy city. thanks as always for being with us. >> thank you, steve. >> we're going to hear from rick santorum in just a moment. that acknowledgment from the romney campaign, an indication that things are turning around in some sectors of the economy and they have to face that. >> yeah. i think what you heard in his speech today was kind of a trying to find a way to recalibrate that economic message that has really been the basis of his campaign. we've seen it in days earlier in his campaigning in illinois where he, like newt gingrich, kind of started, was going after the increase in gas prices and trying to fuel some voter reaction towards their candidacy through that. but i think -- i think here, aga

lamb and thanks for c-span and all employees in the cable television industry for its gift to america. >> and ditto from me. >>> watch super tuesday results tonight on the c-span networks. use our second screen web page with your tablet or laptop computer to see result maps, social media posts from candidates and reporters and a public forum for your tweets. you can monitor our mentioned on c-span blog where we'll be posting super tuesday programming information and news stories. use a laptop or tablet to extend your c-span viewing at our brand new web page made for our super tuesday coverage, c-span.com/screen2. >>> this afternoon, the senate foreign relations committee looks at the president's 2013 budget request for the u.s. agency for international development or usaid. agency administrator rajiv shah testifies. usaid is asking for nearly $52 billion, an increase of a little more than 1.5%. the hearing begins at 2:30 eastern. >>> at his monthly news conference in brussels yesterday, nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen called the crackdown in syria, quote, absolutely outrageous. the secretary-general also answered questions about nato's future relationship

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we'll have them on the bottom of the screen on our c-span networks and keep you up to date on all that's happening on this super tuesday. it's 6:31 here in washington, d.c. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. we're coast to coast on xm channel 119. more in a minute. first some other news on wall street the dow dropped 203 closing at 12,759. nasdaq was down 40, s&p was down 20. there is a bit of relief at the gas pump. prices have finally dropped after 27 days. the nationwide average for regular unleaded is down less than a penny at $3.76 per gallon. prices jumped 28 cents since february 8th. experts still predict the national average could hit $4.25 next month. >>> a bipartisan transportation bill failed to clear procedural hurdle today in the senate. democrats fell eight votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate on this bill. it's a two-year, $109 billion bill. all but two republicans voted against the motion. senate minority leader harry reid accused republicans of political obstruction. republican senators say they were trying to pressure -- preserve their right to offer am

washington, d.c., do programming places we don't normally and produce programming for all the c-span networks if you had said in 2006 that the world would be begging for the united states to use force in the middle east within three and a half years, we would have said you're crazy. >> brookings institute fellow robert kagan, only an adviser to the romney campaign but serves on secretary clinton's advisory board. >> what you've been writing for a year

this is c-span, the cable satellite public affairs network. my name is brian lamb. helm of c-span, the founder, brian lamb, announced he'll be stepping down as ceo. the recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, he has led an organization that brings the inner workings of washington to over 100 million households. we wanted to show you one of the most memorable moments, a 1999 interview with nancy reagan on dealing with the assassination attempt on her husband. >> you've had the assassination attempt, the cancers, your cancer, what have you learned about dealing with illness? and how did you deal with it at the white house itself? did you have a technique or advice you can give others? >> you just -- you just do it. you just get up and take each day as it comes and put one foot in front of the other. i don't know. and you love. >> even though he's leaving his leadership post, brian lamb will keep asking those important questions. you can catch him on his interview series q & a. c-span covered coverage of congress. most people see it as a benefit, some people se

brought to you as a public service by c-span and the networks. replays of the sunday tv network talk shows sunday starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. >> at two minutes past the hour, this is wcsp-fm washington around the country on xm satellite radio channel 119. and "washington today" continues. >> now i understand there are some political contests going on tonight. but, i thought i'd start the day off by taking a few questions which i'm sure will not be political in nature. >> the comments of the president at the opening of today's news conference. his first of 2012, and the "washington examiner" writing call it a coins coincidence but between white house business and campaign events the president has delivered major speeches or campaign remarks that coincided with every major republican presidential election this cycle or almost every event and often using the occasions to attack mitt romney. welcome to hour two of "washington today" here on c-span radio. i'm steve scully. thanks for being with us. it is super tuesday. republican primarie

c-span 3. the road to the white house winds through illinois tomorrow. join us for election results and speeches as the polls close here on the c-span networks. and our facebook question of the day involves the 2012 campaign. we're asking women voters in the republican party we welcome your comments at facebook.com/cspan. that's cspan with no hyphen. friday, the vice president's national security policy adviser reinforced the administration's continued commitment to post war iraq. anthony blanken says while the conflict is over, work in the country continues. he added that since the war ended u.s. officials have increased their dialogue with iraqi leaders. his remarks came in a discussion at the center for american progress. the nearly 9-year conflict officially ended december 18, 2011. this is about 45 minutes. >> center for american progress, i'm rudy deleone, the senior vice president for national security. on behalf of all of my colleagues here at the center and with the national security program, i want to welcome you. for the first time in nine years the united states does not have troops fighting in iraq. president barack obama fulfill

will be holding a joint news conference with the president, you can see it this afternoon on the c-span networks. right now to the atlantic, they are hosting annual economic summit looking at the economic recovery in the u.s. and globally, among those taking part, former fdic head sheila bear and gene spur ling. >> explore possible -- focusing on how the u.s. can maintain a competitive economy. we have a great set of minds to take on the issues, you'll hear from a few of our members today, as well as two terrific panel discussions. first diagnosising a sick economy, what happened and where is the fix and second, no nonsense prescriptions for jump starting economic growth. this summit owes the inspiration to steve clemens, he joined from the new america foundation where he was a cofounder and i'm happy to have had the chance to work with him across this year. he will be the official mc for much of the day and what he encouraged me to do is be short and quick. so i'll continue to talk fast and get through if remarks and he will keep us on schedule. bring go, on a few house keeping notes, we invite

washington, d.c., do programming in places we don't normally do and produce programming for all c-span networks new website for "american history tv" where you can find our schedules and preview our upcoming programs. watch featured video from the regular weekly series as well as access the history tweets, history in the news and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter and four square. follow "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span3 and online at cspan.org/history. >>> owen lovejoy was a u.s. congressman from served from 1857 until his death in 1864. coming up, owe when muelder of the underground railroad freedom center at knox college in illinois talks about owen lovejoy. the u.s. capital historical society hosted this 40-minute program. >> good morning. first of all let me do a sound check. can i be heard? very good. well cop, i'm don kenyon, vice president of the united states capital historical society and it's my pleasure to welcome to you today's lecture observing african-american history month. we are pleased to be joined by the illinois state society of washingt

programming and make a commitment to getting outside the beltway to produce programming for all the c-span networkss a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedules and preview our upcoming programs. watch featured video from our regular weekly series as well as access ah tv's history tweets. history in the house and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter, and four square. follow american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3 and online at c sp-spaspan.orcs. >>> owen lovejoy was a u.s. congressman from served from 1857 until his death in 1864. he was an abolitionist who used his home as a stop on the underground railroad. coming up, owen muelder of the underground railroad freedom center at knox college in illinois talks about owen lovejoy. the u.s. capitol historical society hosted this 40-minute program. >> good morning. first of all, let me do a sound check. can i be heard? very good. welcome. i'm good more than. i'm don kennen, a vice president of the united states capitol historical society and it's my pleasure to welcome you to today's lecture observing