. ♪ god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good ♪ with brotherhood ♪ from sea to shining sea!rk in upstate new york. by the seventies, massive abstract works like these had become the blue-chip staple of corporate collectors in america. 50 years ago, the german critic walter benjamin prophesied that the impact of film and mass reproduction would change forever our idea of what art is. as we come towards the end of this century, we're nearer that point than ever before. since the sixties particularly, many people have felt that western art is in a state of crisis, with no pattern or direction, that the western tradition is played out. abstraction lost its shock value and became ordinary. the new directions suggested by pop and minimalism seemed to many to be a dissolution of all tradition. at the heart of all this perhaps lies the belief that the myth of progress, which has sustained the west for so long, is now at an end. there is a feeling of contradiction between our material demands and our spiritual needs. because of this, many artists today are turning back to first princ

america, america god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crowned thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining seat dr m dreams that go beyond the years ♪ ♪ from alabaster city stream ♪ america, america ♪ [ applause ] >> that is the voice of renese king. you might have seen her on stage at carnegie hall. erika pitzi i was thinking back to the days following the september 11th attacks. and as a news anchor in washington there wasn't a time when i heard america the beautiful or any other patriotic song being played that it didn't bring tears to your eyes, and i'm wondering as a native of boston, your emotions on this day? >> yeah, it's a lot. we talk about the heaviness of what this day means, and as someone who was here last year, i covered this as soon as i heard about it. i have friends running in the marathon, everybody knows somebody. and i was working in new york and went straight up to boston, and it's a difficult thing to hear. >> this is liz walker. let's listen in. >> there is a rising. there is no way to walk down boylston street without thinking about the evil spilling of precious blood,

' red glare, white with foam and justice for all, fruity plains gallantly streaming from sea to shining sea above a shining prairie and maybe some shiny trees and i see a shiny america. [laughter] >> watch this year's white house correspondents' dinner live saturday night. president obama and joel mchail of nbc's "community" headline the event before an audience of celebrities, journalists and the white house press corps. our coverage starts at 6 eastern followed by the dinner live saturday night on c-span. >> c-span2, providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend, booktv now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. [applause] >> secretary of state kerry live at 1:30, he's expected to talk about his recent comments on israel. meanwhile, the israeli ambassador to the u.s., ron dermer, says if hamas is at th

ramparts red glare, white with foam and justice for all, fruity plains gallantly streaming from sea to shining sea with a shining city on a shining hill above a shining prairie and maybe some shining trees and a few shrubs. i see a shiny america. [applause] secretary of state john kerry -- .. >> i have been often introduced through the campaign president obama event vice president bided. i think sarah bayliss said that. i understand. [laughter] they key for the opportunity to speak at this great university that is basically our first comment on the debate that will be in suing over the next several months through election day about what the budget should look like. what are we about to? or what do we stand for? united states of america has always done best when the middle-class is growing. the wealthy do well and we want them to but the pork have of prospect a ladder up of the way out that is the journey of history from the seats you were sitting in now but to for the past the middle-class is based on the basic of bargains shared by republicans and democrats for the better part of the last century

so today we have an opportunity to help our hardworking constituents from sea to shining sea, mr. president, and show theme this we're a-- and show them that we're attentive to their needs. i ask my colleagues to join us, join governor pawlenty, that americans deserve a livable wage. at the end of the day, our job is to give every american worker a fair shot to provide for themselves and their families. no welfare, mr. president. just a job. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the republicans controlling the first half. mr. reid: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous c

part red glare, white with foam and justice for all fruity demrames galantly streaming from sea to shining sea with a shining city on a shining hill above a shining praire and maybe some shiny tree and a few slubs, i see a shiny america. >> watch this white house orrespondent's dinner. live saturday night on c-span. >> this night we take a step, a positive step. and the people watching us on television tonight and reading about their congress tomorrow and seeing that we were able to ct, not perfectly but in a bipartisan fashion to try to take a step towards fiscal responsibility, fiscal stability, and yes caring for those who most need our help in this country. so i urge my colleagues as the leader of my party in this congress urged us to support this legislation. not as a democrat, not as a republican, but as an american ho understands that our people believe that action is necessary. and i would urge all of us as we close this debate to do so in a way that brings us together not drive us apart. that reaches out to the best in us, not to the partisan in us. mr. speaker, it is time for this co

ramparts red glare white with home and justice for all, free planes gallantly streaming, from sea to shining sea with a shining pity on a shining hill above the shining for area and maybe some shiny freeze, i see a shiny america. >> watch this year's white house inner lives that it night. president obama and joe mchale with community headlines before an audience of celebrities, journalists and the white house press corps. coverage starts at 6:00 eastern with red carpet arrivals followed by dinner. live saturday night on c-span. >> u.s. senate is about to gavel in for the day beginning with a general speeches and ellen:00 eastern the begin procedural votes on judicial nominations for district court positions. senators will recess at 12:30 eastern for a weekly lunch meeting, they will be back at 2:15 to continue debate to receive the go ahead during the morning vote. live to the senate floor here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, in whose life we find life, open the

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shine. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't save me don't save me ♪ ♪ somebody save me >>> an amazing rescue at sea to show you. race in the pacific ocean. >> this happened thousands of miles away from land. it was only his determination and endurance that kept him alive. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: the ocean so rough, the waves so relentless, it's hard to believe the sailboat stayed afloat. >> there he is. man overboard. >> reporter: there he was. at first just a speck of yellow bobbing in the surf. 46-year-old andrew taylor of london spent a remarkable hour and a half battling the pacific ocean. during a storm. he fell overboard changing the sail but never gave up hope. >> i didn't know if you were looking for me or not. i didn't know if you had seen me. >> reporter: little did he know, his crewmates weren't giving up either. >> i kept moving myself around. swimming round so i could see. thinking you would be back fairly quickly. and you just got further and further away. >> reporter: after all they were 2,500 miles from san francisco. in the middle of the pacific. they were on board a racing

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