and samuel thernstrom, a residentellow at the american enterprise institute heerved on the white house council on environment quality for president george w. bush here. dan quelbecker to you fit. the presidensaid this is meaningful and unprecedeed breakthrough. how do you see it in. >> it's a jor disappoiment. to paraphrase a playbout a ince from denmark, a toughly binding treaty on climate is not to be. what we wereooking for was a tough treaty that was going to commit countries recing their emissions to levelshat would keep the clime at $2° cellsuous qarm warmer than it is tod, basically wherthe scientists have said iis a safe. we we looking for accountability, for certainty that the pdges would be kt. we were oking for some funding fothe least -- the most vulnerable people on earth whwill face real consequences due tthe pollution thate've emited from our cars antrucks and factories and power ants. inhe end though what happened was that the countries weren't willing do theirair share. they wen't willing to sign on to enough emissions reductions, ev president obama said this isn't up

samuel's parents were desperate and they feared for the worst. when he hit his million-dollar cap on annual insurance, my office helped his parents to find some more resources, but those ran out too so the boards were left with two gut-wrenching suggestions. consider getting a divorce so that samuel would qualify for medicaid. or stop taking their other two children and giving them health care so that they could spend the money that they had been spending in part on samuel, take it all away from the other two children to help with samuel as best they could. people are desperate. they try anything. the choices are all cruel. so, it's right, i mean, you get a divorce our choose one child's health care needs over another. that's not what parents want to be like. those are the choices our nation offered to these caring, hard-working parents with a sick child. how can that be? how can we allow that to be? the answer is, of course, that we cannot. they did everything in their power, but this fall samuel passed away. there are no words. it breaks my hea

that was the father of the american revolutionary --, samuel adams -- revolution, samuel adams. in a letter from charles carol to charles wateren, charles carol was a signer of the declaration of independence, one of the 56, he said, on the mercy of my redeemer i rely for salvation and on his merits, not on the works i've done in obedience to his precepts. william curbing wag the first associate justice appointed by george washington to the supreme court. william in his will said, sensible of mortality but being of sound mind, after recommending my soul to almighty god through the merits of my redeemer and my body to the earth. john dickinson was also a signer of the constitution, in his will he said, rendering thanks to my creator for my existence and station among his works, for my country enlightened by the gospel and enjoying freedom and for all his other kindnesses, to him i resign myself, humbly confiding in his goodness and mercy through jesus christ for the events of eternity. again, john dickinson, signing of the declaration of independence. john hancock, we know signed

samuel alito is from trenton, new jersey. there will be a little bit of mixing it up from the bench. this is where they will begin the process of reaching the decisions. the goal of a round after the chief justice has set up the case. this is what we are front to decide. the start casting votes. the someone is not ready to vote, they can wait, but typically it is up to the ninth justice to have their say and then once every justice has been able to speak, there may be give and take care that is what they do for every case. also, they go through this see if there is a discussion to be made for a case on appeal to decide whether to take the case. it is a very serious business. they start with a little coffee and pastry. then they tell that they keep carryin. they do that before the holder conference. justice o'connor said she loved the idea of shaking hands with a colleague and having that human contact before they were about to disagree vigorously. then they go back to their chambers and every conversation they have is done in

now we continue with justice samuel alito.his 30-minute interview, he talks about the role of the court and his day-to-day duties. he was nominated to the court by president bush. >> former chief justice had died determine the fallen created a vacancy. this was on january 31, 2006. i was immediately brought over here to the court and sworn in by the chief justice and they showed me to my office. that very day, i received a very difficult application for a stay of execution in a capital case. i was thrown right into the heart of the court's work. >> what happens when you get something like that? do you have to operate on your own? >> i was operating on my own. i was operating entirely on my own. i did not even have a staff of the time. >> so what do you do in that case? >> i did what i had been doing for 15 years as a court of appeals judge. i city the case and came to my conclusions about what i thought we should do -- i studied the case and came to my conclusions about what i thought we should do. >> [unintelligible] for me,

questions and comments and later tonight, interviews with supreme court justice anthony kennedy and samuelow the u.s. should respond to the latest attempted terrorist attack on board a northwest airlines flight with a representative from the heritage foundation. then we will talk about infectious diseases with an update on

tuesday, justice anthony kennedy and justice samuel alito. interviews with supreme court justices on c-span. get your own copy on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection. 83 disc set, one of many items available at c-span.org/store. a rare glimpse into america's highest court with conversations with can supreme court justices. -- tan supreme court justices. -- tan the supreme court justices. --10 supreme court justices. now, a conversation with john paul stevens. >> justice stevens, what part of your chambers are be in right now? >> you were in the office of two of my law clerks. i come in a lot and learn about the law from them. >> how many law clerks do you have? four, and two others are upstairs. >> you are the only person left on the supreme court that served with warren burger -- berger. that was taken in the conference room. >> what is the difference between the court did and the court now? >> -- the court and then and the court now -- the core then and the court now -- the court then and the court now. it is determined by how

tonight, associate justices anthony kennedy and samuel toledo. a three disc set including programs on the white house and capitol, one of many items available at c-span.org a number of publications have listed their best books of the year. "book tv" looks at a number of them this week. "book tv" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. you can find a full list on- line. >> c-span thursday -- a look at tributes paid to u.s. and world leaders, including the dalai lama,ed kennedy, ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin ñrçópowell, and robert byrd. russian president vladimir putin discusses his career from hisÑi program. austan goolsbee talks about the economy. the founder of "guitar hero" on the art of innovation. plus, political cartooning. >> michele malkint( is a guest n "book tv" sunday at noon eastern on "book tb." -- "book tv." >> our available -- "abraham lincoln." is a need -- is a unique, contemporary perspective on abraham lincoln from 56 scholars and writers from its early years to his life in the white house. now it is in digital audio to list

next, a conversation with samuel alito who joined the supreme court in 2006. in this 30 minute interview, he talks about the role of the court in his day-to-day duties. justice alito was nominated to the court by president bush. >> justice samuel alito, can you remember the first day that you came to this court? >> i will never forget it. i watch the votes in the senate over in the old executive office building, right in the middle of the court term. because the former chief justice rehnquist had died during the fall, creating a vacancy. this was on january 31, 2006. i watched the vote over in the old executive office building. and i immediately was brought over here to the court and sworn in by the chief justice, and they showed me to my office, and i think that very day i received a very difficult application for a stay of execution in a capital case. i was blown right into the heart of the court's work. >> what happens when you get something like that? do you have to operate on your run in as -- on your own in that case? >> i was operating entirely on my ow

john roberts and samuel alito.justice marshall said being solicitor general was the best job he ever hadñr, and he had se good jobs. i hope we learn this evening if our panel agrees with justice marshall's statement. let me begin by asking the most recent occupant to briefly explain the job of solicitor general, and if possible, describe what an average day is like in the life of the solicitor general? >> there probably is not an average day, and that is part of what makes the job so interesting and fascinating. the basic responsibility, in a nutshell, i think, is probably to start with the most public role of the solicitor devereaux, and that is his representation of the united states of america, which most often means the executive branch, but his representation before the supreme court of the united states. and i would think that one way of capturing the job is that the solicitor general in many ways sits at crossroads of the separation of powers, at the court, defending constitutionality of an act of congress o

samuel alito is from trenton, new jersey. we just wonder if we will have a little more mixing it up from the bench with the introduction of justice sotomayor. >> that go around by order of seniority after the chief justice has set up the case. this is what we are are to decide, here is the question. then they start casting votes, starting with the chief justice. if someone is not ready to cast a vote, he or she can wait, but typically it is up to the final justice to have his say, and then once every justice has been able to speak, they might have some give-and-take among the others. that is what they do for every case as it has been argued earlier in the week. also they go through on seniority if there is discussion to be had for a case that might be up there on a petition or appeal, and they decide whether to take the case and schedule it for oral argument. no secretaries or law clerks are allowed in the room, just the nine justices. before they start, they start out with a little coffee and pastries. they all shake hands,

the difference is the trade of sandra o'connor for samuel alito. that is the only difference on that. in a very famous case that everyone in legal education, in 2003, the court had a michigan affirmative action case, bruder versus bollinger and the university of michigan law school had a very aggressive affirmative action program that looked at least to my law school is like tempers send a deborah class should be class-- and it should happen here and in your out. they didn't get it perfectly every time but i don't think it was forewarned of trying in the numbers are just so close every year. would michigan argued was they used the holistic approach. it didn't look just at grades, adjusted gpa but everything in my guess is the everything turned very nicely on hispanic surnames and perhaps being a member of the thurgood marshall society, some helpful extracurricular activity. it looked like the thing to virtually all observers that the michigan program was going to be held unconstitutional by a 5-4 vote. that was consistent with the majority on that,

bush's appointments of samuel roberts and alito has gone from this long active to center speaking only to his acolytes beyond the marble walls to someone who's now in the majority and is likely to stay in the majority for a while, since as you know the justices most likely to retire in upcoming years are the liberals. >> host: i congratulate you for a wonderful book and i encourage everybody to read it. i have i told you for copies of it. i hope to have a lot more. >> guest: thank you very much. >>> biographer harlow unger recounts the life of james monroe the fifth president of the united states. president monroe served two terms, was a decorative in the world war and held more public positions than anyone in history. harlow unger reclaimed says james mur's political career at marlowe's books in new york city. this is 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'm honored to be here tonight and one to thank my publisher and person is books. my thanks to c-span television and borders bookstore, a landmark here at 57th street and park avenue in new york city. i am particularly honor

henry miller, samuel bucket, that gives us a kind of stability. it's tough out there. i was just saying upstairs to someone, you work harder to sell fewer books. you look at the newspaper or magazine, we're doing okay. haven't had to fire anybody, in fact, i'm thinking about hiring someone. i'll talk some sense before i do that. >> why do you think people are reading less? >> there's so many other demands on their time. but, you know, when you say they are reading less? they are probably reading more. literacy is spreading. but books are probably not quite as central to the media and to the culture as they have been for the last 200 years. so they are moving a little bit over to the edge. that happens to opera, theater, and happening to magazines and newspapers. but, if you are looking to serious discourse about a subject, history of al qaeda, read larry wright's book. book after book, vietnam, on and on. books do something that no other medium can do. that's one the reasons that we're more protected from internet. so books are down. but not catastrophically. >> what a

>> reporter: samuels sat down with mbefore the panel, just a month after the crash '08 had begun in earnest. >> i'meally very realistic about the mess tt we are in. people compare iwith the great depression. but the walltreet shenanigans this time are mu worse and people like me, who ved through the greadepression as a young, budding, nd of bright economist are in greatemand ( laug ) because the othepeople ( laug ) don't have a clue as, as to what this ki of situation is >> reporter: well, what diwall street do th time that it didn't do last time? this is the first me ever that this happened after e and i have to use my wds very carefully: fiendish, frkenstein, monsters of financiaengineering had been created, aot of them at mit, some of them by people le me. and the are marvelous things which can be used topread risks ratially, and in that sense reduce riskiness. but the frankenstein part the ory is that they also are maelous things, samson-like, to blind y. you don'know what you're doing. all trsparency disappears. what's happened this last ght years is an solutely unnessary thing. with c

a turn of the last century reformer, supreme court justice, and in 1890 brandeis and his partner, samuell devices threaten to make good the prediction that what is whispered in the closet shall be proclaimed on the housetops. and what they were concerned about then was photography. photography in newspapers and sort of peeping toms. now, their work was enormously influential and prophetic in some ways, and it helped to shape american jurisprudence on privacy over the course of the 20th century, and, of course, brandeis' thinking continued when he was on the supreme court particularly, i think, in ohm stead where he wrote that the right to be let alone was, i think, most -- and jeff rosen will correct me if i'm wrong, it was the right most valued by sievized men. civilized men. in the 1960s as americans started to lose faith in government and the 1970s with the abuses of government surveillance powers, together with the add vens of the computer -- advent of the computer age created more concern cans with government. and the private act and the fair information practice principles, the fip

and samuel johnson, the first lexiconographer could only define words by quotations since there wereno other words. so he would find a word and we looked up words where there was seven different quotations to show nuances of the word as it was used that came to his mind. and we who kind of we thought we were very smart with quotations greatly admired -- just enjoyed reading about dr. johnson who wrote most of this dictionary himself. he had some eight clerks. so to talk about books, we enjoyed books. and we for many years would read the same book and talk about it -- about three weeks later. we gave ourselves three weeks to read a book. and, you know, before the movies we would sit and talk about a book. and it's part of why -- and i say in my book in the epilogue, why i miss him so much. because i have a lot of very interesting and well read and fun friends but i don't know anybody who knew as much as he could and who could quote funny poetry at dinner and have a fun time out of it who i can -- who i can say let's both read this book and talk about it and i will get a terribly savvy

samuel alito is from trended jersey. you wonder if you can have an east coast hang with the addition of joe's -- the justice. >> is in this room where there will gather 48-72 hours after hearing oral argument in the as they began looking at the court. >> this is that this is what their corn to decide. and the start casting votes. the start with the chief justice. typically, it is of to the ninth justice to have his say and then once every justice has been able to speak, they may have some give-and-take among the others. also, they go in order of seniority. even though it is very serious business, there are no secretaries or law clerks. it is just the nine justices. before the start, they do a couple things. justice o'connor used to say that she just loved the idea of having a human contact before they were about to disagree vigorously. after they meet in conference, carried by messenger fromthe justice wants to make fellow justice about he or she might be prepared to rule, or changes suggested in language, the justice ri

samuel dalembert keeps it alive. on the stat sheet, wachovia center absolutely loves it.ond half iverson loses it, gets it back, going base line,s toes a lob for the two-handed slam. ai with 11 points 6 assists in his first return. but he droops 31 to hand denver their loss. allen iverson was not happy with the loss or the way he played. >> being out there with guys that are, you know, superfast and you know me not being in the rhythm and not being in the shape that i wanted to be in and just still trying to compete at a high level when i know i was out gunned, not taking anything away from them. not taking anything away from them because you know they did a great job, but at times it was frustrating on me, it was hard, i kept looking to my manager to say keep trying, give everything you got, that's enough. that's what i did. >>> venturing into a meeting with the auburn tigers. jerome the monster block, landsberg in transition is unstoppable. 17 points at the break. cavs up 9. sullivan all the way to the buzzer, virginia by two at the break. second half action tigers swin

tonight associate justices anthony kennedy and samuel lido. that is that a:00 p.m. eastern and get your own copy of our original documentary on the supreme court on dvd on the american icons collection, a three diskette including programs on the white house and the capital. one of many items available at c-span.org/store. >> according to the centers for disease control and prevention one in every 100 children in the u.s. has autism. now a hearing on funding autism research that includes testimony from the head of the national institutes of mental health and parents of children with autism. this is a little more than two hours. >> good morning. the subcommittee will come to order. to day's hearing is on autism. regarding research the digital treatment and intervention. the centers for disease control and prevention estimates that one in 150 children will be diagnosed with autism. among boys the rate is even higher. most researchers agree there is a genetic component. there's not one genetic cause but many and we don't know what the triggering mechanisms are. many sus

moreover, the amendment also pays tribute to the memory and service of special agent samuel hicks by renaming the legislation in his honor. special agent hicks was assigned to the pittsburgh f.b.i. office and was shot fatally on november 19, 2008, at the age of 33. while executing a federal search washt warrant associated with drawing distribution ring. he's survived by his wife and 2-year-old son. special agent hicks was a former police officer with the baltimore police department. he relocated to pittsburgh after becoming an f.b.i. agent. the bureau was unable to assist the hicks family in moving back to baltimore because of statutory limitations. this legislation, however, would correct this problem and prevent future families from suffering additional unnecessary grief and hardship. i encourage all the members to support mr. rogers and his legislation, and i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. cao: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from the state of michig

john roberts and samuel alito.e best job he ever hadñr, and he had se good jobs. i hope we learn this evening if our panel agrees with justice marshall's statement. let me begin by asking the most recent occupant to briefly explain the job of solicitor general, and if possible, describe what an average day is like in the life of the solicitor general? >> there probably is not an average day, and that is part of what makes the job so interesting and fascinating. the basic responsibility, in a nutshell, i think, is probably to start with the most public role of the solicitor devereaux, and that is his representation of the united states of america, which most often means the executive branch, but his representation before the supreme court of the united states. and i would think that one way of capturing the job is that the solicitor general in many ways sits at crossroads of the separation of powers, at the court, defending constitutionality of an act of congress or some executive branch policy, and you really see t

tuesday, associate justices anthony kennedy and samuel alito. interviews with supreme court justices, 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on the supreme court on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection, including programs on the white house and the capitol building 31 of many items available at c-span.org /store. the birt>> next, remarks from sl financial journal since -- journalist. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> has the financial crisis changed economic news? we are familiar with the saying that while the press cannot tell people what to think, it certainly can tell them what to think about. we have heard a great deal in recent months and weeks about the subject of debt and deficits. thus, the conference. i am standing here tonight in this historic, a splendid building and wonder what some of the founders of the republic might have thought about the subject of our discussion today and tomorrow. how do we govern through debt and deficits? in fact, most of them had some acquaintance with the s

[applause] like samuel adams, he was an american patriot. like henry clay, he was a superb orator.president. like will rogers, because the giver and oklahoma's favorite son had a lot in common. they both starred in the movies. they both loved horses. they were both great at telling a joke. when ronald reagan walked into the oval office in january 1981, our nation has faced a number of crises. vietnam, watergate, oil shocks, and economic troubles. inflation and unemployment were high. public confidence was low. experts said america's best days were behind her, and that we ought to lower our expectations. but ronald reagan and his boundless optimism would have none of that. we are not, as some would have us believe, and doomed to inan inevitable decline, he said at his first inaugural ball. "we have every right to dream come into dream heroic dreams." and so, ladies and gentlemen, we did. president reagan demonstrated the power of big ideas. he was guided by a deeply held core values, principles about taxes and about spending, and about national defense. and most of all, perhaps, abo

tonight anthony kennedy and samuel will it o.rt of political cartooning. there's less than a month left to enter the student cam contest. $50,000 in prizes for middle and high school students. just create a five to eight minute video on one of our country's greatest strength or a challenge the country is facing. enter before midnight january 20th. don't wait another minute. goes to c-span.org for more information. >> the rest of the program we'll talk about the u.s. strategy in pakistan and afghanistan. joined by two former ambassadors. ronald neuman former ambassador to afghanistan and william milam former ambasáp"or to pakistan. just so we have context on time, ronald neuman you were the as!assador from 2005-2007 and william milam 1998 to 2001. there at a pivotal time. >> well when the military took over again, yes but i wasn't there at 9/ll so i missed that transition. >> let's look at the top news stories right now. "washington post" suicide bomber strikes shiite in pakistan. 30 killed in blast. what do we learn from this? wh

i met this guy, samuel in chicago, and he had walked into one of our small business development centers with technology that does titanium and use the old for the automotive industry. there's been zero business experience and there's a company supplying state of the art technology and offices in ohio and michigan and wisconsin and he's still growing. stories like these that inspire me. when i go home for the holidays i'm going to see the familiar shops on main street, with and e, and i'm going to see these are the businesses that inspire me personally. they inspire everyone at the sba and they are the inspiration for all americans because they or the force that is going to create the jobs we need and innovation that is going to keep the american economy competitive thank you for having me here. [applause] >> we have all kind of questions so we will get started right away. risky lending is part of the reason the u.s. economy tanked. how do you balance the call for more lending with the designer to not repeat past mistakes? >> thank you. you know, right now as you know we are still lookin

remember in your college days having to study samuel johnson?e of the favorite quotes i remember is, "there is nothing like a hanging to focus attention." let me tell you, our attention is focused. we have been able to pull back from that dark abyss. my deceased wife used to have an expression. she would say it the greatest gift god gave man is the ability to forget. my mother quickly added, yes, it was not for that, all of us would only have one child. all kidding aside, it is amazing what we have forgotten already in 10 months, just how bair and bleak things looked 10 months ago. -- just how dire and bleak things looked 10 months ago. before the president and i dropped are right hand on january 20-year, already -- on january 20 this year, already 720,000 people have lost their job. another 640,000 people lost their job in the short month of february. the fact of the matter wrist the last jobs report was not good, but a lot better, 190,000 jobs lost. our economy was shrinking when we took office at a rate of 6%, actually above that. now it is g

your colleagues had to study samuel johnson. i remember a ", "there is nothing like a hanging to focus one's attention." your attention has been focused. our attention has been focused. we have been able to pull back from that dark abyss. the greatest gifts god gave mankind was the ability to forget. the mother would add, yes, it was not for that, all women would have one child but . it is amazing what we have forgotten in 10 months. the recovery act has put this on a path of recovery. before we dropped our right hand on january 20, already 700,000 people had lost their jobs that month. 740,000 by the end of theithe month lost their job. the fact of the matter is, the last job report was not good but a lot better, 190,000 jobs lost. our economy was shrinking one we took office at a rate of 6%, actually, above 6%. now it is growing at a rate about 3% the last quarter. a large portion of the gdp growth was from the recovery act. according to the most recent cbo report, the one thing most of you notice, the one thing we agree on is

[applause] like samuel adams, he was an american patriot. like henry clay, he was a superb orator.will rogers, because the giver and oklahoma's favorite son had a lot in common. they both starred in the movies. they both loved horses. they were both great at telling a joke. when ronald reagan walked into the oval office in january 1981, our nation has faced a number of crises. vietnam, watergate, oil shocks, and economic troubles. inflation and unemployment were high. public confidence was low. experts said america's best days were behind her, and that we ought to lower our expectations. but ronald reagan and his boundless optimism would have none of that. we are not, as some would have us believe, and doomed to inan inevitable decline, he said at his first inaugural ball. "we have every right to dream come into dream heroic dreams." and so, ladies and gentlemen, we did. president reagan demonstrated the power of big ideas. he was guided by a deeply held core values, principles about taxes and about spending, and about national defense. and most of all, perhaps, about the essential

samuel son. there's a pledge to raise 100 billion dollars a year for poor countries to help them with the climate transition. can you tell us more about this commitment and what it might do to what looks like a stalemate there? >> sure. hillary clinton came out of a press-conference she gave about an hour ago. pretty pack. the biggest media crowd i've sqq' in a week and a half. everyone is wondering what more could president barack obama put on the table in negotiations here in beyond what he's committed k to in cutting greenhouse gases. many of the poorest countries are looking to the industrial nations to committee to and hillary said the u.s. and she didn't mentijz which countries but said a number of other industrialized nations would and that could be raised throug$. she didn't pick one particular time. said it would be not just appropriation pus sees a passagq of the energy bill waiting in the senate as a major revenue raiseer for this and private financing and other unspecified means that

tonight, associate justices anthony kennedy and samuel alito.ur own copy of our original documentary on the supreme court on dvd. as part of our american icons collection, a three-disc set, including programs on the white house and the capitol building. it is available at c-span.org. >> a number of publications have listed their best books of the past year. booktv looks at a number of them. ted knight offers one paul, david wessel, and linda gordon. you can see a full list on our web site in the news about books section. >> c-span, thursday, a look at tributes paid to u.s. and world leaders, including ted kennedy, ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell, and robert byrd. new year's day -- all look at what is ahead for the new year. russian president -- russian prime minister vladimir putin talks about his future. presidential lead pfizer on the global economy. the creator of the segway and guitar hero. plus the art of political cartooning. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest this weekend on "in doubt." the author of four bo

justices served in the office of the solicitor general, chief justice john roberts and associate justice samuel alito. now, justice marshall said that being solicitor general was, quote, the best job he ever had, and he had some good jobs. i hope we'll learn this evening if our panel agrees with justice marshall's statement. gentlemen, let me begin by asking paul as the most recent occupant of the office of the solicitor general to briefly explain the job of the solicitor general in today's justice department, and if it's possible to do so, to describe what an average day is like in the life of the solicitor general. >> well, i'd be happy to try, ken. i think as to the average day in the life of the solicitor general, there probably isn't an average day, and that's part of what makes the job so interesting and so fascinating. the job's basic responsibility in a nutshell, i think, is to probably start with the most public role of the solicitor general, and that is his representation of the united states of america which most often means the executive branch of the united states, but its represen

petersburg, and the reverend samuel george, who lived in pittsburgh but in my earlier career worked in fort lauderdale. these three people fought their entire lives for equality. the reverend taught me about ecue menism -- ecunemism. i say to their government that they should be free and have the opportunity to protest. i just want those iranians to know, as i i give condolences to my friends that have departed, that they are not alone and one of the things we used to say in the civil rights movement, the whole world is watching. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: permission to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker, and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. it came to my attention this week that north carolina granite corporation, a small business in north carolina, was recently informed it lost a bid to supply cut granite for the national september 11 memorial. it was reported that they lost the contract to bidders in italy and africa.

tonight anthony kennedy and samuel paulino. was on the court for 20 years and talks about the process in reaching a decision. alito looks at the role of the junior justice which he recently handed over to justice sonia sotomayor. see those interviews at 8:00 eastern on c-span. tonight, look at the best books of 2009. several news organizations have published their lists and we will look at books written by republican congressman ron paul and linda gordon beginning at 8:00 p.m. on c-span2. to view the best of list visit booktv.org. >> c-span thursday, tributes paid to u.s. and world leaders including the dalai lama, ted kennedy, ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell and robert byrd. then a look at what is ahead for the new year. vladimir putin discusses his future from his annual call in program. and the global economy. the creator of the segway and co-founder of guitar hero on a entrepreneurship and the art of political cartooning. >> michele malcolm is our guest on booktv's index. the author of four books including the

the soucy justice, samuel alito both appointees of george w. bush but they certainly have given him votes that he didn't have 21st art it out. justice john paul stevens who is likely to be our next retired justice who is going to turn 90 in april but is so sharp, it will be a real loss to the nation when he does leave. he is quite active still let the court. he said to me, that he really admire scalia forest bashum, what he has been able to to to the law but one point in one of our conversations he said, some of it has been destructive. as many of the you know thubron the opposite sides of bush v. gore. justice scalia voting for richard george w. bush and justice stevens riding a strong dissent on behalf of the arguments from then vice president al gore. finally i will mention one other colleague of his and that is justice thomas to a lot of people say what is he really like? he does not talking dahlen korte. but i have to say he is quite talkative. he is quite open both for the o'connor bookend the justice scalia book was quite generous with t