harmon, executive producer of bbc world news america. [applause] >> congratulations to our winner. [applause] >> nicole, christine, and the, -- eva, i'll never forget when i woke up in the spring of 2003 and turned on the today show and saw your father broadcasting live from an american tank rolling up to the sands and iraq. i remember thinking, as a lot of people in this room did, this guy has changed the game. this instance. forever. i know you are very proud of him. i know that ora admired the kind of journalism your father practiced. i think he would of admire the kind of journalism that she does. she is brave, she is tough, she is smart, she is real, and she has the instincts to be right middle of the story. not to grandstand, but to know, as you all saw on that report, that that is the way to tell human, compelling stories that really make an impact. we're really proud to have a chance to showcase her work and that of other bbc journalists around the world on bbc world news america. if you have not seen the program, check this out. it is like nothing else on american televisi

were willing to pay for 500 people in order to run the paper out of town, in order to run the news america to the ground. and then to sustain an evening edition of the paper for a long enough to get as many of those viewers -- sorry, enough of those readers to come over to an evening paper. they floated the evening edition to. they ran zone editions to try to get as much circulation as they could and the growth areas of baltimore. they did that i tell that figured out to by the regional papers in those counties. they were willing to have 500 and even 400 reporters when the pursue that they were after was a monopoly. there were not willing to do it to make a great product or even a good product. that is what our industry discovered. they discovered this in the 1980's. they went to wall street, and wall street rewarded them handsomely by basically saying, you know what, we can make a lot more money putting out a mediocre news ticker than putting out a great newspaper. more of wire copy, less reporters, less coverage. this was the bargain that we made. the people who were making this decision

flint from the new america foundation. i would like to take back to the part of the remarks which you identified some of the

it wanted to run news america into the ground. to sustain its evening edition of the paper long enough to get all of the viewers. i'm sorry. readers. enough of those readers to get over to an evening paper, but then the folded that too. they even started zone editions for the surrounding areas to get as much growth as they could. the easier thing to do would be to buy at the regional papers. -- buy up the regional papers. the greek -- they're willing to have 400 reporters, but that was a monopoly. there were not willing to do that to make a great product. that is what our industry discovered. this covered that in the 1980's. the went to wall street and wall street rewarded handsomely. they basically said they could make a lot more money and putting up with a good newspaper. the reporters, less coverage. that was the bargain that was made. only, the people that were making the decision had less and less to do the news room and board to with the border. -- and more to do t tohe board -- and more to do with the board room. one guy ga

this week, nicolas schmidle, fellow at the new america foundation, talks about his book, "the live or perish forever." it's an account of the two years he lived in pakistan beginning in 2006. mr. schmidle discusses

he thought the new america was going to be reborn west of the mississippi river. in order to develop than the south and the north, you had to have cities like a boulder or austen or portland or eugene that had greenbelts around them. that you don't want a metropolis. he went to los angeles and t said angeles andoo big. want -- he said to los angeles, angeles,nd saudid don't get too. it was done with grandiosity parity said if you don't like a strong president, don't look at the roosevelt. "i so declare it a federal reservation. also declared a national monument." locals were how outraged wondering how he could just grab their land. he believed in the power of the federal government. if you want the federal government to protect the land for future generations. >> do you like that? >> i agree. he was right on. they're going to take the railroad wants to cut through the middle of yellowstone, building up as a commercial center and allow people to build, island sites in the middle of yellowstone. roosevelt with the boone and crockett club went to congress and fought

believing government had a responsibility to equip people with the tools to compete and win in a new america and world. for all of us we owe you gratitude for all the perform success and personal friendship that we enjoy with you. but as someone who loves politics and making of public policy i daresay there are not many people in this city and many people around this country who have done more to advance the good in public policy making, done more to advance and find good people to serve in politics, and are not many people who have sacrificed more as ginger and all of us know that you have. for that this night is not only for you but this night is to celebrate all the young politicians, middle aimed politicians -- middle aged politicians, even a few older ones that you helped pave the way for. it gives me great pride to introduce my partner, bruce reed. >> thank you so much, congressman ford, for your fine words and great work. to president clinton, who changed our party and our current and made new democrats proud, to secretary assemble billous a bill o bi-- assemble bi all the other forme

yesterday he was at the new america foundation. you can see his speech on their website. we will go back to the phones. saratoga, california, on our line for republicans. next call comes from mary. caller: yes, i can't believe what i'm hearing, and it's constant. in your own country and england, you are now considering allowing them to deploy she ya law in your country. they keep moving forward. now we have a president that says it doesn't matter which side would have won this. we are watching people begging for our help. their signs are in english. they know we need to support them. it frightens me how -- obama says that we won't respect them. do you think these mullahs care about our respect? they are supposed to innil late us so the 12th e man can come. to talk about respect and them caring about our respect, it has absolutely no relevance to the facts. guest: the facts are not as you have presented them. you have distorted iranian policy there significantly. there is no call in shia islam for the kind of aggression which you describe, let alone killing. people can, qu

he thought the new america was going to be reborn there and in order to do it differently than the south and the east, you had to have free people, the principals of lincoln, but have cities like bolder or austin or portland or eugene that have green belts around them, that you don't want a metropolis, los angeles would bother him. he went to l.a. and he said don't get too big. he wanted smaller-sized cities where you have universities and businesses surrounded by wilderness, that you could go on day trips backpacking and feel replenished from the crunch of the speedyy hyper industrialization. he was engineering the west a lot. and this angered a lot of people. it was done with grandosity. if you don't like a strong president, you don't like theodore roosevelt. he didn't even look at laws. he was running and say i so declare it. that was his frays. i so declare a federal bird reservation. i so declare a national monument. local people with commerce were outraged. how can roosevelt be grabbing our land. t.r. more than f.d.r. is a believer in the power of the federal government and he want

. >> thank you, doctor, from the new america foundation: i'd like to take you back to the part of your remarks in which you identified some of the themes or ideas that seem to be shaping a good deal of policy deliberation here in washington, about how to proceed with negotiations with iran. the whole notion of trying to develop various forms of at least prospectively coercive leverage as a way of arguably increasing the chances that negotiations would succeed. and you referred to the idea of winding up in advance -- lining up in advances international support for much more severe sanctions than we have before and you referred to, perhaps -- yeah, okay. i wanted to ask you, particularly, with regard to whatever may be ongoing in terms of u.s. programs to support dissident groups, promote democracy, however it is described in iran, do you think it is important in order to maximize the chances for diplomatic engagement to work, is it important for the united states in some way, to show that it is stepping back from these programs, and also, on the international sanctions angle, does the i

we are looking for good news in america, i will give you a good news story. look at park system, and national parks and forest. and we did that right and now have an obligation to maintain it properly. >> how do you when do you your research keep track of it all? what is your system? >> well, latest historian steve ambrose told me abandon knowledge on your own peril. and things happen day-by-day, and you get in danger to switch around dates. and writing wise i stay chronological. and then i get the dates of all the saved. and the date he declared something, i have that date. so i have t.r.'s biography and the date of the places and be sure they intersect. and you know enough about politics, you don't create an evergrades national park or grand canyon if there wasn't a fight. who is the champion that got the result, and then i try to bring them into the story. so i am dealing with two timelines and a cast of characters. >> where do you put it? on cards or sheets of paper? >> yeah, sheets of paper, notebook after note back, and yellow legal pads and spiral note

we're always looking for good news in america. i'll give you a good news story. look at our incredible park system we've got in this country of wildlife refuges. we get that right. now we have an obligation to maintain it properly. >> i know you remember this, because i talked to you many times. how do you, when you're doing your research, keep track it it all in? what's your system? >> i was once told, abandon chronology at your own pearl. i realized that events happen day by day. there is no -- so you get in a danger if you start switching around dates. i fry too stay chronological because t.r. lived his life chronologically. i would get the dates that he saved, which i would put as the appendix. the date he declared something, i have that date. now i've got t.r.'s biography, the dates of all these places. i make sure they intersect properly. i say, well, i know -- you know enough about politics. you don't create an everglades naxal park or grand canyon if there wasn't some fight or something. who was the champion that got the winning result? who was our great

[applause] he is now director of the new organizing for america, the 13 million strong grass-roots anonline course that emerge from the campaign to help obama win victories. mitch will talk about how they won the election, the mission of organizing for america and how they plan to work with outside groups. please welcome mitch stewart. [applause] >> thank you all very much and thank you for the gracious introduction and for putting this conference together and for all the folks here participating. as roger said i did start on the campaign the third week in january of 2008, i lived in iowa for a. then travel to a number of different states, nevada, minnesota, texas, indiana and then spend about six months in virginia which was a truly gratifying experience. there are a number of things that we learned during the campaign that i think because of the president's unit background as a community organizer helped instill in us a new way to reach out and talk to people of bella lipitor campaigning -- electoral campaign and that is that people matter and all too often in campaigns people are p

we're always looking for good news in america. i will give you a good news story. look at our incredible park system we have in this country of wildlife refuges, national parks. we give that right -- we have the responsibility to maintain it properly. >> how do you, when you're doing research, keep track of it all? what is your system? >> stephen ambrose, the latest jauron, told me to abandon chronology at your own peril. i realize even-- he was a histo. when i'm writing i tried to stay chronological because roosevelt lived his life chronologically. then i would get the dates of all the places and say that as an appendix. the date he declared something, i have that date. so now i have his biography, the dates of all these places, and i make sure they intersect properly. then i say, well i know, you don't create an everglades national park or grand canyon is the was not a fight, so was the champion that got the winning result? who was the great grand canyon champion blue was the great yosemite champion? then i bring them into the store. so i'm dealing with two time

first, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the h in the way we do transportation. a vision they can invest in and believe in, connecting america much like the eisenhower highway system did. we must do today what our parents and our grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision, reform the current program and revolutionize how we do transportation policy and funding. second, we must reduce the time it takes to deliver a rail project in this country. 20 years in new starts is just too long. we need to get our projects delivered in three to five years. this is not environmental streamlining, as some would like to call it. it's process delivery. agencies cannot just sit on projects. we need to -- we do not need to create a oversight office. we just need to get the projects out. we need to not open up the other process. it can be done by doing -- not doing duplicative service it must be performance based and outcome drirch. it will include reliable, ontime performance, congestion mitigation, safety and environmental benefits, improved choice -- improve choices, mobility options for all communities and reduce energy use. it needs

america. mr. chairman, i have something for this policy to commander -- consider. we must agree upon a bold new vision and make a cultural shift in the way we do transportation, a vision the american public can invest in and believe in and includes passenger rail that connect america like the eisenhower interstate highway system. we must do today what our parents and grandparents did for us. invest in a new vision. reform the current program and revolutionize the way we do transportation policy and funding. we must reduce the time it takes to deliver a rail project in this country. 20 years in new starts is too long. we must delivered in 3 to 5 years. this is process delivery. agencies cannot sit on projects. we need to create -- we did not need to create an oversight office, we just need to get the project out. we need to open the need for process to get this done, it can be done by reviewing duplicative services. the system must be performance based and out hundred and. performance measures for rail systems include reliable, on-time performance, congestion, safety and environmental benefits,

america. mr. chairman, i have three policy changes for this committee to consider in the new authorization.irst, we must agree upon a bold new vision and make the cultural shift in the h in the way we do transportation. a vision they can invest in and believe in, connecting america much like the eisenhower highway system did. we@@@@@@x it will include reliable, ontime performance, congestion mitigation, safety and environmental benefits, improved choice -- improve choices, mobility options for all communities and reduce energy use. it needs to have ontime delivery. it needs to be reliable or the public won't use it. albert einstein said we won't be able to -- let's change our patterns of thought so we can solve the problems we created with our current patterns and thauths. mr. chairman, you should be commended for having this hearing today to talk about high-speed passenger rail. your leadership demonstrates the change is -- changes in washington, d.c., and is right here in this committee. passenger rail is the future for moving americans and now is the time to make that investment. we need

america. [applause] >> this is a fact news alert. the house has passed a bill earlier today.46-183 without a single republican vote. >> every single house republican voted against a misguided house spending bill. >> a setback for the administration. a boost for republicans in the senate. >> speaker policy has designed this bill. this is not a bill that will provide any stimulus. >> there was a moment where the republican party said this is not what we stand for. in unison, every house republican voted against that big tax and spend project. >> when the house stood together, that is where the courage starts. i think that coverage has been contagious. it has encouraged a lot of us to keep working. i think the american people said, maybe we can stop this. they started calling. that is where it all began. >> here we are with 1100 pages. at one member of this body has not read. we are going to let the american people see what is in this bill for 48 hours. but no, we do not have time to do that. >> you have to be kidding. >> there was a massive bill what the devil is in thie detail

america, this is our time. our time to make our mark on history, our time to write a new chapter in america's story. there are a few obstacles that can withstand the sound of millions of voices calling for change. that's how change has already happened. that's how we caused an end to the scourge of slavery, that's how we brought the vote to women, that's how we brought an end to the vietnam war. that's how you and i will change this country! [applause] >> he gets it. he understands. and during president obama's amazingly successful first 1 hundred hookup days, he stayed true to that vision, and working together led by people like heather booth who is here in the audience, progressive coalitions helped win big victories, passing the economic recovery package and the budget and building crucial momentum in a forward direction. now, you will see in the sessions of this conference focused on the big battles to come. the economy, health care, education, workers rights, immigration, and real security. right now we want to hear from organizers who have built winning organizations around big progressive ide

advert -- admiral, we will look to you for new approaches. america's future is finally tied to the stability, prosperity and security of our southern neighbors. the recent uptick in violence along our southern border is perhaps the chief example of the interplay between our own security, and that of our southern neighbors. in phoenix, ariz., this is the kidnapping care -- cadman -- kidnapping capital. they wreak havoc and i nation's cities and towns. through the issue with mexico and partnerships for of the hemisphere, we must help our southern neighbors help themselves and a concerted effort to stop drug trafficking -- trafficking and provide security for their people. general fraser i look forward to hearing your thoughts on how to solve the these problems. i am looking forward to your testimony today. thank you. >> thank you very much. before we call on their witnesses, introduce their families. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am honored this morning to sit before you come to introduce a general douglas fraser. he is coming by his wife, his son and da

madam speaker, let's unleash new investment in america, let's produce more of our energy here at home, let's wean ourselves off foreign oil dependency. let us create new clean energy jobs in america. we cannot delay economic recovery, and we cannot risk further destabilization of our climate. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, madam chair. my colleague from indiana made some very, very eloquent and compelling remarks about the status of our economy, and my colleague from west virginia gave valuable information on energy and called attention to some important issues. my distinguished colleague from florida, whom i like and admire very much, says the energy bill will create jobs, but he's wrong. it will kill jobs. he never answered his own question -- why don't we produce those mirrors in the united states? because our taxes are high and regulations drive jobs overseas. america, if the democrats pass this cap and tax bill, get ready to pay more for electricity, a lot more. this

we're going to start department of ag ag 200 new waste water and -- projects through the america. as you know, mr. president, these are big ticket items. most of these little towns can't afford this but it impacts on their quality of life. transportation we're going to begin work and rehabilitation on 90 airport, 1,500 highway locations throughout the country. that means we've authorized the money, mr. president, but now the contracts are let, shovels are going to be in the ground, people with hard hats are going to be working making a decent wage. at e.p.a., mr. president, we're going to accelerate the clean sites that exist on the national priority list. education, 135,000 education related jobs including teachers, principals, administrators, support staff we'll talk about in a minute. at labor 125,000 summer jobs. and the idea of these summer jobs, let's not make jobs we're going to put students in positions of jobs that they'll be able to turn around. lastly the defense department will initiate 2,300 rehabilitation construction projects on 359 military facility across the coun

so in latin america, growing, new forces, energies, that are changing reality. so bolivia, and venezuela, and nicaragua, common sense, the president says we are not going to pay foreign debt unless it's proved that the foreign debt is real. because most of the foreign debt that have imprisoned our latin american countries are false debts, that never existed, or are the result of the generosity of the international financial institutions like international monetary fund and world bank and so on, and the great big bankers that were so generous with the military dictatorships to finance, and the question coming from common sense is, why should people pay for the stick that beated him or her, and why should people finance the corruption of the politicians who ran away with the money, saved in swiss banks. so we are going to pay but to pay real debts, not the other ones, and he was attacked. saying, this is a scandal. he is mad. what is this? all this trembling, a catastrophe is going to happen. but the catastrophe didn't happen. it happened in the streets, which is

legislation provides four weeks of paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers for the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child. america's 1.8 million federal employees will benefit from this time to learn how to care for and bond with their new addition to the family. it's what the private sector, many in the private sector already do. it's what we strive for. the federal government needs to set an example. mr. lynch: i'll yield the gentlelady an additional minute. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: this will also help employee morale and allow the federal government to retain young and talented employees in our aging work force. madam chair as a representative of the fourth congressional district of maryland and proudly home to federal employees, more than 1/4 of the federal work force, my neighbors, my friends, people who work hard every day this important legislation will advance family friendly policies and allow the new parents the time necessa

whereas according to a document by congressional democrats entitled a new direction for america, page 29 states, bills should generally come to the floor under a procedure that allows open, full, and fair debate, consisting of a full amendment process that grants the minority the right to offer its alternatives, including a substitute. whereas on november 21, 2006, the "san francisco chronicle" reported that, quote, speaker pelosi pledged to restore minority rights. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members will remove their conversations from the floor. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: whereas on november 21, 2006, the "san francisco chronicle" reported that speaker pelosi pledged to restore minority right, including the right of republicans to offer amendments to bills on the floor, the pins pls of civility and respect for minority participation in this house is something we promised the american people, she said, it's the right thing to do. "san francisco chronicle," november 21, 2006. whereas on december 6, 2006, sp

it is a call to all americans to join in a volunteer effort this summer and build a new foundation for americaity at a time. it officially starts today and runs for the national day of service on september 11. they focus on key areas where everyone can have an impact on their communities. health care and energy renewal. the president and first lady of calling on all americans to go to the website, www.serve.gov. the first lady and senior administration officials are out across the country to mark this occasion. with that, questions? >> on the medicare prescription drug agreement, is there a glitch in that agreement? would that be why? >>

leads off debate today on behalf of the rules committee because she has been one of america's most outspoken advocates for new clean energy economy. madam speaker, the american people's election of president obama was a call for a change in the direction of the country. especially our energy policy. america's energy policy is outdated. we rely too much on foreign oil. which has serious economic and strategy risks. we have not invested in renewable energy or in cost saving technologies as we should. meanwhile, carbon pollution is changing our climate and destabilizing global markets. unless carbon pollution is addressed we face an uncertain future. but thanks to the leadership of speaker pelosi, chairman waxman, and chairman markey, and many of my colleagues and businesses and citizens all across america, we now have a golden opportunity to act and to modernize energy policy and to bolster science and research. we are going to pass the american clean energy and security act and none too soon. it comes at a critical time for our nation and right at the heels of the economic recovery act. together the clean ener

will lead to the development of new technologies, new industries that can create millions of new jobs in america that will not be shipped overseas. at a time of great fiscal challenges, this legislation is paid for by the polluters who currently emit the dangerous carbon emissions that contaminate the water, and pollute the air that we breed. it provides assistance to businesses and communities as they make the transition to clean energy technology. i think this legislation is very important for our country. i want to thank the energy and commerce committee, henry waxman, his colleagues, and everyone such as charlie rangel, the chair of the agricultural committee for their many ongoing contributions to this process. i want to express my appreciation to nancy pelosi for her leadership. we know what this is so important. the nation that leaves in the creation of a clean energy economy will be the nation that leaves the 21st century global economy. that is what we seek to achieve. we want a bill that will open the doors to a better future of this nation. i urge members of congress to come together

free market policy set into motion on that very table were responsible for creating 35 million new jobs in america9. this is another part of ronald reagan's legacy. this is a piece of rock from the berlin wall. those walls came down because of ronald reagan's relentless commitment to freedom and insistence on american victory in the cold war. he was unafraid to say the soviets were actually the evil empire. reagan rejected the moral relativism that was blind to the distinction between tyranny and freedom. ronald reagan saw america as a city on the hill set apart pie god, who intended us to be free. and in his first inaugural address he said freedom in the dignity of the individual have been more available and more assured here than any other place on earth. three years later congressman rating the fallen warriors at omaha beach, reagan said we will always remember. we will always be proud. we will always be prepared so we may always be free. today our freedom is defended by 1,092 foot long air carrier and 5,500 sailors on the ronald reagan and their motto is peace through strength. ronald reagan's

new york city. to find out more visit yivoinstitute.org. >> bookexpo america new york city 2009 we're here with a publisherof basic books. what does a publisher do? >> a publisher is just the title i have. i run the imprint of basic books so we have editorial, marketing, publicity, design and i just end up making the final decisions on things. i say a lot of yes or no's all day long. >> what do you say yes to. >> whether we'll acquire the book, how much we'll pay it and how much resources we'll put on promoting it and the final call a lot of a over b i like this jacket over this one. what the price should be. a budget of small decisions. it all adds up to big decision because bunch of small ones along the way. >> now, how long have you been in books and where did you come from before basic. did you always want to be a publisher? >> no, imúx found the book business -- i was in retail. i ran a bookstore in washington for 10 years. and finally decided i enjoyed the book business so much i wanted to try something different than retail. so i've been -- you're going to date me here. this almost 20 years of booke

the recovery act is working for america. every new project we obligate is a signal for states to advertise contracts and for contractors to hire workers and ordered materials like steel, asphalt and concrete '. we're making investments in projects that will save lives. we're making investments in our highway system that will help it operate more efficiently and effectively while moving people and goods we need to keep our economy healthy. it is not only important to get the money out quickly, we must get it out in the right way. the agency continues to focus on reporting and management of the risks associated withh

by a european auto executive the other day who said to me jokingly, well, i'm glat d to be in america's new automotive headquarters, washington, d.c. well, it's also becom becoming america's banking center. it is becoming america's insurance center. unfortunately, even in education washington, d.c., is now about to become americans' student loan center, for 15 million students, because the administration believes washington knows best. instead of having 2,000 banks make 15 million loans, we're going to have the united states department of education make the secretary the banker of the year. and now -- now -- we're discussing in the "help" committee and in the finance committee a brazen takeover of 16% of the economy, which would say washington knows best about our health care system. washington will become america's health care center as well. the health care bill that we're discussing in the "help" committee, of which i am a member, would expand one failed government program -- medicaid -- and create another one, a new government insurance program, a so-called public option. now, those who

this bill does represent a new beginning for america's energy environmental future. by saying so, i don't mean to imply that it's a perfect bill or it can't stand improvement. i'm asking to you help improve it right now. but it does

the nuclear energy institute estimates that building 45 new plants in america would generate up to 128,000 construction jobs and 22,000 permanent jobs once they are built. this would amount to an economic impact which would indeed move as a further along in getting out of this slump. i fully support the call for 100 nuclear reactors by the year 2013. the united states has not build a nuclear plant in 30 years. this seems a progressive goal. we need to join with the rest of the world. japan is constructing one nuclear plant per year. of course, we know that china now has 24 nuclear plants under way. on the other hand, we are being asked to invest in a very risky tack in trade tax scheme which would increase taxes in a trickle-down way on every american. if implemented, this plan would raise energy prices for everyone, not hurt america's economic competitiveness, and hurt our economy for decades to come. for some people, this may seem like a reasonable plan. just make traditional energy sources more expensive and alternative plans would then look better. the reality is that cap in trade woul

america should have acted. but we did not. today, we're going to act. significant new investments in renewables. carbon capture and squest ration. electric vehicles and cutting edge energy research. all of that is in this bill to take action. change that america can believe in. and energy saving standards for buildings, appliances, energy. this bill creates a clean energy bank to fund clean energy projects across america. investment in america's ingenuity and innovative entrepreneurial spirit. that's what this bill is about. that is why it's so important to america. and it invests in high-tech transmission lines to build the essential foundation for a more efficient grid that is essential if the energy we produced can be delivered to those who need it in businesses and in homes. new transmission lines comprised of superconducting cable and other efficient wires will carry more power within existing rights of way with less land use, the result will be a more secure, environmentally friendly grid. that's what this bill does. i work with the chairman and representative inslee to ensure that those tr

. >> under the leadership of newt gingrich, republicans promised a new contract with america.weeping reforms on a government that had grown too much. and for the first time in 40 years, republicans won control of the house and the senate. >> we're winning. we're winning. we're winning. >> this was a resounding victory for freedom. the republicans' revolution. >> mr. clerk, the speaker elects newt gingrich, aren't from georgia. >> newt gingrich pledged with passion to restore america's promise. he was the first republican speaker in 40 years. and everyone could feel the significance of that moment. >> we can find ways to reach out and break through the bureaucracy and to get every american child a better chance. >> and so began the most productive first 100 days of any time in history. we are on schedule. we are getting the job done with enormous help from the american people. >> middle-class tax relief, anticrime legislation, job creation, tort reform, small business incentives, and a balanced budget. but that's not where our story ends. newt gingrich is still one of the most

this the "dallas morning news" it is a sensible first step it to putting a welcome mat on america's doorstep. the detroit free press, doesn't it make sense to encourage foreign visitors to come here and leave us some of their money. "l.a. times" considering the u.s. spends hundreds of millions of dollars on public diplomacy with dubious results with nothing in tourism, it might do us well to invest money in wooing traveling. congress can help by passing the travel promotion act by the end of this year. now, mr. president, this ought to be something that we bring up and almost passed by unanimous consent. guess what kind of a tortured journey this bill has been on. first and foremost the bill is reported to the floor -- and you have to have a motion to proceed. you can't just bring it to the floor. if somebody insists, no, no, you've got to have a debate and then a vote on whether or not you should even proceed it the bill. so we did. not because we should have had it -- to do that. somebody said, you know what is this we're going to decide to be a human set of brake pads and slow down anythi

and hopefully those jobs will stay in america and be a sustaining crotch of new jobs that will help -- crop of new jobs to help people say in the middle class. >> on behalf of the los angeles times and steve of the cleveland plain dealer thanks for joining us on "newsmakers". >> thank you. >> as we continue the kferings, let me follow conversation, let me follow up to your question on california. what are you sensing and what role does labor have in >> the administration is really retsents. that's what wear hearing. they're really retiscent. they think it's going to up up a pan dora's box. we saw what happened with bailout money to the private sector and they are just not interested in deling into that area. there's 50 states out there, most of them have budget troubles. not all as bad as california. but they really do not want to go down that road. and i think you saw that the secretary was hesitent to give any indication they were going to do anything other than what they've been doing, which is money from the stimulus, to help with extended unemployment benefits, transportation pro

as a result of these new policy settings, we will create millions of clean energy jobs for america and restore our technological leadership in clean energy. we are also protecting consumers. the bill tackles big problems that have been ignored for far too long, and it proposes solutions that will transform our economic and clean air environment. there is a remarkable coalition behind this bill. electric utilities support the bill, manufacturers support the bill, farmers support the bill, and so do the nation's leading environmental organizations, labor unions and faith-based groups. there are many members responsible for this remarkable coalition. on the energy and commerce committee, john dingell helped force compromises with the auto industry. rick boucher developed ideas that will provide a future for coal. mike doyle addressed the concerns of the steel industry and other trade vulnerable industries. the chairman of the ways and means committee worked with us to make sure that the interests of low-income families are fully protected. and the chairman of the agriculture committee mad

it's important for us to invest in new contingencies to keep america number one in innovation and new green technologies and to create millions of new jobs in this new green economy. and it's important. that's why i'm so glad that people of faith are working with us to preserve god's beautiful creation and our moral responsibility to pass it on to the next generation better than we found it. so it's a pretty exciting, it's historic, it's transformational, and we're working hard to bring it to the floor this week. with that i'll be pleased to take any questions you may have. >> [indiscernible] >> you know what? we have to go over the schedule. because it just depend. we have the family event at the white house this evening. there's a funeral for one of our members who is prominent in the discussion on the interior bill. so we're working out the schedule. yes, ma'am. >> [indiscernible] had less than two days to review final version to the [indiscernible] before it was voted on. -- giving americans at least a week to review the full version of the healthcare bill before it is voted on? a

1990 there was a paper published by spencer and christie which have 11 years of a brand new satellite called america with sending unit and it showed no warming. but the surface temperature record showed warming and the weather balloon record which is the third record showed no warming. by 1995 that disparity continued. by the year 2000 the united nations adjusted its temperature record so that the readings around 1955 colder so there was more warming in the same data and it was discovered that the satellite had a driftnet to -- a drift in it so that was corrected and there are various corrections to the satellite record began to show warming and then by the year 2005 or 2007 there is a tremendous adjustment that was made to the weather balloon data where it got much, much colder. remember that in the early portions of the record? and so now all the records agree and the point in my article is he would have to say at that point that warming israel which you also have. >> it up with the understanding of the way science works which is why people try to get data to fit the theory. that is really what we

america. he's now taken on the history of the world with his new book, "mirrors." i wanted, as we broke we were talking about your way of putting these stories together. one of the people i guess it was an interview that i read in which you were talking about your way of writing and you use the word [inaudible] rich is feeling thinking. >> guest: it's a language, a feeling, thinking of the language. a language able to express the mind and the heart. >> host: how do you collect your stories so that you actually have those vignettes of 30 or 40 lines? >> trying to unite the mind and the heart and the horrors and marvels of life because if i would be just a writer writing about repression and death and the terrible life of so many people who are living in this planet living it and held. and i would be portraying reality because it includes an hour side fortunately enough we have evidence is to the dark side we would look at. >> host: what are your sources? >> reality for instance i recently arrived here in the state's when i was coming the day before i was walking as

>>host: 2009 book expo america in new york city i am here with stacey lewis director of city lights books from san francisco. what is coming out this fall? >>guest: a couple of bucks coming ounce, we have a collection of essays and it is the first book published in about four years that covers things she is particularly interested and, racism, sexism, industrial complex, it is interesting publishing with angela, a new edition of a narrative of the life of frederick r. glass which contains his narrative as well as essays by davis that were part of a course that she taught at ucla and the 70 is. is it really brings to life at sa and we will also include a new essay written by her this year. we're hoping people who have read the narrative before take a look at this book as it will be enriched by the nol and the old. we're also publishing the way kenner, it is long awaited by helen weaver. she is also involved in the publishing scheme in the fifties it really presents a bigger picture of literary life in new york in the '50s in greenwich village which continues to always seem to be of interes