live on c-span 2 and live online at booktv.org. on c-span 2 saturday starting at 1:30 eastern jeffrey rosen on the history of the supreme court. 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 2:30, the american west at 4:00 and at 5:30, studying the brain. and diana henriques on bernie madoff. saturday beginning at noon eastern and sunday at 2:30, the tucson festival of books. live this weekend on c-span 2 and booktv.org. >>> in economic news today from the labor department, employers added 227,000 jobs last month. but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.3%. because of increasing numbers of workers who are entering the labor force. >>> journalists mark halperin and mike heilemann are authors of "game change." we spoke with them recently about the 2008 presidential campaign and this year's race. >> we can't win without this year's race. >> who have we vetted? >> romney. pawlenty. >> who can w

learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at c-span do the or c-span.org/localcontent. you're watching c-span3, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> coming up next, southern historical association president talks about the legacy and impact of jim crow on populations of native americans living in the south. this is about an hour. >> thank you very much. i very much appreciate you coming here. i would like to acknowledge special people, my son, stepson and his wife. a member of the cherokee nation tribal council and my graduate students lined up here on the front. if they would just stand, i would very much appreciate it. >> nothing in my professional career has brought me more pleasure than them. so this address is for you. in 1935, secretary of interior and commissioner of indian affairs john collier staged a meeting with the delegation of seminoles at west palm beach, florida. their purpose was to encourage support for the recently enacted indian reorganization act that promised to halt indian land laws, promote tribal

learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online org/localcontent. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >>> who have we vetted? >> romney, christ. bloomberg. >> who can we win with? >> none of them. >> jon, obama just changed the dynamic. >> look inside the new hbo movie that gave the inside story on the 2008 presidential campaign. >> i love the hockey moms. the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? lipstick. >> sunday with authors john heilman. >> the expert coming from the speech is the asset from the campaign. immediately after that, she was. on the democratic side, there was a lot of concern as the mccain/palin ticket came out ahead of the barack obama polls. people on the democratic side were sort of freaking out. >> we will talk about "game change" sunday at 6:30 at c-span. >>> next as a film produced in 1974 by the u.s. army. portions of the film were recorded in the pentagon's hall of heros. it was dedicated in 1968 by president lyndon johnson and contains the recipients of med

follow american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >> recently, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles visited shreveport, louisiana, to showcase its history and literary culture founded in 1836, sheareveport h a population of about 200,000 people and located about 250 miles northwest of baton rouge. >> the inevitable end, retribution, bonny parker who died as they lived, by the gun. the officers were on the left side of the road nearest the driver, thus explains the fact that bonnie's body at more bullet holes than clyde. any one of these bullets would have been fatal to both, but after having killed 14 people, most of whom were officers of the law and having come safely through so many gun battles, it did not seem advisable to fire just one bullet. >> bonnie and clyde were probably some of the most notorious gangsters of the 1930s crime era in the united states. because their crime story began in texas, east texas and involved louisiana, they're very sort of connected to the 1930s story of shreveport, as well. probably

watch his speeches from the house floof and other c-span appearances archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. >> c-span's cities tour takes our book tv and american tv programming on the road, the first weekend of each month. march featured shreveport, louisiana with book tv at the knoll memorial library. >> mr. knoll was a local man. he was born here and lived here most of his life. he started accumulating books when he was a teenager and continued into his 80s. over his lifetime he accumulated over 200,000 volumes. if we have a gem in the collection, it will probably be this one. one of the books we are most proud of in the original binding from 1699. it was once owned by a very famous scientist. you can see he has written his name, i newton. we are not pulling it out so much anymore because it is starring to flake away. >> american history tv looked at medical practices. >> pioneer medicine is a strong stretch. the things we take for granted when we go to the doctor, things like the instruments to be a germ-free as possible or the doctor has watched his hands befo

c-span 3. >>> this weekend there are two ways to watch the tucson festival of books. live on c-span 2 and live online at book tv.org. on saturday, jeffrey rosen on the history of the supreme court and at 3:00, panels of forensic science, politic at 4:30 and mexico's drug wars at 6:00. sunday, panels continue at 1 eastern with the environment and the great depression at 2:30. the american west at 4:00 and at 5:30 studying the brain and diana en rec ez on bernie madoff at 7:00. look for coverage streaming live on book tv.org saturday beginning at noon eastern and sunday starting at 2:30 exclusively online. the tucson festival of books, live this weekend on c-span 2 and book tv.org. >>> there is a real anxiety within a substantial part of black america when confronting black americans who are successful in the wider society because there's this anxiety that to be successful, especially if you're in a predominantly white setting to get the backing of white people, the trust of white people what did you have to do to get that backing? what did you have to do to get that trust? what did you have to do to g

watch it online at the c-span library on your computer. >>> next, a discussion with constitutional law experts on the legalities of president obama's recess appointments earlier this year. two of the panelists argued that the appointments of richard cordray to be the financial prosection bureau director and three members to the nlrb were unconstitutional, while the two other legal experts say the president had no choice but to act and had every legal means under the constitution to do so. from the american enterprise institute, is the just under two hour hours. >> this session on whether the president's recess appointments were constitutional. i'm peter wallison, a senior fellow at the american enterprise institute. i will mediate the panel. the relevant sections of the constitution are up there on the chart. we will be dealing mostly with article 2 section 2 clause 3 which says the presidential have the power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the ves of the senate by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session. there's a lot in this single se

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watch his speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. >>> the military's northern and southern commands oversee u.s. operations in t western hemisphere. that hearing will be live here on c-span3. >>> a report from the education department found that black and hispanic students face harsher punishments in schools and are more likely to be suspended and expelled than their white counterparts. arne duncan spoke about the subject last week along with educators from howard. >> -- we'd like to welcome all our friends and visitors with us here today. congressional representatives, members of the department of education, the secretary and assistant secretary. and all other people who believe in the mission of higher education and its relationship with k-12. have an opportunity to acknowledge one of my p mcguire. pat, we're so glad you can be here. this work and teacher preparation and the valuable service they contribute to our entire community. it's my pleasure to welc dcan a secretary western ali. all of you know t

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watch speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances all archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. general motors reported the most profitable year ever in 2011. the nation's largest automaker reported a profit of $7.6 billion for last year. three years after receiving a government bailout. the bailout's been a topic of discussion in this year's presidential campaign. gm's chair and ceo dan ackerson sat down for a conversation in san francisco last week. this is about an hour. >> welcome to climate one, a conversation about america's energy, economy, and environment. i'm greg dalton. the chevy volt is the centerpiece a lot of gm strategy right now. gm paid back half of the money but the 30% stake in the country could be seen as a financial and political liability. over the next hour, we'll discuss this american come back story as well as gas prices, fuel economy, and the move toward electric cars such as the chevy volt. along the way, we'll include questions for dan ackerson from our live audience in san francisco. before taking the reigns at gm in 2010 mr

learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at c-span.org/localcontent. you're watching "american history tv" all weekend every week end on c-span3. >>> there's 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 the history tweets, history in the news and social media from facebook, youtube, twitter and four square. follow "american history tv" all weekend every week end on c-span three and online at c-span.org/history. >>> the medal of honor is the highest military declaration awarded by the government for valor and action. fewer than 3,500 have been awarded since the civil war. next, a conversation with two recipients as they reflect on their service in the vietnam war. this hour-long program took place at the national archives in washington, d.c. >>> good afternoon. i'm director the national archives experience and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the william g. mcgowan theater. today we come toget

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follow us on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >> february 2012 marked the 40th anniversary to china. former ambassador travelled to china with nixon and discusses how they viewed china and reflects on the politics of the visit to 89a. this program is about 40 minutes. what was the narrative you department get if nixon was not trying to make a giant commercial out of this. what was it you would have gotten? >> i spent about a week before we went at the cia. got myself grieve about what's going on with kissinger after his secret trip. he was ready to boast about other things that what happened. i had my head on and plenty to write about. it was not hard to speculate about what they were talking about. on top of that, finally the whole spectacle of this manipulated scene which i could get above and write about even of cronkite and barbara walters and company. i had a lot of witty and sarcastic material as well. it was a great joy and i was writing with a fury that mix on held us to one seat. we wanted help. our deadline which meant i had to sit up all day covering it. >> do yo

learn more about little rock and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at c-span.org/localcontent. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >>> there's a new website for american history tv, where you can find our schedules and preview upcoming programs. watch featured video. as well as access ahtv's history tweets, history in the news, and social media from facebook, twitter, youtube and foursquare. follow american history tv every weekend, all weekend, on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >> although thomas jefferson was in france was the constitution was being debated and signed, he had his own ideas for the new nation. next, university of virginia history professor peter onuf, examines thomas jefferson's idea of america and how his relationship with james madison, whose ideas differed from his own, affected his opinions. this is 50 minutes. >>> is that for me or jefferson? i confuse the two sometimes. i want to begin by talking about the world of the founders, and i am controversially going to include jef

follow american history tv all weekend every weekend is c-span and online at c-span.org/history. >> working closely with james madison and first lady dolly mad to refine the look and function of the early white house. the partnership with the madisons is the subject of a top at the maryland historical society. collects manager at the white house historical association that is headquartered across from the white house where he once labored. this program is 45 minutes. >> if you want to try to get a seat, we start. good evening and welcome to the 2012 francis scott key lecture series at the maryland historical society. we are excited to celebrate the bicentennial or war of 1812. this is the first program in that long celebration. this evening's talk, oh, the terrible velvet curtains and the madisons decorate the president's house is being presented by leslie jones of the white house historical association. before i introduce our speaker, i want to point out the items we have pulled for tonight's presentation. in the library cases you can see the bound letters to mrs. madison dating to 1809 re

watch his speeches from the house floor and other appearances archived and searchable and online at the c-span video library. the consumer privacy bill of rights was issued by the president to give more control over data that is used on the internet. we will hear from secretary john bryson. this is about 35 minutes. [ applause ] >> good afternoon everyone, we could not start until it was afternoon. i hope by now you have memorized the consumer privacy bill of rights and you have internalized it completely and we can just go home. so, i just want to thank you you all for coming. we have a really extraordinary and wonderful lineup of speaker says we will hear first from the director of the international council, from the council to the digital advertising alliance, and from the chair of the federal trade commission and finally from the federal policy director of consumers union. we are thrilled to have them all, and i'll turn it over to gene so we can get started. thanks. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. thanks for being here. obviously i want to thank a few people. i want to thank our great

you can watch it live here on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org. >> starting april 1, see the winners in this year's c-span student cam documentary on the theme the constitution and you, as middle and high school students from across the country showed which part of the constitution was important to them and why. we'll air the top 27 videos, mornings at 6:50 eastern on c-span, and meet the students who created them during "washington journal" each day. for a preview of the winning videos check studentcam.org. and congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's competition. >>> abdel rahim el-keib was named the interim prime minister of libya in november after the fall of moammar gadhafi. in a recent individual to washington, he spoke with the carnegie endowment for international peace about the effort to establish democracy in libya. this is an hour. >> good morning. let me just before we start mention that for security reasons, the doors of the room will be closed for the duration of the event. i hope we can call on your understanding. good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

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watch it online at the c-span video library with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >> senator johnny isakson of georgia is one of a number of lawmakers to speak before the israel public affairs conference held in washington, d.c. we'll watch his remarks until washington today live in about 8 minutes eastern. >> thank you very much. ann davis and her husband jay and steve and melinda worthheem are my dear friends from georgia and members of aipac who did a great job of educating members of congress about the miracle israel. i had the privilegend s first h miracle that is that great country. i stood on the last israeli outpost overluoling gaza. i saw how close it is to syria and lebanon and what a close neighborhood it is. that's why i believe that any nation like iran, the islamic fundamentalist republic of iran when it declares the destruction of israel, it forfeits any right for any consideration to possess any material that could carry out that goal. last night mish mcconnell made a unilateral statement of where we should be as a congress

follow american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> two grand daughters of dwight d. eisenhower voiced their opposition this week to the proposed design of a memorial honoring the 34th president. they appeared before a congressional subcommittee hearing held to consider the views of both supporters and opponents of the design created by architect frank gehry and his collaborate or theater artist robert wilson. this hearing i m

follow american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. and online at c-span.org/history. >>> this week on the civil war, author william doback discusses his book freedom by the sword, the u.s. colored troops 1862 to 1867. it examines how african-american troops were used to improve union intelligence and the varying attitudes of union leaders toward black soldiers. this is 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is lopez matthews and i'm secretary of the national archives after row american i'm stre to welcome you today to hear william a.doback discuss colored troops -- u.s. colored troops during the civil war era. and i'm here today just to let you know that the after row american history society, atnar, produces programs similar to this. not this program but programs similar to this pro moegt the study of african-american history through records at the national archives. and we have a number of programs coming up which you may have seen our flier on the table outside. discussing african americans in the civil war since that is the theme for african

. >>> watch this week's hearings and news conferences whenever you want online at the c-span video library. search events from today, from this year and earlier. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> the obama administration's 2013 budget request for fema is $10 billion. that's a 6% reduction over the current year. fema administrator craig hue gait testified before a house operations subcommittee yesterday. >> good morning. today we welcome the administrator of the federal emergency agency fema, to discuss his agency's budget request for fy 13. after the conclusion of discussion with administrator fugate we convene an additional panel of stakeholder organizations. i'm going to make a brief opening statement in order to allow more time for members to ask questions, and to proceed with our second panel as well. administrator fugate, first of all, thank you for the work that you do and the hundreds of personnel who were deployed in my home state of alabama last april and beyond, and after the devastating tornadoes

watch his videos online at the c-span video library. >>> the military's northern and southern commands oversee u.s. military operations in the u.s. hemisphere. we look at the 2013 budget and what it means for the northern and southern commands. that hearing will be live on c-span 3. >>> last year, general motors reported its large effort profit ever. $7.6 billion. just three years after receiving a financial rescue package from the government. gm's ceo dan akerson spoke about the future of the auto industry last week at the commonwealth club of california. >> this is fantastic. >> i will start the radio program. we will get going. welcome to climate one. a conversation about america's energy, climate and environment. today we are talking about the u.s. economy and auto industry with dan akerson. three years after the obama administration bailed out the giant, general motors is firing on all cylinders and posted its most profitable year ever. it paid back half of the $50 billion it received. but the 30% stake in the company could be seen as a financial and political liability. over the

you can watch it live here on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org. >> this weekend on the presidency on american history tv. >> think of the fdr memorial it wasn't three redesigns, three plus designs before they got to a final, final plan. and so, i think that we shouldn't be afraid of looking at this issue. because we are building something for the centuries. we want to get it right. >> the eisenhower memorial designed by frank gary opposed by the family, a house subcommittee discussed the memorial to the 34th president. watch sunday. 7:30 p.m. american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> in march, 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide and today our content of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books and american history is a available on tv, radio, and online. >> we sell the american public short when you think you got to spoon-feed them, kid them. say oh, yeah, you can have all these things and not pay for them. they know better than that. they don't trust you if you try to flimflam them. you ought to say, sure, tax and spen

watch it online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> eight current and form earn members of the u.s. military who allege they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service have filed a lawsuit accusing the military of tolerating sexual predators and discouraging victims from coming forward. from the national press club, this is a little less than an hour. >> good morning, everyone. my name is susan burke. i very much appreciate your interest and i appreciate you being here. today, we have filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the district of washington, d.c. it's civil action number 12-0350. the lawsuit is on behalf of eight survivors of rape, sexual assault and severe sexual harassment. retaliation is common place in the military. despite giving lip service to having zero tolerance for sexual predators, the facts show that the military has zero tolerance for those brave enough to report being victimized by sexual predators. this la

it's despite the 2007 amendments where congress clearly -- >> you can watch the rest of this online at the c-span video library, as we join a simulcast of c-span radio's "washington today." >>> here in dixon, illinois. let the voice of reagan be heard across this land. thank you very much. and god bless you. >> with the backdrop of a statue of ronald reagan in dixon, illinois, rick santorum on the campaign trail in illinois one day before the primary there. mitt romney at the university t and the u.s. economy. mitt romney winning in puerto rico over the weekend with its 20 delegates. now all roads lead to illinois tomorrow. a key primary battle in the road to the white house. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. i'm steve scully. in france a massive man hunt is under way and the terrorism alert has been raised to a higher level across much of the southern part of the country. a man on a motorcycle this morning opening fire with two handguns today in front of a jewish school, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. >>> news on politics today as president obama pi

follow american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> this week on the civil war, author kendall gott discusses the battle of ft. donelson. mr. gott is professor at u.s. army combined center and the author of where the south lost the war, an analysis of the ft. henry/ft. donelson campaign. this took plate at ft. donelson. it's 50 minutes. >> purpose of my -- of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. i've been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that have passed since the battle and the importance of a battle. i'll focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, my book, i would love for you to buy that, but there's some others out there, too. dr. kuhning wrote an excellent book on the battle itself and the short film that's involved here and the interpretation with the rangers, seek those out for the blow by blow. we'll have more of a macro level for this here. it is exciting to be here for the 150th anniversary. as historians we look back and we think 150 years is a long time b

follow american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> james madison, the fourth president of the united states, often referred to as the father of the constitution, owned about 100 slaves at montpelier. his 4,600 acre estate in orange county, virginia. american history tv travels 90 miles south of the nation's capital to learn about an archaeological project investigating the enslaved communities of james madison's montpelier. the three-year archaeology project is jointly funded by the national endowment for the humanities and the montpelier foundation. >>my name is matthew reeves. i'm director of archaeology here at james madison's montpelier. where we're standing is in what we call the south yard. this is the area where the house slaves for the madisons both lived and worked. what we're in the middle of is an archaeological investigation of this area. we first learned about the south yard through an insurance map dated 1837. this is when dolly moves back to washington, d.c. she takes out an insurance policy on the house. and part of

. >> watch this week's hearings and news conferences whenever you want online at the c-span video library. search events from today from this year and earlier. over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> there are some members who are concerned about whether we are doing enough to stem the violence in syria, and that's understandable. and there are others who are concerned about the dangers of involvingur

mikulski's speeches from the senate floor and other appearances all archived and searchable online at the c-span video library. >>> in about 15 minutes, coverage of tonight's state dinner for british prime minister david cameron. we'll show you guest arrivals, including president obama's greeting at the white house and toasts from both leaders. you can see our state dinner coverage live getting under way shortly on c-span. also tonight, remarks from time warner chairman and ceo jeffrey bewkes on how digital media is changing the way americans live. he's speaking at the economic club of washington live at 7:55 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span2. and tomorrow, the senate environment committee holds a hearing on nuclear reactor safety in the 21st century. after last year's nuclear disaster in fukushima japan, witnesses testify on lessons learned and what can be done to prevent another disaster. you can see that live tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> in about ten minutes we'll show you remarks from national economic council director gene sperling. he spoke earlier today at the

our coverage will be here on c-span3, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. now to the forum. >> -- the director of the cato center for constitutional studies, which is your host for today's event. i want to give a special welcome to you because of course we're here in the brand-new f.a. hayek auditorium, and this is the inaugural event for this auditorium, so we're especially proud to be hosting it for you. as you may have noticed, we are not yet finished with everything. the furniture has not yet arrived for the podium, and we've got some other touching up to do, but that goes with construction. and we're very fortunate to be as far along as we are. today the topic is, of course, the subject of next week, namely is the patient protection and affordable care act constitution n constitutional. monday the supreme court begins six hours of oral argument running over three days on that question. this will be a preview, both pro and con, of those oral arguments. our first panel will look at the question whether congress can order individuals to buy health insuran

c-span to simulcast your coverage later tonight. >> thank you. >> politico's coverage getting under way at 7:00 eastern here on c-span radio and on c-span television. the results available online at c-span.org. it is 24 minutes past the hour. the president today issuing his strongest condemnation so far of the killings of the 16 afghan civilians over the weekend. he is promising that anyone who is involved will be held fully accountable. meanwhile defense secretary leon panetta says that could mean the death penalty for the u.s. soldier expected in the killings. a tell gags did visit the area where the killings took place early on sunday. many had to flee after the taliban insurgents opened fire on them. the associated press reporting that one afghan soldier was killed in that incident. today as the president talked about trade issues with china, he began with his comments about afghanistan. >> over the weekend as many of you know, there was a tragic incident in which a number of afghan civilians were killed. what i've made to president karzai when i spoke to him is that the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murde

website for american history tv where you history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. and online at c-span.org/history. >>> every day at the national archives in washington, d.c., a team of six researchers from the papers of abraham lincoln project comb through a multitude of civil war era government files searching for any documents related to the 16th president of the united states. so far they've found 12,000 records. recently, a researcher discovered a missing page from president lincoln's second annual message to congress along with a complete copy of the message signed in lincoln's hand. american history tv went to the archives to see these relics from the great emancipator's presidency. >> this is the room which is part of the research complex here at the national archives where researchers come and view records that we serve to them. my job is to work with researchers and work with the records that we have here in our holdings here in the national archives. and i work with the records of the house and senate. which is the bulk of our holdings in the center forarchi. we ha

follow american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3 and online on c-span.org/history. benjamin henry latrobe, regarded as the father of american architecture, worked closely with president james madison and first lady dolly madison to refine the look and function of the early white house. mr. latrobe's partnership with the madisons is the subject of a talk at the maryland historical society by leslie jones, collections manager at the white house historical association headquartered in lafayette square across from the white house where mr. latrobe once labored. this program is 45 minutes. zblood evening, folks. if i can just ask if you could try to find some seats. we're going to get ready. we may get more chairs if we need to. i think there's some empty seats around. if you would all try to get a seat, that would be great and we can start. good evening. welcome to the 2012 francis scott key lecture series at the maryland historical society. we are excited to start off this year's series celebrating the bicentennial of the war of 1812. this is the first program in that

and here on c-span radio and on c-span television and online at c-span.org, a chance for you to listen to the arguments each day as they're released in their entirety. well, a key part of what house democrats are now focusing on is the ipab that is the independent payment advisory board, which takes a look at medicare spending. but many house republicans want to abolish this medicare spending board in its entirety. it's an issue that came up with house republicans andy harris from maryland, tim griffin from arkansas as they spoke to reporters on capitol hill. >> were here when passed the health care law. were all freshmen. one of the most harsh criticisms we heard about the health care law dealt with ipab. that is often characterized from a variety of quarters. knowing what you know about this, is that still a fair description of that? is there some who oppose the health care law who still describe it in those terms? >> let me address that. we don't know what it's going to turn out to be. because the bill gave very broad authority to the independent payment advisory board to control th

learn more about little rock and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at c-span.org/localcontent. you're watching "american history tv" all weekend every week end on c-span3. >>> follow c-span's local content vehicles throughout the weekend as book tv and "american history tv" explore the history and literary culture of little rock, arkansas. today starting at noon eastern on book tv on c-span2. author griff stockily on the african-american and killing share croppers. >> you had calls going all up and down the mississippi delta saying that blacks were now in revolt. and the next morning between 600 and 1,000 men, white men pour into phillips county to begin shooting down blacks. >> on "american history tv" on c-span3, sunday at 5:00 p.m., former student on into dent. >> what's going to happen when you get to those steps. they seem to. the crowd is with us now. the momentum is with us and they're pushing us up the steps. >> these stories and others from c-span's local content vehicles. this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >>> ronald reagan was leaving this hot

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learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online localcontent. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >>> hi there, i'm mark farkus, i head up the lcv project, stands for local content vehicle. we have three of they will. the purpose is to collect programming from outside of washington, d.c. how do we do it? we staff each one of these with one person, with a small video camera and a laptop editor so they are able to roll, record, produce and edit things from the road. that's what we're doing with lcvs. why do we want to do these? get outside of washington, d.c. and collect programming for all networks. we're doing what we call an lcv city tour. we descend on cities, one do history programming and historic, the other book tv programming, bookstores catching up with authors, third community relations events. community relations work with cable partners in each one of these cities. the last one that's important to know, all this not only goes on the air but archived on the website, c-span video libra

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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 monday starting the day at 2:00 eastern with general speeches. at 4:30 they'll return to work on a small business bill that aims to loosen securities regulations. and on tuesday, the chamber plans to take several votes includi

learn more about shreveport and find out where c-span local content goals are going next online at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >>> hi there. i'm mark park you can s. i head up c-span lcd project. it stands for low content vehicle. the purpose of these vehicles is to collect programming from outside of washington, d.c. how do we do it? we staff each one of these with -- a laptop editor so they're able to roll, record, produce and edit things from the road. so that's what we're doing with the lcvs. why i want to do this is to get outside of washington, d.c. and collect programming for all of our networks. we're doing what we call lcv cities tour. we'll descend on each city with all three vehicles. one will do historic programming at historic sites. the other will do book tv programming at book stores catching up with authors. the third one does community relations events. community relations events are important to us because we work with our cable partners in each one of these cities. the last thing that's important to kn

c-span3 and online at cspan.org/history. >>> hosted by our comcast cable partner, c-span's local content vehicle recently visited many historic sites in shreveport, louisiana's third-largest city. learn more about shreveport all weekend long on american history tv. >>> we're in our doctor's office here. pioneer medicine is a long stretch from what it is today. modern medicine of course, you know, has just evolved over the short amount of time. the pioneer medicine stayed stagnant for a while without a whole lot of changes. it was still pretty archaic. some of the things they were still doing early on in this area, they were doing blood-letting, still using leeches, still using things that modern medicine has frowned upon but we know some of those have come full-circle as well. but you consider that, the things that we take for granted today when we go to the doctor, things like the instruments being as germ-free as possible or the doctor has washed his hands before he decides to work on us. the tools are sterilized. modern painkillers, anesthetics, a lot of these things were nowhere on the radar for these doctors who were pra

c-span. it is available online at c- span.org. >> president obama spoke at a campaign fund-raiser in his hometown of chicago yesterday. it was the first of two fundraisers the president attended in chicago. he then flew to atlanta for three more. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> hello, chicago. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. it is good to be home. [applause] thank you very much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. thank you so much. i have never seen this city look more beautiful. i have to say. every time i come back, i am overwhelmed with not only the beauty of the city, but -- i was explaining to folks as we were flying over dick durbin -- what makes this place so special is not just this is where my daughters were born. i started my political career here, but i got so many good friends and some relationships. as i looked out across their rooms seen so many people who put up with me -- [laughter] before i was president and helped me get their, it is extraordinary. i miss you guys. i wish i could stay the weekend. [laughter] especially, this weekend because we all know there is