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c-span. the listen to them all on c-span radio. down loadable as an i phone app or go on line to c-span radio.org. >> tonight, our guest is author, vanity fair chorer author. >> it's a really tantalizing time to have cancer, someone of my age. there are treatments i can see just out of my reach, which is encouraging and a joying. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, historians discuss the first age of terror. washington journal continues. >> our focus, the week that was and the week ahead. thank you for being with us. >> a lot of preparation for the president's speech. what are you looking for? saying we are from different parties and we are going to stay that way. i think it is all about jobs the question on american's minds right now is what happens with this economy is growth. how do we get more jobs? he told his staff he wasn't excited about some of the ideas of job growth he's looking for the next sputnik movement is the way he put it. he knows americans want to feel better about the economy. they can't continue

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c-span's coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the republican response will come from paul ryan of wisconsin. we will have your phone calls and reaction on c-span, c-span radio, an online. you can also watch the address on c-span2 2. >> this week on "the communicators," a discussion meredith attwell baker. >> meredith attwell baker is a one of the two republicans who sit on the federal communications commission. if we could start with the vote the fcc took this week, which omcast merger. you were for it. why? >> this is my first time on a merger with the fcc. we have fallen into some pitfalls. comcast filed this merger with us on january 28 of last year. we have an internal clock up 180 days or repaid it is a big merger and we should carefully consider it. we should do it in a more timely manner. manner.

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it is advertised all of the time on c-span. i would think that the man sitting there shuffling his papers could speak up on trying to improve the c-span expansion. helping the minds of everyone worldwide to get more coverage. and yet these companies are forcing us not to watch c-span to and c-span 3. i miss it every day along with thousands of people. i hope that in the future they will be able to do something about giving people more expansion. host: we are asking folks what would surprise them the most in the coming year, 2011. politically speaking, of course. dick pullman writes in the current section of "the philadelphia host: you can read that in "the philadelphia inquirer" today. george, independent line. thoughts? caller: i would really be surprised, and i believe that this was a campaign promise but might be wrong, to have lobbyists taken out of politics in washington. host: how does that happen in your view? caller: they need to really not have lobbyists controlling so much of the voting and money flow within washington

live coverage here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we are standing by for the start of this discussion on the future of offshore oil drilling. we will hear from the director of ocean and energy management, michael bromwich. coming up this afternoon, we will show you remarks from tim pawlenty. he starts a tour promoting his recent book. he is a potential republican presidential candidate. you can see his remarks starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span 3, a discussion on dwight eisenhower's speech on the military industrial complex. they are discussing whether people listened to dwight eisenhower's remarks. >> if i could get you to sit down, we have a full house this morning. if you have not already turned off your cellphone, that would be a great time to do that. since we are going to be talking about workplace safety, in the unlikely event of an evacuation, the exit signs taking to the stairwells. you have got two choice

eastern on c-span. this week on c-spans newsmakers, david dreier from the california fifth district. the congressman will talk about voting on a resolution to cut spending to 2008 levels, as well as the chairmans plans for the rules committee. watch newsmakers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern and again at 6:00 p.m. here on c-span. >> sunday on c-span's "road to the white house" minnesota congresswoman michelle balkman and rick santorum with. tune in to c-span's "road to the white house" sunday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. c-span's local content vehicles are traveling the country, visiting cities and communities as we look at issues impacting the nation. we now take you to cobo arena in detroit for the north american international auto show where we caught up with several members of the industry involved in battery operated vehicles. >> you know obviously it was during the time of the economic down turn. we were struggling as a state, we were struggling with the automotive industry. what we fou

brian, inpent, you are live on c-span -- independent, you are live on c-span. caller: i basically had a comment, too. i don't know if anybody in this country has looked at the clothing that they wear, the toys they buy for their kids, and just an assortment of things we buy retail shops. nothing is manufactured in this country. and that's the biggest problem that is the reason why we don't have jobs because we do not make anything in this country anymore. that would solve a big problem in the u.s. if we stop outsourcing all of our manufacturing and stuff to other countries. that's pretty much it. host: thanks very much. we are televising live from inside the cannon house office building. the members of the house have named their three major office buildings after former speakers. joe cannon is the honoree for this building. longworth is named after nichlas longworth. and this building was the oldest of the three. you heard congressman price talking about it yesterday. . why is 76 cents of every dollar spent on administrative costs? to me that's way out of order

. >> c-span is a private nonprofit company created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. this evening on c-span, "newsmakers" with an wagner, chairman -- candidate for chairman of the republican national committee. later, watch a c-span documentary on the supreme court. >> joining us from st. louis is ann wagner, one a half-dozen candidates for the republican national committee. joining me is kasie hunt and phil elliott. thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking, what is your candidacy sets it -- what sets her candidacy apart from your competitors? >> i am traveling all of the country meeting with members of the republican national committee, talking with them on the phone, interacting on our website, and all of our multiple social media to get the opportunities out there. what sets me apart is three or four different things. its experience, 20 years of political service to the republican party, and to public service out there. i am looking for a new direction, new leadership, a turning of the page of the republican national committee. i believe what i can offer to the rnc is a

what you don't see off and on c- span on our house coverage is the tally board. members are registering their presence. you don't see that as often because our normal coverage of the u.s. house is provided -- the cameras are provided by the house gallery. on this opening day of the u.s. house in the 112 congress, you are seeing additional hd coverage by our c-span cameras. it is a different look, when we don't often see except for opening days or joint sessions of congress. this will continue throughout much of the afternoon. the house will vote later today, debate and vote on the new rules as the republicans take over the house with 242 republicans, 153 democrats. republicans get to set the rules for the management of the u.s. house. that is the debate at this afternoon sometime probably in the 2:00 hour. [crowd noise] [random chatter] [random conversation] [general crowd noise] [crowd noise] [general chatter] [random conversation] [general crowd noise] [crowd noise] [random conversation] [genral chatter] [general chatter] [rumbling crowd noise] [sound of gavel]

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each person that we've talked with, both of you here today on c-span and on kjll, always speak in terms of just -- of love. just not a job, she was just not a boss. >> i'll let sara talk about that, too. but i think all of us considered a very big honor to work for gabby. we are proud to work for her, we do love her and i know she loves all of us. we're all very close to each other and this was something that just really tore apart a very, very close knit group of individuals. >> by the way, sara, if you'll comment, too, the office is open for constituent services, for comments. it's open to serve the constituents of congressional district eight. you didn't shut it down and put a wreath over the doer, you simply said, this is what gabby would want us to do. i've heard that expressed numerous times. keep the office open, keep doing what we've been doing. how you do that in the midst of this tragedy is far beyond my comprehension but the work goes on, does it not? >> it does. time doesn't stop for this. and we have constituents who still have problems, you know, who might be having severe

on line. washington bureau, the c-span networks. now available in more than 100 million homes. >> speaker of the house john boehner spoke this morning in ohio about the attack on arizona representative gabrielle giffords and others outside a safeway store in tucson, arizona yesterday. here are his remarks. >> good morning. our thoughts and prayers of the house and nation always congressman giffords and her family. we are also praying for the families of judge roll and all those who were taken from us yesterday so senselessly. i directed that the flags on the house of the capital be flown at half mast in honor of gabe's death in the line of duty. and attacked on one who served is an attack on all who serve. such acts of violence have no place in our society. i want to commend the federal, state, and local officials for all of their efforts. i have told the fbi director at the house stands ready to assist possible. last night the majority leader announced that the normal the house in the coming week has been postponed so that we can ta

plus, your phone calls and reaction, live on c-span, c-span radio an online at c-span.org. you can also watch the address on c-span2. >> it is the same old story. >> the same prescriptive line. he practices them every week. i am sure they sound fantastic in the bathroom mirror. >> now, from london, prime minister's questions. this week, david cameron answer questions regarding the national health services focusing on patient wait times for the prime minister also answer questions on job creation and educational subsidies for students. >> order, questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> the nhs is facing massive reorganization, while at the same time seeking the greatest savings in its 62-year history. respected professional medical bodies warn about the risks to public service of giving private companies the easy pickings. before pursuing that gamble will the prime minister reflect carefully, infor

eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a". "washington journal" continues. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: we want to welcome back craig crawford. guest: this is my c-span tie. i first war this on c-span in 1989. it is the only place i wear this tide. a little frayed. host: let's begin with the news of the morning. you posted on our blog that democracy in egypt is often messy. guest: anywhere. when protesters in the street are trying to bring democracy to their country. this is a great story for americans, always, when we see this, because it reminds us of our own history of revolting against oppressive regimes. host: what is going to happen? guest: i will be glued to the tv today watching secretary of state hillary clinton, because i am expecting some signal shifts from the administration led by her that they are moving away from the position they have been in earlier in the week, that they wanted mubarak to stay anre d reform and keep this ability that he brings -- the st

eastern here on c-span. >> c-span is a profit nonprofit company created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. up next, a look at china's central television annual end of the year review. focusing on domestic events and issues. then the department of interior's renaming ceremony, honoring former interior secretary. after that, several journalists and scholars talk about the 2008 attack in mumbai, india. >> c-span's original documentry on the supreme court has been newly updated. today you'll see the grand public places and those only available to the justices and their staff. and you'll hear about how the court works, from all the current supreme court justices, including the newest justice. also, learn about some of the court's recent developments. the supreme court, home to america's highest court, airing for the first time in high definition. today at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now china's central television presents its annual end of the year review. focusing on domestic events

eastern on c-span. >> the c-span network provides coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicle. it is washington your way. now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable. >> next a look at the british television channel that's comparable to c-span. the bbc parliament channel covers the house of commons, house of lords and other government branches. its website offers eight channels of video from legislative sessions and committee actions. to explain it all, we talk to peter; knowles, the controller of the bbc parliament channel. this is 35 minutes. >> what's the history of the bbc parliament channel? >> that's been a -- there's been a parliament channel for getting on to 20 years, explicitly modeled on c-span in its origins. it was origin family -- originally run by the cable companies. the cable companies didn't prosper in the u.k. as they did in the united states, and they

c-span: so you're -- what? -- 22 to 26 while you're working for him? guest: twenty-one -- 21 to 25. c-span: 25. anybody amazed, you know, around you? your family? how many brothers and sisters do you have? guest: i have one sister. she's two years younger. she's getting her doctorate at mit. c-span: what's she studying? guest: political science as well, but she's studying american politics. c-span: what's her reaction to this? guest: oh, she thinks it's terrific. she has a very positive reaction, although i must say she's on the other side of the political fence, so she comes at it through a different view. but she had the privilege of meeting nixon once and she respected him very much. c-span: what do your parents do? guest: my mother is a hospital administrator in new jersey and my father is in investments in texas. c-span: what's their reaction to this? guest: well, they're very proud, obviously, and they think that the book is very good. they think that i've really portrayed nixon in a very honest light, and if it's not honest, it's worthless. so they were glad that i did it the way i did. c

you can also follow us on c-span -- you can follow c-span on twitter. if you missed some of that, we will have some portions of the meeting tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can find it all on line. let's go to orlando, florida. >> republican suck. >> we will move along to union, kentucky. go ahead. you are on the air. >> i just want to say that i am republican and conservative. i hope this new rnc chairman will bring conservative and -- conservatism back to the republican party. we need that in our party. i am both a republican and a conservative. >> when moved to stewart, florida with barbara. >> that was quite a process. glad to see they finally made up their minds. i did not know a thing about the man. there was a lot said about $20 million or $30 million and the shortage. mr. miller finally brought up the reason for the shortage. that was because a lot of people decided to send money directly to the candidates because the rnc was not listening. i am hoping that will change in the next few years. >> have you been watching all day on c-span? >> all

we will have live coverage here on c-span and with the senate on c-span2. we will begin at 7:00 a.m. eastern time with the "washington journal" and at 4:00 a.m. for those of you on the west coast. enjoy the rest of your day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the 112th congress cavils in tomorrow with republicans now in control of the house. we will hear from house democratic leadership today with speaker nancy pelosi who will remain speaker until john boehner is elected to that post. live coverage begins the 11:00 a.m. this morning. later, to florida where rick scott will be sworn in. live coverage from tallahassee begins and at noon eastern here, on c-span. this afternoon, back to the subject of the 100th of congress and the use of the filibuster which democrats are aiming to weaken. lamar alexander is among the speakers. you can watch the 2:00 p.m. eastern this afternoon. >> the 112th congress gavels in when stay with the swearing in of members, the election of a new house s

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c-span: did you do that? guest: i did that, too, yeah. c-span: at the same time you did this one? guest: no, i did it long after this. c-span: how long did that take you? guest: that took me a month. and that was--hard because they were very precise. you--i think they can hear your hair growing those technicians and those recording people. the slightest intake of breath that --might interfere with the word, i had to go back and do it again. but it's very efficient now. they do it just right away and go back over it. c-span: i want to run a two-minute and 30 second clip of the audio and listen to it and then ask you what this is all about. guest: ok. (from audiotape) 'two days later, dad returns from his cigarette hunt. it's the middle of the night but he gets malachy and me out of the bed. he has the smell of drink in him. he has us stand at attention in the kitchen. we are soldiers. he tells us we must promise to die for ireland. "we will, dad. we will." all together we sing "kevin barry." (singing) 'on mt. joy one monday morning, high upon the gallows tree, kevin barry gave his y

on c-span.org. and it's searchable on our library. c-span, washington, your way. "washington journal" continues. host: reed wilson, editor in chief of the hot line and here to talk to us about presidential politics particularly on the republican side of the aisle for 2012 on december 15, you wrote in your on the trail colum, everybody into the pool. why republicans should hope for a crowded 12i field. -- 2012 field. why does that benefit the republicans? guest: i had a republican strategist a couple weeks ago make a joking analogy to the 1984 olympics when the russians stayed home and the u.s. won everything but they didn't win against the best another leeths in the world. so instead, the notion of competing against the best makes you better. in a primary field there are enough candidates that in this year's primary that if everybody gets in, these candidates are going to have to beat the best possible opponents before they face a guy who is by all measure one of the best campaigners that we've seen in a long time in president obama. obama is going to have $1 billion to run his reelection campaig

eastern here on c-span. ow on c-span, all six of the declared candidates for the republican national committee chairmanship will debate for the first time. the list includes current chairman michael steele, the moderator includes -- moderator's include rubber norquist -- grover norquist. watch live coverage tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> calm in a time of anger and leadership in a time of uncertainty. that is what the nation asks of the united states senate. that is what this office demands of e to serve here. and a search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring -- >> search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators. there are more than 160,000 hours all online, all free. it is washington, your way. >> several journalists and scholars talk about the 2008 attack in mumbai, india. this is part of a terrorism conference organized by a pakistani organization and the jamestown foundation produces about one hour, 10 minutes. -- and the jamestown foundation. this is about one hour, 10 m

pacific here on c-span. tomorrow on news makers, the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius. she discusses the republicans' effort to repeal the health-care overhaul legislation. that is at 10:00 a.m. here on c- span. >> starting tuesday, the house takes up the repeal of the health care law. watch the debate and final vote live on c-span. and go to nkunda c-span.org to read the bill on line -- and go to c-span.org to read the bill online and read c-span's facebook and ritter pages. the >> c-span cozy local content vehicles are traveling the country. we now take you to go a reno -- kobo aruna in detroit. we caught up with the task force on the automotive industry. >> we appreciate ron coming out. ron has played such a pivotal role on behalf of president obama, as you all know, in getting us where we are now. also with the efforts that have allowed ford to -- to support for efforts to be here. -- ford's efforts to be here. we are very excited about every one of the cars that are here. they we

you can see that at 2:00 eastern live here on c-span. >> the 112th congress gavels in wednesday with the swearing in of members, the election of a new house speaker and a vote on new rules. watch live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on "washington journal." interviews with members, leadership, reporters and your calls right up to when the house gavels in at noon on c-span. >> and be sure to watch tomorrow night when we'll reair the day's proceedings from the opening of the 112th congress. that begins at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. looking ahead -- the health care repeal debate will be brought up by the house republican leadership. you can watch that floor debate this coming friday with a vote expected next wednesday. the repeal isn't likely to get passed the senate as democrats are still the majority there. >> i think news organizations have adapted. is it great that we're not -- that overall news organizations probably aren't doing much for news, they're doing more domestic news? the public bears some responsibility here. the public bears responsibility of keeping themselves informed.

we take c-span on the road with our digital local content vehicle. it is washington your way. the c-span networks, now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> president obama today introduced four new members of his economic team and noted that the economy has created jobs for the 12th month straight for the first time since 2006. new appointees included james sperling, the former adviser to president bill clinton will move from the treasury department to become director of the economic council. this event took a few of us to place a few hours after the jobs numbers are released. it showed a decline from 9.8% to 9.4%. [applause] >> have a seat. it is wonderful to be with all of you today. i want to make a couple of quick acknowledgements. ben cardin is here. prince george's county -- i want to think rick weeks, ceo and owner of thompson creek manufacturing, and all the employees here at thompson. thank you so much for your hospitality and the great work that you are doing. [applause] i want to acknowledge the family and guest

here on c-span. ght, on the communicators, how the federal government technology policy affects high- tech companies. with ray ramsey, president and ceo of technet c-span2. the 112th congress doubles in this wednesday with both the house and the senate coming in at noon eastern. the house will elect a new speaker. members will also boat on house rules for the next few years and a number of motions. the new houses made of put you under 40 two republicans and 193 democrats. live coverage on c-span. in the senate, they live quorum to bring all senators to the fore for the bus to the floor for the swearing in of new senators. the senate is live beginning at noon eastern this coming wednesday on sees them2. -- on c-span2. now i look at social security on today's ". washington "" scholar andrewa at the american enterprise institute, wrote this piece, making the case for raising the retirement age. what economic impact would that have? guest: social secury benefits you can claim as early as 62, even though t

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live on c-span, c-span radio and online ad c-span.org. you can also watch the press and's address on the c-span2, followed by reaction from members of congress from statuary hall -- you can also watch to the address on c-span2. host: karen ignagni is chief executive officer of america's health insurance plans. could you give us your thoughts on what the house did this week repealing the healthcare bill signed into law? guest: i think this is part of the discussion that began two years ago about what is the right thing to do with respect to health care reform, how we proceed, what do we expect, what needs to be accomplished, what was accomplished and what still needs to be done. one of the points we made last year and we talked about when we were last together on this program, is the issue of cost containment. that was left on the cutting room floor in the debate last year. we have to go back to the issue. we have to look at what are the issues surrounding individuals who are purchasing on their own, the issues surrounding small business, t

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you can also watch the president's address live on c- span.org, listen to it on c-span radio and on your iphone as well with the c-span radio app. you beat -- we begin with your thoughts. does the state of the union matter to you? will you watch? what are you listening for? the numbers are on your screen. here is "the new york post" this morning. investor in chief. the power points -- also, from the constitution, where it says the president will address a joint session of congress. iii. le ii, section 3 so, does it matter to you? will you be watching tonight and what would you be listening for? kansas city, missouri. joe is a democrat. good morning. caller: i think i will probably watch about the first half-hour. it is usually a bunch of empty promises. i just watch it for the entertainment, the democrats and republicans. host: what do you mean about -- by entertainment? caller: the juggling of the seeds -- seats, where everybody has to sit next to somebody of a different party. host: this morning a lot about members of congress crossing the aisle to sit with their counterparts. i think

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c-span video library. it is washington your way. on television, on radio, and online, c-span, bringing public affairs to you, created by cable. it is washington, your way. host: and the "washington journal" continues from the washington center on capitol hill. we have students from more than 20 colleges and universities, 130 students here in total. there's been the first two weeks of january learning about our nation's capital, government, and the media. and we're pleased to welcome tavis smiley. this is the indian ocean. you're from indianapolis. >> i am. pleasure to see. i thought it must be in the and a day. brian lamb, he is a hero, an icon in indiana. mike pence might be the next governor of indiana. i am bringing up the rear, but i am proud to represent the hoosier state. host: you're organizing a panel, america's next chapter, which we worked -- will carry live on c-span tomorrow evening. for this generation, what is the next chapter for them? guest: it is a great question. there's a multi-cultural symposium tomorrow night, mult

see the house live on c-span. and the senate returns to session tuesday. they will have time for general speeches before turning to a proposal that will change senate rules on the filibuster which is used to block or delay action on legislation. the proposal aims to limit when and how the filibuster can be used. live coverage of the senate can be seen on c-span 2. >> tuesday, president obama delivers the state of the union address to a joint session of congress. c-span live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern with our preview program, followed by the president's speech at 9:00 p.m. then the presence response. then your phone calls and reaction live on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. you can also watched the address on c-span 2, followed by remarks from members of congress. >> next, last friday evening, michele bock men, the founding member of the house tea party caucus spoke to nearly 500 members about tax relief. this was her second meet. [applause] >> what a wonderful introduction. thank you, everyone who is here tonight. thank you for in

he will join us sunday night on c-span's "q & a." now supreme court chief justice john roberts talks to law students. he talks about his career influences and about life on the court. this is one hour and 25 minutes. that we are gathered here to talk to the chief justice of the united states is a testament to a man who is association to the college predated our pre law center and included a decade of service on the board of regents. though not a catholic himself, he greatly admired the college or it jesuit scholastic tradition and its curriculum grounded in the humanities. on the occasion of the announcement of the establishment of the pre law center, he a lot his -- outlined his vision that -- outlined his vision of what lawyers should study. a rich cultural development through the medium of a liberal arts programs such as this college offers is an essential part of a lawyer's education. the men who will introduce the chief justice can be sent to truly embody the qualities that future attorneys should aspire to. he received his bache

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each person that we've talked with, both of you here today on c-span and on kjll, always speak in termsf just -- of love. just not a job, she was just not a boss. >> i'll let sara talk about that, too. but i think all of us considered a very big honor to work for gabby. we are proud to work for her, we do love her and i know she loves all of us. we're all very close to each other and this was something that just really tore apart a very, very close knit group of individuals. >> by the way, sara, if you'll comment, too, the office is open for constituent services, for comments. it's open to serve the constituents of congressional district eight. you didn't shut it down and put a wreath over the doer, you simply said, this is what gabby would want us to do. i've heard that expressed numerous times. keep the office open, keep doing what we've been doing. how you do that in the midst of this tragedy is far beyond my comprehension but the work goes on, does it not? >> it does. time doesn't stop for this. and we have constituents who still have problems, you know, who might be having severe h

words of taken on a larger meeting since then. . >> the supreme court is one of three documentaries on c spanr american icon d.v.d. collection. order at s-swan.org/store. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captions performed by the national captioning institute] >> we return now to c-span's feature documentary, the supreme court, home to america's highest court. >> the supreme court hears cases inside this building that was opened in 1985 and envisioned by chief justice william howard taft in what the architect called the central node of the structure it was adorned with red drapes and special columns made of marble imported from italy and spain. but taft's wish called for more than just a new courtroom. just outside the space are rooms added to help both justices and attorneys prepare for oral argument. >> the clerk of the court comes in and gives pointers. they try to put people at ease. it is a fun place to be before going into the courtroom because there's camaraderie in this and you meet the opposing council if -- counsel, if you haven't met them before. there's a

see the house live on c-span. the senate returns to session at 10:00 am. they will turn to a proposal to change rules on the fillibuster. it aims to limit how this will be used. live coverage can be seen on c- span 2. >> tuesday, president obama delivers the state of the union. we will have a preview then the speech at 9:00, then the response from paul ryan of wisconsin. you can watch this on c-span 2, followed by reactions from members of congress. >> it is the same old story. you can't trust the tories on the nhs. the same old usual, feeble, pre- scripted line. practices them every week. i am sure they sound fantastic in the bathroom mirror. >> now, from london, "prime minister's questions." david cameron answered questions on the health service and patient waiting times, as well as educational subsidies for students. >> >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> the nhs is facing massive reorganization, while at the same time seeking the

find out more about it at 300 other c-span appearances on line at the c-span video library.search, watch, and share, all free. your washington, your way. >> 9/11 redefine his presidency because it made it abundantly clear that my most important job was to protect the country. i made a lot of controversial decisions to do that, many of which i described in the book. if i had to do them over again, i would have done them again. >> president bush talks about his best selling memoir "decision points." that is sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span "q&a." >> next, a discussion on efforts to increase science and math education in the u.s.. from this morning's "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: charles vest, president of national academy of engineering. he is here to talk about efforts to boost science and math education in this country. the president talked about this in the state of the union address. national test scores are out this week. they _ the national academies point that the u.s. is slipping behind in science and math education. why? guest: first of all, it was wond

we take c-span on the road with our digital bus, local content vehicle. in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> house democratic leaders today said they are ready to work with their republican colleagues, but also criticized the first two weeks of republican house rule. minority leader nancy pelosi and others spoke with reporters at a democratic caucus retreat on maryland's eastern shore. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you, we will just wait for our colleagues to assemble. what an enthusiastic and inspirational start to our annual issues conference. to be there yesterday in the rotunda and to see two of our leaders who were actually at the inauguration of john fitzgerald kennedy, and to listen to the inspirational words and to know that a torch has been passed to another generation, carried a plea by president, barack obama. we are delighted that we are having the vice president to address as on foreign policy this afternoon, and the president, who will talk to our members later this evening. we have gotten o

eastern on c-span. tuesday, president obama delivers his state of the union address to a joint session of congress. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern followed by the president's speech at 9:00 and then the response from paul ryan of wisconsin. plus your phone calls and reactions. you can also watch the president's address on c-span 2. >> coming up next it is "q&a" and then british prime minister david cameron appears at question time in parliament. then it is road to the white house featuring michele bachmann and rick santorum at an event in south carolina.

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eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, on american history tv on c-span 3, we will tour the home of frederick douglass. a professor tells us of the aggressive nabal diplomacy of woodrow wilson and then, from the nixon library, a focus on daniel patrick moynihan who stands -- who stood for presidential the ministrations. see the complete schedules online c-span.org or you can press the c-span alert button and have our schedules mailed to you. >> now, the inauguration of georgia's 82nd governor, nathan deal. he previously served as a member of the u.s. house where he was originally elected as a democrat and then switched to the republican party. held in atlanta and courtesy of georgia public broadcasting, this is close to one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated as we welcome mrs. cady deal. >> ♪ georgia and, georgia the whole day through ♪ just an old sweet song ♪ keeps georgia on my mind georgia 0, georgia ♪ comes a sweet and clear arms reach out to me. ♪ other is look down to me. still in the peaceful dreams i see, the lead -- of the road leads back to you. i said georgia, 0 georg

eastern on c-span. >> this week on "the communicators," a discussion about federal policy that directly affects at technology companies. >> rey ramsey, what is technet? >> it is a bipartisan political and policy organization that has been around for about 15 years. our hope is to move and innovation agenda across the country. >> which companies are members of technet? >> i would say we have a nice list of good companies, large and small, from silicon valley to boston and texas. some you would know of from microsoft, google, intel, but also companies in boston, and an ice mix of companies. >> what is a technology policy? >> technology policy is all about technology driven innovation. all the way from education to biomedical to social innovation, things that used technology. those are the things that get our attention. >> so specifically when we talk about issues, let's say net neutrality, what is it that technet does when it comes to net neutrality? >> we take a position and we get in the game of policy. the game of policy can be messy sometimes, so we try to reach a consensus among comp

live on c-span, c-span radio, and on line on c-span.org. the state of the union coverage at 8:00 on tuesday. on tomorrow's "washington journal," a political roundtable looking at the week in the past events and the week ahead. one covers the white house for "the national journal" and another covers congress for "the hill." our segment following that, michael koplow from georgetown university. you may remember the big news about tunisia and the overthrow. a discussion about what is going on and the latest in that country and what it means for the stability of the region, the role of the u.s. should play, and issues relating to that. he will be our guest to talk about that. our final segment tomorrow, mary-jeanne raleigh will talk about the growing need for psychiatric counseling at colleges and universities. those three discussions and we will take a look at the papers and take your phone calls. that is it for "washington journal" tomorrow that starts at 7:00 p.m. we will see you there. [captioning performed by national captioning institute]

for more information visit mcny.org. >> you're watching booktv on c-span c-span2. here's our prime time lineup for tonight: >> every weekend booktv brings you 48 hours of history, biography and public affairs. here's a portion of one of our programs. >> in addition to a questionnaire that covered a wide variety of background items, the yaf members were asked to imagine the nation's history from 1966 to the end of the sent b ri -- century. in other words, the year 2000. and so they were looking ahead for 34 years and can imagining what they perceived or what they were viewing as what would happen to our country for the remainder of the century. and the graduate student who was doing this study, richard, was surprised by what he described as the belief of yaf members that a continued drift to the welfare state and socialism and moral decay would be reversed in the near future by an awakening of the american people resulting and moving the train of events back to common sense. richard also surveyed members of student for a democratic society which was the leading new l