now ralph waldo emerson said all violence all that is greerry and repeals is not power but the absence of power. ralph waldo emerson was born in boston, a city that has seen it's share of violence. the boston massacre was the foreshadowing of the revolution. the city's crime rate has been famously documented so much so that for many years one area was known as the combat zone. in the 1990s the boston p.d. worked with neighborhood and religious groups to bring about what is known as the boston miracle where people working together reduced violence and murders in the city dropped from 152 a year at the top of the decade to just 31 in 1999. people working together can do that because for every example of humans resort to go violence there are untold, unreported thousands of humans who reject it and find another way. so what do we know? here's what we know. we know that the police do not believe that jfk library fire was related to the bomb. we know that the new york post was wrong when they said a muslim suspect was in custody. we know this was not hitler's birthday nor was it the anniver

. >> linda pastan grew up jewish in the bronx reading ralph waldo emerson and albert camus. she went to radcliffe in the '50s, and won a poetry prize from madamoiselle magazine. sylvia plath was the runner up. isn't the moon dark too, most of the time? and doesn't the white page seem unfinished without the dark stain of alphabets? when god demanded light, he didn't banish darkness. instead he invented ebony and crows and that small mole on your left cheekbone. or did you mean to ask "why are you sad so often?" ask the moon. ask what it has witnessed. thank you. ( cheers and applause )

ralph waldo emerson, our flag will most defiantly remain unfurled. , a house hearing on islamic extremism in chechnya. during a white house photo op 's kingorgian -- jordan abdullah, president obama discussed the civil war and other issues pretty searing government has used chemical weapons in the two-year civil war prepress and obama called the findings game changer. he said the investigation continues. this is about 10 minutes. [no audio] i want to welcome to the oval office once again king abdullah. his majesty is a great friend of the united states. jordan is a great partner to the united states on a host of issues. although we have recently seen each other, want to thank his majesty for the extraordinary hospitality he showed during our visit. there remain a host of issues in the region we will have a opportunity to discuss. first of all, i want to congratulate his majesty on syria -- the serious issue inside of jordan. we have been supportive with respect to long guarantees and other efforts in part because we have also seen the abdulla take some very important steps to further open

in the words of our great poet, ralph waldo emerson, our flag will most defiantly remain unfurled. president obama on serious possible use of chemical weapons. syria's possible use of chemical weapons. >> this we can than c-span, before the white house correspondents dinner, we will show selected minister from the past three administrations. starting saturday at 3:00 p.m., eastern. sunday, the dedication of the george w. bush presidential library and museum. >> franklin roosevelt once described the dedication of the library as an act of faith. i dedicate this library with unshakable faith in the future of our country. the honor of a lifetime to leave the country as brave and noble as the united states. whatever challenges come before us, i will always believe our nations best days lie ahead. god bless. >> sunday morning at 10:30. on c-span2's book tv this weekend, donovan campbell on leading a platoon of marines in iraq. on c-span3, reconsidering the insanity trial of mary todd lincoln. part of american history tv sunday at 4:00. during a white house photo op, president obama discu

in the world of our great poet, ralph waldo emerson, our flag will most defiantly remained unfurled. hank you and i yield back. -- ms. ker pro tempore: tsongas: mr. speaker, i ask that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the ch the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on april >> wrapping up to date's session, members completing work allowing for the sale of the government's supply of helium, also for the faa to shift funds to avoid air traffic controller for lows. that wraps up the week. we will have more house coverage when the gavel comes down here on c-span. the 2013 congressional directory is here. it includes contact information, district maps, committee assignments, information about cabinet members, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. you can order online at c- span.org/shop. we will show selected dinners from the white house correspondents' dinner is from the last three administrations. theay, the dedication of george the bush pr