. >> to mark the release of the survey, we hosted a discussion this week at the national press club in washington. panelists, including our managing editor kim lawton, explored the impact the growth of the religiously unaffiliated could have on politics. a majority of the unaffiliated -- 63% -- identify themselves as democrats or lean in that direction. but mike mccurry, a veteran democratic strategist and former press secretary to president bill clinton, said that does not mean the party should present itself as secular. >> the report makes clear that most of the nones say they believe in god, they describe themselves as religious or spiritual. so they are not open politically, if you are thinking of this in political terms, to overt appeals to secularism or denial of belief in god. >> meanwhile, vice president of the ethics and public policy center michael cromartie, a conservative, highlighted another finding of the survey -- that a large percentage of the unaffiliated say churches are too involvein politics. >> you have a strong message for people on the right and on the left, and

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i want to thank the national press club. here's what i said yesterday at the new york city columbus day parade to the many bystanders. [speaking foreign language] that means everyone's italian. so it's tomorrow. so i'm back to not being italian anymore. there is perhaps no issue more complex than tax reform. but for all the disagreements on taxes as most policymaker, democrats, republicans, independents what the broad outline what tax reform might look like and you get a stark lingly consistent answer. broaden the base by getting rid of loopholes in the tax code that approach has distinguished lineage. ronald reagan and the 1986 congress invented this. in the upcoming talks on the fiscal cliff, we should scrap this. the old style of tax reform is obsolete in a 2012 world. it does not fit the times because there are two new conditions that did not exist in 1986 but are staring us in the face today. first, a much larger and much more dangerous deficit and second, a dramatic increase been income and inequality. old-style tax re

speaking to the national press club in washington he said only a small number of districts are movingdirection and the u.s. is falling behind the rest of the world in going digital. >>> change a whole generation of things not carrying books to class any more. >>> next, new developments in the push to keep oakland a's in the east bay what we've learned about negotiations between the team and the coliseum authority. >> all-out manhunt for the gunman who killed one border patrol agent and wounded another. >>> plus, navy's blue angels arrive in the bay area today. how soon before you will hear the ear-splitting roar? >>> big jump in gas prices the past few days. what is to blame? are you ready ? share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no extra charge. like the new droid razr m by motorola only $99.99. ...but add some ham and cheese ...roll them up in some crescent dough and tada, thursday is now... a ham & cheese crescent roll-up wonder pillsbury crescents, let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky lay

support the national press club journalism institute. watch booktv in the future for interviews from this event. this year's national book award will be in new york city on november 14th. ceremony celebrates author's work of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and young adult literature. booktv will air the ceremony the following weekend. miami book fair international is held from november 11th through the eighteenth featuring three hundred fifty authors and booktv will be live from miami. november 17th and eighteenth. for complete schedule bader presentations interviews and more visible tv.org. please let us know about book fares and festivals and we will be happy to add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. booktv is on facebook. like us to interact with booktv guest and viewers and get up-to-date information on events. facebook.com/booktv. >> within the conference of doing so much, we went to democrats, republicans, different parts of the country, different ages. we the basis -- you can't make generalizations that are 100% certai

it was i mean i was watching the debate at the press club and i left and tried to zoom down to georgetown as fast as possible but some of people i was watching the stuff were like jim lehrer's friends yeah you could even see them wincing i'm not going to i'm not going to go as far as obama operatives and say that jim lehrer was the reason the president should look good right i mean even the poynter institute which is the you know sign is sure of all things journalistic and could continue again and said he did a terrible job and for the end of the president on a lot of off the hook for that you have to prepare for these things so you have to prepare for a crappy moderator really person is going to win here or the people the writers at saturday night live because god knows the guy who plays jim lehrer is going to be the butt of the jokes on saturday you know but that's pretty much it i mean and the twitter sphere basically yeah let's talk about the lies of omission i think we mentioned that before but i mean really you know when you hear these people agree much in the moderator is just kind

. >> we will breakaway here and take you to the national press club this afternoon, bringing you the 40th anniversary of "ms ." i want to welcome the many who have joined us here today as well as our sisters in the feminist media. it is my pleasure to introduce those of us joining us today. laura, huff inc.ton post. next to her, kathy bunk. and a strategic advice sor to "ms." magazine. eleanor clift to my left. she is the political editor to news week and daily beast and a comment tor. carroll general kins -- general kins next to her. founding president of the women's media center. lisa matthews and longer introductions a little bit later but bonnie thornton dill, eleanor smeal the founder and publisher of "ms." and the publisher of "ms." gloria steinem, co-founder of "ms." magazine. >> i i'd also like to salute some people who make "ms." possible, the editors and associate editors. [applause] >> for more about "ms." magazine i'm urging our television audience today and all of you to be sure you go to ms.magazine.com. four years ago when the first issue hit the stands, the news ancho

that is when i spoke out at the national press club, and if has only gotten worse since. he is reiterating with his book, with new updated charts, and we are trying to help make sure the public has the facts, and can be involved in solving this problem. >> they are the key to the solution, because they are the voters. >> do you plan to be out there frequently, in terms of your involvement with the comeback america initiative, but also when the book comes out, will you take a full book tour? >> i do not have anything planned. we will have to plan something for the book. >> you are not reticent to get out there? a couple times to they use it for somebody to take on the talents that you took on, they would have to have thick skin, and you talk about how other politicians and the media will come after somebody like that. you have receded from public view in recent years. >> i will do what ever i have to. >> ross perot has dedicated to the mission. it is about the mission, not about him. it is about the country. it is about his kids, and is about his grandkids and future gener

this morning, the national press club holds a forecast annoyancement for who they predict will win the 2012 presidential election. they used data from public opinion polls, leading economic indicators and the impact from the war. with that, out of the 13 forecasted models, eight models show president obama with a 53.8% popular vote over republican presidential candidate, mitt romney. the experts say the forecast shows romney with a 53.1% popular vote. interestingly enough, barbara and keith, one model was called the redskins model. >> a special interest to a d.c. audience may be the washington redskins model that you have come to know about. if the washington redskins win their game before election day, the incumbent election party wins for four more years. if the redskins lose, the challenging party wins. >> reliability and the method of how they obtain their data and put it together. >> the best models that are most accurate are based on theory, theories drawn from political science work. what we see today as a move away from that, in many sectors away from theory. >> the earliest mo

around the country speed up switching from printed books to digital ones speaking to the national press clubmoving in that direction and the u.s. is falling behind the rest of the world in going digital. >> i think parents will be happen to see the trend going digital -- [ talking over each other ] >>> next, new this morning, flames rip through a berkeley duplex. the damage left and the family now homeless. >>> deal in the works that could leave the a's in oakland for the income few years. -- for the next few years. >>> she is a television news anchor, a viewer called her fat. how she is now fighting back. i moved to new york to work in fashion. so i had to look the part. t.j.maxx is such a great place cause i know when i go in there, i'm gonna score. they've got such great deals on all my favorite brands. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx.

today, senator chuck schumer, a new york democrat, will speak at the national press club, talking about the presidential election and tax reform. it will have that live on c-span radio. on the president still election, we cover all the debate. it's the next debate is thursday night with the vice- presidential candidates. vice-president joe biden. these programs will air on c- span television and c-span radio. we have special programming every day weekdays from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. eastern time. washington day is our news and information and interview programs. we invite you to listen in and call in and we catch up on the latest news of the day. that is weekday's monday through friday. supreme court oral arguments air on c-span radio. an argument on affirmative action this week. and will take place to. the court releases oral arguments once a week. you can hear this affirmative action case on c-span radio at 4:00 on friday. on saturday night, american history airs on c-span radio, followed by overnight programming of book tv. and sunday afternoon, c-span replays five network tv programs

i want to thank the national press club. here is what i said yesterday -- [speaking italian] that means today everyone is italian. there is perhaps no issue facing congress that is more complex than tax for four. for all the disagreements, asked most policy makers, and what the broad outlines of tax reform might look like when he asked them, you get a consistent answer -- nor the rights and broaden the base by getting rid of loopholes. that approach has a distinguished lineage. ronald reagan and the 1986 democratic congress invented it. the gang of six endorsed it. in the upcoming talks on the fiscal cliff, we ought to scrap it. the reason is simple -- the old style of tax reform is obsolete in a 2012 world. it does not fit the times because there are two new conditions that did not exist in 1986 but are staring us in the face today. first, a much larger and much more dangerous deficit and second, a dramatic increase been income and inequality. old-style tax reform could make both conditions worse. but don't dismiss the old

i am a member of the newsmaker committee of the national press club. on behalf of the national press club, we are honored to have with us today the senior senator from new york, charles schumer. the senator will address the topic of tax reform. most people thought the world was flat and anyone sent on a journey would likely go off a cliff. columbus bar defined a new route. today we are going to be exploring new routes to tax reform and how to avoid the fiscal cliff. the senator will talk for approximately 20 or 25 minutes. and we will open up the conference to questions. >> there is perhaps no issue facing congress that is more complex man tax reform. for all the disagreements on taxes, most policy-makers and what the broad outline of tax reform might look like when you ask them is you get a startling difference in dramatically lowering the rate of broadening the tax debate. -- bess. -- base. ronald reagan and the 1986 congress created this. in the upcoming talks on the fiscal cliff, we should scrap this. the old style of tax reform is obsolete in a 20

i want to make sure that i promote a press conference the national press club at 9:30. some of you will be able to attend or follow this. what is the truth about american muslim questions and answers and it is supported by the interfaith alliance and also 20 some other groups, rabbis for human rights in north america and the law center and the united church of christ and the lot of folks to finally counter, and the demonization about islam in the united states. will raise a lot of issues. we have got to try in the name of religion freedom to stand up and say this is the more accurate information about what you are getting not only about religious freedom for all people including american muslims but also some of the things that were characterized. >> thank you for being on this panel. [applause] >> this conference continues with the head of the merits public opinion polls. he dismissed allegations of mitt romney support for the democratic bias in recent polls. he presented free debate numbers in battleground states as well as public opinion polling on a range of issues.

tuesday, october 30th at 11:00 a.m., the national press club hosts democratic campaign chairman congressman steve israel of new york and republican policy chairman congressman tom christ of georgia. they will speak about the status of the upcoming congressional elections. wednesday, october 31st at 10:00 a.m., the ceo of nastc speaks at the birthing in stewings on why the markets are still on the sidelines in this recovery and how a stable federal budget could change that. a new month starts thursday, november 1st, and at 4:00 p.m. at the library of congress, they will host a lecture by historian john witty, jr. on the spread of muslim law and what place faith-based laws have in western democracy. friday, on friday, november 2nd at 7:30 p.m., celebrating its 50th anniversary, the uso is handling its annual gala at the washington hilton, honoring the men and women of the u.s. military. jordan sparks will perform and fox 5's allison seymour will serve as emcee. that's your capital rundown for your week of october 29th, 2012. keep checking myfoxdc.com for more and our twitter hashtag for more.

on quietly mind the scenes in washington this week about tax reform in remarks at the national press clubat schumer said was that 1986-style deficit neutral tax reform just won't work today. >> the tax rate for the highest earners should probably return to clinton era levels and stay where around there. this will come as heresy to some of these on the other side who not only wish to extend the upcoming rates in the lame duck but also hope to cut rates even further in tax reform. >> schumer is really laying down a marker in these negotiations for those on the left who don't want to compromise with republicans who say that taxes ought to be lowered or at least overall taxes ought to be net neutral after tax reform is completed sometime next year after the fiscal cliff debate. what schumer is going is a washington technique called protecting your flank, which is you set down a marker from where you're going to be on the left, and that way later if you have to compromiscompromise, you cant to your republican colleagues just how far you've come to the center when you're negotiating. the republ

on c-span 3, education secretary arne duncan speaks of the national press club on the state education law that at 1:00 p.m. easter. n. see the first presidential debate tomorrow night live on c- span and cspan radio and on the c-span.org line at. watched and engage. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls la "washington journal of on." at two o'clock 3:00 p.m. eastern, the new american foundation hosts a discussion on the role of money in the campaign. we will be live with the debate of the candidates for senate in texas and will follow that with the discussion of the debating styles of president obama and gop presidential candidate mitt romney. in about 45 minutes, we will talk about the health care law that the presidential candidate mitt romney signed into law when he was governor of massachusetts. before 9:00 eastern, we will be joined by howardkurtz and laura ashburn at the use of social media in the presidential

[laughter] second, i would like to present you with our traditional national press club coffee mug. > thank you. >> and the national press chub version of a challenge coin -- club version of a challenge coin, so -- [inaudible conversations] [laughter] so the last question i've had many requests if you would reprise one of your irish or sesame street themes. [laughter] >> okay, here we go. if you know it, sing along, by the way. ♪ when irish eyes are smiling, it's like a morning spring. ♪ in the little of irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing. ♪ when irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay. >> come on, finish it up. ♪ and when irish eyes are smiling, sure they'll steal your heart -- >> away. >> well done. [applause] >> thank you all for coming today. i'd also like to thank the national press club staff including our journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] .. flsh >> look at what president palma put it on the budget. nothing except to borrow and spend. as a result of the president's

national press club book fair and author night is november 14th. many riders and proceeds of for the press club and journalism institute. watch booktv for interviews and this event. national book awards will be new york city nov. fourteenth. the ceremony celebrated author's work of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and young adult literature. booktv will air the ceremony the following weekend. miami book fair international held from november 11th to the 18 featuring 350 authors and booktv will be live from miami nov. seventeenth and eighteenth. for complete schedule of presentations visit booktv.org. please let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area and we will be happy to add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. here is a look at some books being published this week. historian alex kerr shot tells a story of felix parks, the commander of the 157th infantry regiment in the liberator. one world war ii soldier's odyssey from the beaches of sicily to the gates of dow. jenna lee stand media critic eric begins argues the media capit

. >> that was senator chuck schumer speaking at the national press club yesterday.omments may sound innocuous enough, but it kicked off a bit of a fire storm because he is coming out and throwing a wrench into things happening behind scenes trying to find some solution for the fiscal cliff. you've got the gang of eight in the senate and senator mark warner working with that gang of eight trying to come up with solutions. schumer came out and threw a hand grenade in the middle of the whole discussion. we'll have more about this a little later this morning. plus, we're going to be talking about a reality check on the state of housing and the u.s. economy with our guest host richard lefrak. he owns more than 400 buildings in the new york area and joins us after this. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 this morning, i'm going to trade in hong kong. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to germany. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then tonight, i'm trading 9500 miles away in japan. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with the new global account from schwab, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i hunt down opportunities arou

i am a freelance op-ed writer, a press club member, who is a republican in harlem. here is my comment. i just want to commend amy and anna for their comments. i like to see and it reads comments from people of color. -- i like to see and read comments from people of color. we do not get a free range. and just a quick plug. i would like to say that i am a time warner shareholder, and i just want to hear the news. i do not want to your editorial. my favorite purveyor is an all news radio station. they just give you the straight news, all -- no frills. just give us the straight news. >> thank you. over here. go ahead. >> hi. i am -- mostly a drama reviewer now. what difference does all the brilliant cut bridge in the world -- what difference does all the brilliant coverage in the world make it people are not allowed to vote? courts are overturning it. it is on this uncounted, uncommitted vote that this election could turn. >> is it your view that it has not been covered? >> it has not been covered at this panel. voter suppression has not been covered. it is not an elec

chuck schumer, senator from new york state, will be talking about tax policy at the national press club. we will bring you that event live at 10:00 this morning. he talked about scrapping the reagan-style model used by simpson-bowles, saying we cannot afford to lower the top rate for the wealthy. let's go live to janet in the west virginia on our republican line. caller: i have three questions. i could have 100 about the obama administration. ibm concerned about -- i am concerned about the taxes for transactions, getting money out of the bank, or whatever, and then the hospital fine. if you go to the hospital and you have to come back in within 30 days. say you have a heart attack, and they said new home, then they did send you home, then they thought -- send you home, then they find the hospitals. how will that work? i am also concerned about this oil thing. obama has turned down anything with the pipeline, and we have oil that is protecting us from buying overseas and giving them money. also, taxes are supposed to be to help people in other countries. what about this country? guest: a

that may be a legitimate viewpoint but the idea you went to the press club and made this announcements with a group of eight or senator mark warner or taking things seriously, this was a political play to say we've changed, we're no longer about three parts of spending cuts to one part revenue rising and that's really complicated, if you're not going to get back to the original agreement we couldn't reach an agreement on. i mean, do it behind closed doors. do something that's actually making a difference, don't sit here and political grandstand. that bothers me. >> that's a lot there, especially from -- >> grover norquist written five reasons why conservatives hate -- >> who cares about grover norquist. >> it's more inconsequential what schumer is saying. >> some people on the set say you took -- >> guys in the senate and grover norquist, the senate doesn't do much either right, with ten comes down to it, pontificate. >> i think what's happening on the wings of both parties, when i see schumer and norquist opposing this plan, does it not make you think there's maybe some merit to it?

that is when i spoke out at the national press club, and if has only gotten worse since. he is reiterating with his book, with new updated charts, and we are trying to help make sure the public has the facts, and can be involved in solving this problem. >> they are the key to the solution, because they are the voters. >> do you plan to be out there frequently, in terms of your involvement with the comeback america initiative, but also when the book comes out, will you take a full book tour? >> i do not have anything planned. we will have to plant something for the book -- we will have to plan something. >> you are not reticent to get out there? a couple times to they use it for somebody to take on the talents that you took on, they would have to have thick skin, and you talk about how other politicians and the media will come after somebody like that. have reseeded from public view in recent years, but are you -- from publicceded view in recent years. >> i will do what ever i have to. >> ross perot has dedicated to the mission. is about the mission, not about him. it is a

magazines celebrates its 40th anniversary live from the national press club. at 1:30 eastern, former secretary lawrence summers will be at the center for american progress to talk about the fiscal cliff. that is live at 1:30 on c-span to. >> i want to go back to the last comment, and then i will come back to israel and palestine. the reason that he tried to attack halliburton is they want to obscure their own record. your record is not very distinguished. you missed almost 70% of the meetings in the intelligence committee, meetings and tax policy, energy, energy reform. your newspaper has called you senator gone. in my capacity as vice president and the president of the senate and providing -- presiding officer. i am up their most tuesdays when they're in session. the first time i ever met you was when you walked onto the stage tonight. with respect to israel and palestine, suicide bombers were funded by saddam hussein. i think one reason why we do not have as many suicide attacks today in israel as we had in the past is because saddam hussain is no longer in

want to make sure that i promote -- we are having a press conference next thursday at the national press club at 9:30, and i hope some of you will be able to attend or to follow this, and we will release, "what is the truth about american muslims: questions and answers." it is supported by the interfaith alliance and 20-some other groups, rabbis for human rights north america, a presbyterian church, southern poverty law center, united church of christ, united methodist church -- lots of folks trying to finally counter in a brief and we hope effective way some of the propaganda and demonization that is going on about american muslims and islam in the united states. i am sure it will raise a lot of questions, but we have got to try to -- i believe in the name of religious freedom -- stand up and say, "here is the more accurate information than what you are getting, not only about religious freedom for all people including american muslims, but also about some of the things that have been characterized as islam that are simply wrong. >> thank you very much. thank you all for being on this panel.

tuesday, october 30th at 11:00 a.m., the national press club hosts democratic campaign chairman congressman steve israel of new york and congress time white of georgia. wednesday, the 31st, the brookings constitution talks about markets and economic recovery. and november 1, a lecture on the spread of muslim sharia law. friday, november 2nd, uso is hosting its annual gala at the washington hilton, honoring the men and women of the u.s. military. jordin sparks will perform and alison seymour will emcee. keep checking fox 5 for more. i'm tom fitzgerald. see you next week. >> i'm nervous about hosting it. >> it will be fun. >> it will be fun. >> big deal, allison. >> autographs signed later after the show. >> can't wait. want a picture, too. >> what have you got for us? >> waiting for the latest update on sandy. she's undergoing her transition. >> tucker, you said she's lost power. i'm confused by this message. >> she's lost steam overnight. >> isn't that good news? >> we've been talking about the hybrid storm. this is undergoing that process, where it becomes a little bit of this and a little

wednesday, october 24th at 6:30 p.m., national press club is hosting a forum on journalist computer securitytober 25th at 7:00 p.m., the national archives is holding a program marking the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis. caroline kennedy will take part and recordings of jfk during the crisis will be played. friday, october 26th at 9:00 a.m., the ted mid-atlantic conference returns. general colin powell is among the celebrity speakers who will talk about . check out myfoxdc.com for more and use our twitter hashtag capitalrundown. i'm tom fitzgerald. see you next week. >>> 7:43. >> let's check in with tucker. >> rain showers and thunderstorms, believe it or not, across the region, particularly east of the city. will be with us another hour or so and gradually clouds dissipating and by the afternoon sunshine. if you're headed out driving in the next 45 minutes or so, you'll be dealing with this. you can see the rain showers and the flashes you see, thunderstorm now pushing towards annapolis, across the bay. last batch of moisture. once this lifts north and east we should see condit

from the national press club, this is about 1.5 hours. >> good afternoon. i am doug cox. welcome to our september luncheon. today's event is sponsored by the societies practice group, the lawyers chapter in the faculty division. our program is a little different from the regular lunches that take place in chinatown. there is no kung po on the menu. the new supreme court term promises to be one of those very important things. we have pulled together an all- star panel of experts to give us their thoughts and insights. our moderator today is pete williams. he is well known for being one of the first journalists along with his colleague to get this right on that december evening with the decision came down. we're grateful he is here today. >> each of our panelists has a set of want to talk about. whole time. >> into 2006 he became the first lawyer to fill a position, -- and is now in private practice. ken, please. >> i always thought it was dangerous to be on a panel that starts with a reference toi have been asked about three cases, and national security case, and then othe

energy of one person, we now have a hot website and live streaming video of our event, national press club in several supporting lectures and presentations. you all know that one person is the lifeblood of the anisfield-wolf book awards, my dear friend and comrade, mary louise hunt. give it up for mary louise. stand up, mary louise. [applause] our annual ceremony has become an event in cleveland social intellectual calendar and that takes an entire team of people to pull off, including ron of course, but also sandy shoals. cindy, please stand up in the six other team members who have worked for months to create this evening. give it up to cindy. [applause] as mary louise put it to me just yesterday, and i quote an e-mail, making sure it's going to be here, she e-mailed me three times and called me when i was on the plane. i mean, it was terrible. i was coming. i start to get my shoes shined in each of us had. i'm quoting from her e-mail to show her that i do read them, even if i do ignore them. edith anisfield-wolf she wrote was a quiet and reserved person would be astonished and thrilled

[applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> education secretary arne duncan is at the national press cluboday to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1 p.m. eastern on our containing network c-span3. >> when nations cheat, and china has cheated, i will finally do something the president has not been willing to do which is called him on the carpet for it and label them a currency manipulator. >> we have brought more trade cases against china in one trumpet the previous administration did in two years. by the way, we've been winning those cases. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in the first presidential debate, the news hours jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch it engage with our live debate preview at 7 p.m. eastern followed by t. waste watch the debate at nine. on c-span both candidates on screen the entire debate. on c-span2, the multi-camera version of the debate. and following, your reaction, calls, e-mails and tweets. follow live coverage on c-span, c-span radio

education secretary arne duncan will be speaking at the national press club with an update on the current standing of american education at 1:00 p.m. eastern. now to a debate between eric cantor and wayne powell and hosted by the virginia chamber of commerce. >> c-span will be covering the debate tonight. both candidates have asked everybody in the room to turn their cell phones to off. please have them off. if after each question you could please hold your applause to the end of the debate. we want to make sure we can move in an expeditious way. we will take time from the debate if we have to wait for applause. a little bit about the format of the debate. we begin and end with closing comments from the candidate. i will asked a set of questions to each candidate. the opening question will go to a candidate who will have two minutes to answer. there will be a two-minute response and that will be followed with a rebuttal. after those three questions, the candidate can ask each other a question as well and the same time will be allocated. we conclude with a set of questions that i will ask

want to make sure that i promote with rehaving a press conference next thursday at the national press clubat out 30. i hope some of you will be able to attend or follow this. and we're going release what is the truth about american muslims. questions and answers. and it's supported by stond. an and sigh here is the more accurate information than what you're getting. not only about religious freedom for all people including american muslims about some of the things that have been characterized as a islam that are just simply wrong. >> okay. thank you very much. thank you all verying. being on the panel. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] dismissed allegation of some mitt romney sporters of the democratic bias in recent polls. he presented predebate number on the race in battleground states as well as public opinion poll oong range of issues. [inaudible conversations] employees welcome andrew with the knights of columbus. [applause] thankthank you very much. we have the codirector of the substitute for public opinion. the substitute was founded in 1978 within and does research on elections

also today, general martin dempsey is at the national press club. you can watches remarks live on c-span to at 12:30 eastern. jimmy diamond is at the council of formant -- foreign relations, live on c-span 3 at 12:30. we are getting ready for the vice-presidential debate coming up tomorrow in danville, ky. we are getting set on the spin room. >> again, the look around of the spin room area. our camera is getting set along with lots of others. coverage is being tomorrow night with our preview program, right here on c-span. just up on our facebook page a few minutes ago, matter-of-fact, facebook.com/c-span, we are asking the question -- how important are vice-presidential debates? some saying a waste of time, others saying very important. tell us what you think. >> i watch c-span, the various congressional hearings and deliberations on policy, with the information put out by various think tanks in washington, d.c. i like to watch the 8:00 programmer he hosts different authors. with discussions about the books that have written. there is an easy way to

. >> arnie duncan is at the national press club on tuesday to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span3. next, look at the presidential campaign and libertarian party candidate, gary johnson. the former governor of new mexico talks about his view of the tea party system and obstacles for third-party candidates. from "washington journal", this is 40 minutes. >> we are now with gary johnson, the former governor of new mexico. 1995 to 2003, the libertarian presidential nominee and gary johnson's first question, when you look at the major party candidate in this year's cycle, what is missing in the debate and dialogue and what you bring to the table? >> well, how about the truth, for starters, the notion that both obama and romney are arguing over who is going to spend more money on medicare when we need to have a raging debate and discussion on how we/medicare spending. i believe we will find ourselves in the midst of a monetary collapse as a result of borrow

this is live from the national press club here in washington. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. we're going to get started with our briefing this morning. the briefing by the naleo educational fund on election 2012. naleo's a national association of latino elected and appointed officials. we're two organizations, one is a membership organization of the nation's latino public b servants serving on school boards, county commissions, state legislatures all the way up to members of congress and the united states senate. the educational fund is a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in the american political process encouraging legal p

general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, speaks today at the national press club where reporters may ask him about this issue, among others. watch live coverage at 12:30 eastern on c-span2. a top state department security official in libya it tells a congressional investigator that he wanted more security in the weeks before the u.s. ambassador was killed in been gauzy, but the department instead wanted to, in his word, "normalise relations." an email refers to a separate document detailing 230 security incidents and the country between june 2011 and july 2012. he testifies today about the benghazi attack before the house oversight committee. watch it live on c-span. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> look at what president obama did on the budget -- nothing, except borrow and spend. as a result of the president's abdication of leadership, as a result of seeing the most predictable economic crisis in the countries history and not fixing it, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. >> we laid out a $4 trillion debt

this morning at the national press club, chuck schumer talks about tax policy. startingee it's live, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. pac >> c-span gives a great incentive looks into what is happening in washington. whenever that happens, it changes your view. it is different than regular media. it is objective. it shows a lot of what is real and what is going on. i watched hearings and when the senate and house votes, we watch it in the office. also when the supreme court has hearings. watch different decisions and opinions. >> aaron and watches c-span on correct tv -- erin watches c- span on the directtv. >> the human rights campaign, a group advocating equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender americans, held its annual dinner on saturday. headlining the event was newark, new jersey mayor cory booker who talked about what he called the common ancestry shared by both the civil rights and gay rights movements. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much. good evening, washington. thank you for that warm welcome. my amazing mom

national press club book fair and author night is on november 13th. includes 90 writers and proceeds support the national press club journalism institute. watch booktv in the future for interviews from this event. this year's national book award will be new york city on november 14th. the ceremony celebrates author's works in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and young adult literature. booktv alert the ceremony the following weekend and miami book fair international is held from november 11th through the eighteenth and features three hundred fifty authors at booktv will be live on november 17th and eighteenth. for complete schedule of of their presentations visit booktv.org. please let us know about book fairs and festivals in your air and we will be happy to add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> kurt eichenwald, author of "500 days" begins his live presentation now on booktv. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome to our next gawker, kurt eichenwald. he is a contributing editor with vanity fair and new york times best selling author of f

jamie diamond talks about the -- chairman martin talk about talks to reporters at the national press club. website provide live and on-demand coverage of the vice presidential and presidentials. head to the only place you'll see the live coverage of behind the scenes before or after the debate. they have each debate question where you can search and watch by topic. watch your created clips as well and read streaming tweets from other political reporters at debate hub go to c c-span.org/debate. >> this government as promised has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military buildup on the island of cuba. within the past week, unmistakable evidence has accomplished the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere. >> do you ambassador deny that the ussr has placed and is placing medium and interimmediate range missiles in cuba. yes or no? don't wait for the translation yes or no. live sunday from the jfk presidential library and museum. 50th anniversary o

chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, is the luncheon speaker at the national press clubborrow and spend. and as a result of the president's abdication of leadership, as a result of seeing the most predictable economic crisis in our country's history and not fixing it, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. >> we laid out a $4 trillion debt conduction plan over the next ten years, four trillion. we've already passed a trillion of it. ladies and gentlemen, these guys vote against everything. no, no, no, no, i really mean it. not only do they say they don't like our plan, okay, i get that. you don't like our plan. what's your plan? >> thursday, congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden will face off in their only debate. abc news moderates from center college in danville, kentucky, and you can watch and engage with c-span with our live debate preview at 7 p.m. eastern followed by two ways to watch the debate at 9. on c-span, both candidates on screen the swire debate, and on c-span2 the multicamera version of the debate all followed by

on wednesday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey, speaks at the national press club's live at 12:30 on our companion network, c-span2. later, the chairman and ceo of j.p. morgan chase. jamie dimon will speak with the council on foreign relations chairman at 12:30 eastern on c- span3. >> one of the things i have heard from a number of companies and individuals i have met with is the fcc has sometimes not acted with much alacrity with issues pending before the commission or delay action on other issues. i wanted to think about different ways the commission could speed up these processes. i think one of the key things the commission can do it should do is enable a more dynamic industry, to get worse spectrum into the commercial marketplace. there have been a number of different proposals on the table and a taken all of the above approach. finally, i tried to think of different ways the fcc can remove barriers to infrastructure in investment. some studies say for every billion dollars the private sector spence, between 15,000 and 20,000 new jobs could be created. our goa

said when we were minority and majority leader, we would get in a cab together and go down to the press club we going to argue about? and he would say, that is a legitimate debate. we genuinely disagreed about means to an end. and it was part zing. for heaven's sakes, we were the leaders of our parties. then we got in the cab and be best friends and go back to the hill and be able to be civil with each other, have a drink together and, you know, be very good friends. they were such good friends that mrs. ford asked me to be a ule gist at her funeral, which was a little scary except she told me exactly what to say, so it made it easier. so now that's not even close. i mean, there's nothing like that going on in washington today. i have my own ideas about why but i'm much more interested in hearing years. so i think i will start with you, senator daschle, because you are in this position now where you didn't do it inside and you are doing it outside. why? >> first, i disagree a little bit with the premise we didn't do it. john i worked together on mccain-feingold, patients' bill of rights. a l

that is when i spoke out at the national press club, and if has only gotten worse since. he is reiterating with his book, with new updated charts, and we are trying to help make sure the public has the facts, and can be involved in solving this problem. >> they are the key to the solution, because they are the voters. >> do you plan to be out there frequently, in terms of your involvement with the comeback america initiative, but also when the book comes out, will you take a full book tour? >> i do not have anything planned. we will have to plan something for the book. >> you are not reticent to get out there? a couple times to they use it for somebody to take on the talents that you took on, they would have to have thick skin, and you talk about how other politicians and the media will come after somebody like that. you have receded from public view in recent years. >> i will do what ever i have to. >> ross perot has dedicated to the mission. it is about the mission, not about him. it is about the country. it is about his kids, and is about his grandkids and future gener

. >> we will leave this now to go to the national press club. the catholic institute for policy research and catholic studies is hosting a discussion. >> to present the latest poll numbers and the latest trend lines related to that. this is a continuation of something we have been working on. the institute for policy research and catholic studies at catholic university of america is a public policy think tank. we look at contemporary issues of public policy from the catholicve of the church's social teachings. the institute has 40 fellows who are part of the institute. we have been around for a while and are a good resource for people who are interested in the intersection of religion, the catholic faith, and contemporary politics. i want to say as a part of the university, the institute is an academic institute. we do not advocate for a particular public policy, nor for any individual candidates. in that spirit i should say anything that is said to day at this panel does not reflect the considered opinion of the institute, nor does it represent