the national political or media life had dealings with sarah palin. she was new. we talked to these national operatives in the mccain campaignnd other people around sarah palin who to this day are the only people we know who have had exposure to her behind-the- scenes to see what she is like when she is not on tv or giving a speech. they met with sarah palin, two of mccain's advisers, mark salter and steve schmidt. they did not know her bridge was a stranger to them. one of things they discussed with her late in the meeting was the importance of her understanding that even though she would remain the sitting governor of alaska, she needed to understand her focus needed to be on the the national campaign. she was basically an appendage of the campaign and would not get back to alaska until there -- unless there was some sort of natural disaster, and she did not to be focused on her home state needs but on the national ticket. on the point of view of the kaine staff, she did not of a -- up to that from the point -- from the point of view of the mccain is that, she did not live up to that. there were concerned that there was an

the u.s. southern command. he was general jack galvin. i saw of how the campaign plan, the nationalign plan for all salvador came together and the components of it. we kept betting this around. back then, they were called lics for low intensity conflicts. we did do some targeted raids and so forth. bosnia was very instructive in the regard as well. it did not seem like there was a lot of connecticut activity. but many of us were involved in the -- was a lot of genetikinetc activity. but many of us were involved in that. it very instructive on how you pull this together. so you have a genetikinetic and- kinetic. some folks think that petraeus some folks think that petraeus exiled 20 came back from his second tour because he was either -- was exiled when he came back from his second tour because he was either too high profile or something else. profile or something else. i was told that shake of the army. i can do that you just put the surgeons in charge of the institution. the command of their overseas the commission programs. it is about 18 schools injured across america. they are g

too, the fisher's going in side of the republican party because at the time reagan was trying to mount this national grass-roots campaign to oppose the treaties and he is approached buy then rnc chairman bill brock. he wanted him to sign a direct mail piece for the republican national committee to oppose -- raise money to oppose the treaties and governor reagan said would love to. he signs a letter and makes over $1 million for the national committee which was a lot of money, still a lot of money so now governor reagan is putting together a national squad to travel the country to not the grassroots campaign to the treaties and he goes to brock and says bill, would you mind if i had some of that money that i raised for the truth squad and he says no, wouldn't give him one of donner and and and the reason he wouldn't was because of course he was from tennessee, former senator from tennessee, he and howard baker were good friends. howard baker was the senate minority leader who hadn't taken a position on the treaty's plus he was close friends with gerald ford who was even as an ex-president supporting the panama canal trea

remain as a sitting governor of alaska she needed to understand her focus needed to be on the national campaign. she was basically an appendage of the campaign and she would probably not get back to alaska unless there was a natural disaster and she needed to be focused not on her home state needs pond the national ticket and sprint to the election day. from the senior point she did not live up to that. as you said she and her husband were consumed with what was and 80% approval rating slipping to something less than that. they were consumed when todd palin would go back to alaska and the campaign danilo were 48. he would see absence of mccain palin brard science in alaska, no television advertising because alaska with sarah palin on the ticket was secure for mccain. they spent inordinate amount of time complaining to the campaign staff not enough was done in alaska. sarah palin had a good relationship with the local media in alaska from the sarah palin plight of u.s. wheat right turn on her. she wasn't allowed to talk to reporters like a lot of governors. she would defend her mobile phone numb

the u.s. southern command. he was general jack galvin. i saw of how the campaign plan, the nationalfor all salvador came together and the components of it. we kept betting this around. back then, they were called lics for low intensity conflicts. we did do some targeted raids and so forth. bosnia was very instructive in the regard as well. it did not seem like there was a lot of connecticut activity. but many of us were involved in the -- was a lot of genetikinetc activity. but many of us were involved in that. it was very instructive on how you pull this together. so you have a genetikinetic and- kinetic. some folks think that petraeus was exiled 20 came back from his second tour because he was either -- was exiled when he came back from his second tour because he was either too high profile or something else. i was told that i was given [unintelligible] the guidance was simple. shake up the army. i said, i can do that. you just put the insurgent in charge of the institution. the commander their overseas all of the education for the commissioned, warrant, and non- commissioned offi

juliana smoot was the national finance director for obama's campaign. she will take over for desiree rogers. many criticized rogers for not doing more to prevent the virginia couple crashing the obama's first state dinner. the harvard-educated businesswoman plans to pursue opportunities in the corporate world. >>> the ongoing mystery surrounding the whereabouts of d.c.'s snow melter may be over. it's been spotted in action. a viewer sent us these pictures of the massive machine. workers were using it to clear snow from a parking lot at 10th and th streets northwest yesterday. today our news4 cameras actually shot this video of the melter at the same lot. the city bought this moon fachir $120,000 back in 2004. it was not used during the record snowstorms. last week city officials told news4 the melter was broken, touch to operate and not worth using again. tonight we are waiting to hear from the city about being spotted. >>> we want to bring meteorologist chuck bell in now. you are saying we may see more of that snow now? >> we will have the possibility o

the u.s. southern command. he was general jack galvin. i saw of how the campaign plan, the nationalaign plan for all salvador came together and the components of it. we kept betting this around. back then, they were called lics for low intensity conflicts. we did do some targeted raids and so forth. bosnia was very instructive in the regard as well. it did not seem like there was a lot of connecticut activity. but many of us were involved in the -- was a lot of genetikinetc activity. but many of us were involved in that. it was very instructive on how you pull this together. so you have a genetikinetic and- kinetic. some folks think that petraeus was exiled 20 came back from his second tour because he was either -- was exiled when he came back from his second tour because he was either too high profile or something else. i was told that i was given [unintelligible] the guidance was simple. shake up the army. i said, i can do that. you just put the insurgent in charge of the institution. the commander their overseas all of the education for the commissioned, warrant, and non- commiss

the gore presidential campaign in 2000. terry hold is a republican strategist serving as national spokesman for the bush cheney campaign in 2004, bob, good to see you. let's talk about this 59-member majority. what the president was saying to the democratic senators yesterday was man up on this. you have 59 votes. why can't you get anything done? you have the second largest majority in history. what's the problem? >> when we had 60 votes, we didn't really have 60 votes in the sense he had to negotiate so hard for the last couple of votes. the significance of the massachusetts election was the overreaction to it, especially on the part of some democrats. the seating of scott brown -- >> some of them in the white house themselves talk about changing the whole state of the union on a dime. >> i think the president in the end ended up in the right place, refused to retreat into a non-position, bite-sized presidency that would have doomed him. he would that extraordinary conversation and q and a session with the republicans. i suspect they won't invite him back to that very soon. >> has been that? will the republicans invite the pr

. >> reporter: the first lady outlined a national campaign called "let's move." surrounded by local pee wee football champions. >> these guys are the national football champions. right? ( applause ) >> reporter: today nearly one third of american-children are overweight or obese. later in life many will suffer from chronic obesity-related health problems like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. and a recent study found obesity-related illnesses cost the u.s. health care system $147 billion a year. >> today it's time for a moment of truth for our nation. it's time for a wake-up call for all of us. >> reporter: part of the wake-up call is a task force to be headed by the first lady. >> the task force is going to be comprised of representatives from key agencies, many of them are here today. and over the next 90 days, yes, more work for you, these folks will review every program and policy relating to child nutrition and physical activity. they're going to develop an action plan to marshal these resources to meet our goal. >> reporter: i

>> my reaction was that i went to the republican national office and started making phone calls for the campaign. as soon as i heard she signed on and heard her speech, that was it. so, great inspiration. >> what about her inspires you? >> juster integrity, how she holds herself and her confidence and who she is and what she stands for. and she can express it to the average citizen in a comfortable way that's easy for us to say, she comes from the same background, same situation that we are in every day. she's just a great inspiration to the country and will make a lot of changes in whatever she does. >> i agree with that 100%. i think she is one of the best things. i think we're finally beginning to get people like herself. and i think we need to start turning our country around. we are becoming a socialist country right now with obama and i am totally against that. and i think sarah would be the best person to come through and come out and i think she will help turn our country around. >> now when you say we're becoming a socialist country, what do you mean by that? >> obama. >> but specifical

of that measure back in their districts according to a comprehensive list compiled by the democratic national campaigncommittee. the dccc claims that 91 house republicans are taking -- talking out of both sides of their mouth. former senator alan simpson and governor schwarzenegger have echoed the dccc claims. like my dad who is a republican, there are honest republicans and schwarzenegger is telling the truth. but key house republicans argue that a vote against the stimulus bill should not prevent them from writing a letter seeking grants available from the $787 billion measure. some of them do say, however, that republicans should refrain from attending photo ops. and it goes on. what's the point? the point is, they created a recession with their policies of tax cuts for the rich, wars they didn't pay for, tax cuts they didn't pay for, no regulation of wall street and letting things run amuck, not regulating predatory regulating and then they create this situation where the economy tanks. then when we put measures in place to bring the economy back to life, they vote against it, but then they run to

first lady michelle obama officially kicked off her mission to fight this nation's epidemic of childhood obesity. the campaigns called "let's move." she talked about it today in a personal and urgent way. >> because this isn't about inches and pounds, and it's not about how our kids look. it h notng to do with that. it's about how our kids feel. >> first lady's goals are ambitious, they include getting kids to do more exercise, providing healthier foods in schools, better foods in neighborhoods in this country. >>> we all know the health dangers of smoking and even breathing second-hand smoke. now a new category to consider, add to that list what is being called third-hand smoke. that's smoke residue on carpets, upholstery, the kind you smell on a smoker's clothing. a new study says it can mix with chemicals already in the air to create a cancer threat. at greatest risk, the study says, infants and small children. >>> what were once the comforts of flying are getting harder to come by, as you may know. american airlines says starting the 1st of may, most of its passengers will have to pay $8 if they want a bl

and the first national bank of boston had put money under a political campaign that had nothing to doso they were sued by bellotti, who was the attorney general, it went all the way to the supreme court. and in that case, the court --g7 that was one of the cases that set the precedent for this case, the court ruled that corporation actually had the right to speak beyond just it's own little narrow area, but in a dissent, justice rehnquist, who i always thought of as, you know, kind of conservative, justice rehnquist in his dissent said, this is from memory and it's a couple years old, but i think it's pretty close to, a pretty good paraphrase any way he said, back in the 1886, without the benefit of open debate or discussion, this court rule the corporations have the right for natural person. i think that this court ruled in error in that case and this is an extension of that error, that's essentially what he said. the first half of that sentence was pretty much verbatim. and he had obviously never ready book came out, i spoke at a law school, and there are several amount of user and

that's the only way i know how to campaign. >> ifill: all over the nation, mainstream candidates have become fresh targets. in florida, governor charlie crist-- once thought a shoo-in for the republican senate nomination-- is now trailing former state house speaker marco rubio. >> you know the establishment in washington is not supporting me. to them, this is nothing more than the opportunity to pick up another senate seat in >> ifill: rubio, and candidates like him, are picking up support from the tea party movement, the fractious coalition of conservative anti-government groups that is taking aim at both parties this fall. so how deep does the anger at washington go? and how will it determine the outcome of the 2010 midterm elections? for that, we turn to stuart rothenberg, editor and publisher of the "rothenberg political report"; and amy walter, editor-in-chief of the hotline, "national journal's" political daily. welcome to you both. stu, is this the tip of the iceberg? >> i think he reflects a lot of sentiment in washington and certainly around the country. a sense that washingt

. >> feel some of the energy you felt in your campaign on a national level? un, a nice reception. i'm thankful and pressure -- and appreciative for the warm welcome, being new here is always appreciated. >> reporter: is there a different energy than previous years because of the tea party movement? because of conservative gains in other races? >> i think it is always great to have energy and passion brought into a political movement we've seen that this year and we welcome that >> reporter: big surprise your father showed up today? >> he did it was terrific we planned it and we had to work hard to get him in without being seen. greta almost blew the surprise she tweeted he was here movements before we walked out. i was a lot of fun. i was able to say usually i ask his advice before a big event like this but this time i brought him with me and he came out and i was a lot of fun. >> greta: more coverage tomorrow. i didn't know i blew it. the tea party movement is on a roll and it got started last april. now a tea party activist an elected official in new york st

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year in the steps we must continue to make on a host of issues he campaigned on for more than two years. >> as the democrats tried to bolster their image and other party is having its first national convention in nashville -- the tea party. the keynote speaker, perhaps positioning herself for a run in 2012, sarah palin. >> looks like a beautiful evening, but things are gointo change. >> in a big way. temperatures are not really cold yet but getting there. starting off with martinsburg at 36. those numbers will drop during the evening. 37 in centerville. as temperatures will drop into the upper 20s. 35 in indian head. washington's official numbers at reagan national airport -- 41 degrees. the averages and records are there as well. we are also checking the warnings. no changes. they don't go into effect until 10:00 tomorrow but the last until 10:00 on saturday night. a 36-hour a winter storm warning for the entire storm air -- for the entire area. it is developing down south along the gulf coast with tons of moisture. it will travel east and up the coast and off the coast. what makes the transition along the coast, not only will have gulf moisture available, it will tap the atlant

and again to be tremendous supporters and contributors to our armed forces in the defense of this great nation. the f-35 campaign us yet another opportunity to show our patriotism and our civic virtue as well as the tremendous advantage we have in terms of airspace, weather, proximity and enthusiastic citizen support for military missions here in idaho. we have a great opportunity to make this happen. thank you. [applause] >> we have a great opportunity to make these things happen, thanks largely to the contributions made by our troops and the ones that they have made over the years. but it will take us all working together to achieve our goals in cities, counties, state, private businesses and individual citizens. and i know that i can count on your support in that effort. at the same time, we aren't putting all our eggs in one basket. we are reaching out every day to employers who are considering a move to idaho, to take advantage of our quality of life, our stable business tax-friendly and regulatory structure and our rural class workforce. we soon will be submitting reports from business and innovation sum m

families she is refusing to call for the same measures against republicans who use that word or variations on it even on national radio or tv. this weekend she will be campaigning man whose top campaign aide has used that word repeatedly directly to journalists. but first tonight's new developments after the plum line blog called palin's attention to the fact that ora tates limbaugh 2 used the word glorified in it while referring to the emanuel story palin's spokeswoman issued a statement that did not call for limbaugh to be fired or even apologize and if you tread carefully does not in fact criticize limbaugh at all. quote. governor palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful. and yet never has the integrity to stand up for her son and say that limbaugh just like emanuel actually did this. republican number two who can say the word, texas campaign consultant david carney whose repeated use of this word even directly to reporters called into question yesterday has not led palin to call for his resignation from the campaign of texas governor rick perry for whom palin, herself, will be campaigning this weekend. and re

nation saved. they go to the heart of it. -- making this nation safe. he queried visit -- query decision to not launch a campaignr the release of the documents in the united states trade and he is right. we did not want a campaign for the u.s. to release documents, although we were absolutely clear they must beat release to the council of mr. binyam mohamed, to the extent they were. he thought the same outcome would have been achieved if we had not launched a campaign. the convince the court has made today about the control principle would not have been made in those circumstances and the commitments and comments the court has made are valuable and important in that respect. i said last year and stick by today that the united states and the administration under president obama have shown their commitment with respect to anything done with torture and human treatment. they are reviewing the cases and have decided so far not to release the documents. a paragraph release today are summaries. we hold not the actual documents. it would have suggested a degree of uncertainty as we have launched a campaign about to com

law that corporations could not involve themselves in politics unless the campaign direct impact of the corporation. the first national money in. they were sued by the attorney general and all the way to the supreme court. in that case, it was one of the cases that set the precedent for this case, the court ruled that that corporation actually have the right to speak beyond just its own narrow area. but in the dissent, justice rehnquist said "back in 1886, without the benefit of open debate or discussion, this court ruled that corporations have the rights of natural persons. i think that this court ruled in error in this case. the first half of that sentence is verbatim. he had obviously never read the case. when my book came out, i spoke at a law school, and there were about 300 law students, and this was in 2002. i said that everybody who knows in 1886 that the supreme court did corporations access to the bill of rights just the same as persons, raise your hand. they all raised their hand. they were all wrong. when the friend-of-the-court was to make sure that rehnquist realized that he was right -- his position was

, speaking at the national prayer breakfast, president obama criticized what he called the erosion of civility in america. by way of example, he made clear reference to the whisper campaign that he is a muslim or was born outside the u.s. >> i am the first to confess i'm not always right. michelle will testify to that. but surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith. or for that matter my citizenship. >> every president since eisenhower has participated in the annual prayer breakfast, but this year's event drew some controversy after an ethnics group asked the president and congressional leaders to boycott it, saying the sponsor, the fellowship foundation, is linked to harsh anti-gay laws in uganda. >>> when "nightly news" continue once a thursday night, those ten american whose tried to take haitian children out of the country are formally charged. what happens now? >>> later, our conversation with a man working to turn around a city. to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection

the united states. personages and our history. and has become a expert on a presidential figures who frequently interviewed on national television, especially during the presidential campaigns. >> james mann comes to this by our read through a career in journalism and he is the author of it to new york times bestsellers, the rise of the time of fantasy, among others. he's currently residence of the john hopkins school of -- school of international theory, a former reporter in washington and and he lives in the d.c. area. thank you both for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here, we're pleased that you're participating in our fall for the book and look for to your comments. thank you. >> [inaudible] >> can you all hear me? good. first, i should think the councilman for his very nice introduction. what a nice introduction, i always think back to one i got a number of years ago when i was lecturing the soviet union. my host introduced me by saying, he is the author of several distinguished works, they are the kinds of books that once you put them down you can't pick them up again. [laughter] but i think he have an imperfect command of english or at least i hope so.

the national institute of standards and technology the measurement laboratory for our nation based in maryland to develop international cybersecurity technical standards. it also charges nist creating education campaigns for the public, a critical component to meeting this challenge. this bill also helps to ensure that we have the work force in place to meet the new demands by providing scholarships to students who agree to work as cybersecurity specialists after graduation. the bill also funds faculty and curriculum development as u.s. colleges and universities to help with the shortage of qualified cyberprofessors. the bill also helps to ensure that we have the work force in place to meet the new demands by providing scholarships to students who agree to work as cybersecurity specialists after graduation. the bill funds faculty and curriculum development at u.s. colleges to help with the shortage of qualified cyberprofessors. i support the amendment proposed by my maryland colleague, congressman frank kratovil, to establish a national center of excellence to consolidate our researchers into one cyberclearing-house. protecting our nation's network is not a democratic or republican initiative. it is u

the professional services industrial base. those industries campaigneds and workers who do provide those services to national security. so now we'll turn to alan for his reflection in the news. alan? >> thank you, david. good morning, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for the invitation and opportunity to be here. the professional services council is a national trade association. we represent over 3w 40 companies all of whom sell tech tickle services to the government and focus on the way the defense department buy and sells goods and services and services in particular. i was struck by the qdr because it starts with a description of some changing department missions, and, of course, from our perspective, the industrial base exists to support the department's missions and the recognition of this evolving agent in emissions is important, because the industrial base has to exist to support that. the qdr talked interestingly about a whole of government approach reiterating from of the secretary's views in support of the president's views of a 3d strategy of defense, diplomacy and development but then went on to raise con

while the nation focused on the presidential race between barack obama and john mccain, millions of dollars poured into california to campaign for or against proposition 8. on election day, by a 52-48 margin, voters rejected same sex marriage and ordered the state constitution amended to define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. a year later, 2009, the amendment's constitutionality was upheld by the california supreme court. but david boies and ted olson filed a legal challenge in federal court on behalf of two same sex couples- two men, two women- each of whom had been denied the right to marry. here is just some of what they're up against- a media campaign that portrays same sex marriage as a moral crisis of biblical proportions. >> there's a storm gathering. >> the clouds are dark, and the winds are strong. >> and i am afraid. >> some who advocate for same sex marriage have taken the issue far beyond same sex couples. >> they want to bring the issue into my life. >> my freedom will be taken away. >> i'm a california doctor who must choose between my faith and my job. >> i'm part of a new jersey church gr

against the decision for abortion rights, an áÑçóÑi campaigns, and 20 years later the supreme court decides planned parenthood versus casey, which skills it back significantly. so the nationale in what the constitution means. but the lowest probability that it will happen, this was the first of a series of decisions but the court takes that really go face-to-face with the current administration on particular issues. they will strike down the decision on firms, saying it is unconstitutional, and we get a sense court is against the government of the agenda. they are worried about corporations, but court is going against it, and it is a controversy not about the board decision, but going against the people want. that happened in 1937 during the new deal quite dramatically. franklin roosevelt was president and congress was passing legislation, not clear whether it would make a difference, but people thought it was important report keeps striking it down, people wonder what to do with the court, and roosevelt suggests forcing the court's hand by proposing packing it to change the outcome of the decision. there is this huge debate or five months, pta meetings, everybody is mesmer

perspective, i think they would have been to try to execute something the president talked about during the campaign, which is an overall nationalhat is deployed in afghanistan is put up against other trade-offs, particularly within the defense budget but across the security budget overall. >> our committee took on the challenge of actually specifying various policy packages that would get you to a 60% debt gdp ratio. and i must say after 40 years or so of messing around with budgets in this town, i was shocked at how dramatic those policy changes had to be. and i think the great problem today the american people are not hearing a thing about the kind of dramatic changes that will be necessary to stabilize the situation. they surly didn't hear about it in the president's budget. and we've got to start the groundwork of preparing them very quickly. if we're to start on this path as early as 2012, which we suggested, then you've got to start on it pretty soon. i didn't mean in my answer to the last question that there don't have to be changes in medicare. thereto, very substantial change. there has to be changed in social security

the new social secretary. she is former national finance director in the 2008 presidential campaign. why is this news?st: well, because this is one of the first departures from the senior levels of the obama white house. and it's also news because she is a kind of ffo, a first friend of obama. she is very close to the obamas and extremely close to michelle obama. she is part of what some people call the chicago mafia in the white house. and she is the first to leave. the other reason it's news is because she was at the center of the storm about the gate crashers, the celebrity couple who talked their way into the white house for a state dinner honoring the indian prime minister much to the chagrine of the white house and the secret white house and the white house social office. she is head of the social office. the notion that she has just picked this moment in time out of the air to go back to chicago and do things that she wants to do, it's not particularly credible. host: i'm going to put you on the spot. if she was forced out, who pushed her? guest: i think -- you know, i haven't even talked about

one of the staple holds of his campaign was saying, we don't need this national health care system becausere in massachusetts pep really is trying to brand himself as massachusetts first, party second. >> now i have -- we want to segue -- i couldn't even come up with a natural segue for this. but apparently the president and the vice president had an interesting visit from a certain high profile columbian singer. >> usually we look at these and maybe someone like hengry kissinger. but on monday, they met with shakira about early developmental childhood education issues. she had an early morning meeting with the president and the vice president. that's an early one to come up on the log. i'm sure both of those men were more enthusiastic to meet with her rather than a henry kissinger. i know i would be. >>> and the senate has passed the jobs bill. so there you go. >> that's a big win for democrats to really shift the narrative to jobs away from health care, showing that they're trying to get the american people back to work. you'll hear a lot of that today through press conferences. >> great

perspective, i think they would have been to try to execute something the president talked about during the campaign, which is an overall national security project. so that trade-offs are not made within the national security programs, and that the necessary funding to support, you know, against the ground force that is deployed in afghanistan is put up against other trade-offs, particularly within the defense budget but across the security budget overall. >> our committee took on the challenge of actually specifying various policy packages that would get you to a 60% debt gdp ratio. and i must say after 40 years or so of messing around with budgets in this town, i was shocked at how dramatic those policy changes had to be. and i think the great problem today the american people are not hearing a thing about the kind of dramatic changes that will be necessary to stabilize the situation. they surly didn't hear about it in the president's budget. and we've got to start the groundwork of preparing them very quickly. if we're to start on this path as early as 2012, which we suggested, then you've got to start on it pretty soon. i di

national security policy. we always have the questions of who is controlling our decisions. is it just people who want to make money abroad? government reform, campaign finance reform, at the touch both areas of policy. the economy is part of our national security. president clinton made this argument and was very strong on it. global trade and our relations with countries like china to the european countries are actually central to whether we are secure as a nation. it is not just about weapons. it is about commerce. host: julian's also teaches political science -- julian zelizer teaches political science -- i'm sorry, history -- at princeton. guest: i am finishing a book on at jimmy carter and what ronald reagan and the republican revolution and another one on president bush. host: we thank you for taking your time. that will do it for "washington journal" this morning. we will be back tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern. see you then. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . >> this week analysis from the associated press. tonight, on c-span2. for educators, c-span offers the new website. it has been redesigned to make it more usefu

the nation. while the bush administration supported closure, it was unable to make that happen. president obama's campaign in support of closing guantanamo and immediately after his inauguration, the executive order for its closure support supposedly today. we're here to discuss what i have been able to fulfill the pledge and what the future holds for guantanamo and the men who are detained there. the failed christmas bombing made the return of our country to the rule law even more difficult on a wide array of issues, including things like the form of the usa patriot act and the state secrets privilege. it is guantanamo that is probably the most visible piece of this retrenchment. unfortunately, the christmas day attempt has put the issue of whether guantanamo should be closed on the table and has spurred even more furious and politicized debate about how to do so. i am sure that the election results in massachusetts will further complicate this matter. be on guantanamo, a bipartisan decoration demonstrates there is consensus for how to close guantanamo in a way that is consistent with our constitution an

the author's web site at truman roadtrip.com. >> abc news political analyst mark halperin and national correspondent john hiligman appeared on c-span's washington journal to discuss their news making but about the 2008 presidential campaign and the impact of the book on politics and policy in washington. the program is an hour. 's the we are joined by the authors of game change. mark brin let me begin with you. i heard i think it was you are one of you say you had a list of things that you thought would make news in this book, and it has been out there for a little bit now. we have heard many of the pieces in this book. what on that list hasn't made newshour what were you surprised that? >> guest: john and i set out to write a book we hoped people would find to be in lynching book to read in an interesting story as we say in the subtitle in the campaign but we also were going for breaking news because we thought there were things uncovered during the campaign. i will give you.

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i want the day to come when there is no human rights campaign and no national gay and lesbian task force , legal defense network. when i am not always described as a gay conservative when i am described as a conservative or whatever else i am supposed to be. i want the day when this is over. i want the day when we humans together, when our differences are opportunities for self-understanding and conversation. when we can get passed this distinction that has caused so much pain for so many people for so long and we can become citizens and human beings again thank you. [applauding] [applauding] [inaudible conversations] >> okay. thank you so much, and dr. sullivan. on behalf of the university committee on public lectures and the lesbian, gay, and transgender center we thank you for visiting princeton. now, we have time for questions. because of the broadcast that is happening we ask that you wait for the microphone and speak into the microphone so that for posterity we know what your microphone is. i am informed you will take questions on any subject, not just your lecture. if it comes up

the national inquirer began uncovering scoops about john edwards. they are still pretending he's a serious force and a serious person in the campaign.: they say the award is discretionary. they will have a bunch of elitists sitting around deciding whether the newspaper is worth think for purposes of this award. i have got to go, thanks so much for standing by through the toyota thing. we appreciate you being here. we are monitoring that for news. if we hear anything and if we get into this q and tax session and -- this q and a session. and if it gets meansful we'll get back to you. if you started ripping on your colleague. espn's tony kornheiser did it on his nationally broadcast radio show. now he's been suspended for two weeks. but did he really controls the line in talking -- did he really cross the line? "kelly'kk's next. >> she looks like she has sausage casing wrapped around her upper body. megyn: fox news alert. jumping back into the toyota hearing where the president of the north american toyota is take questions. mr. inaba is his name. >> you offered an override feature for some vehicles. why haven't you offered that featur

the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." the obama administration is finally following up on the president's campaignromise to repeal the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy. defense secretary robert gates and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen appeared before the senate armed services committee today and voiced their support for getting rid of the policy, but some republicans stuck with the same old arguments from 1993 when "don't ask don't tell" was enacted. >> the essence of military capability is good order and un unit cohesion and that any practice that puts those goals at risk can be restricted. >> the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would very likely create an unacceptable risk those high standards of morale and unit cohesion and effectiveness. >> let me bring in democratic congressman jim moran of virginia who has been a sauntau supporter of repealing don't ask don't tell. all of the things that the strong man arguments that are being placed up in front of it right now, what do you think? >> i t

who always did her homework, and after a long and bruising presidential campaign in which she shattered the glass ceiling for nationalas asked by president obama to serve as secretary of state. she could have so easily said no and stayed as the powerhouse she was in the senate. instead, she once again answered the call to serve. she didn't flinch, she didn't hesitate. in the words of isaiah, she said, send me. and from the sands of the mideast to the capitals of europe to the devastation in haiti, she has shown america's strength and commitment to the world. please join me in welcoming secretary of state hillary clinton. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. i have to begin by saying i'm not bono. [laughter] and those of you who were here when he was, i apologize beforehand. [laughter] but it is a great pleasure to be with you and to be here with president and mrs. obama, to be with vice president biden, with chairman mullen, with certainly our hosts today, my former colleagues and friends, senators izaakson and amy klobuchar. and to be with so many distinguished guests and visitor who have come fr

the national review institute andy mccarthy. she is a business and political strategist who has held senior positions on several democratic campaigns. welcome aboard. sad story, this trainer this killer whale, you know she's at seaworld and you know apparently original reports were wrong. apparently, the whale pulled her into the -- by her hair. the one continuing that impressed me and i feel sorry for her family. i kept reading how she loved to do this. this was a life's dream. you know, it really inspired me. look at that picture. obviously look -- loving what she is doing. some people now want the whale killed. people are saying, if a dog hurt somebody badly, you kill the dog. >> that's not the way it should be here this is a killer whale. look up the word kill dictionary and you will see what it says. it is in captivity apparently it has done this before, i'm sure not intentionally. look at the pictures of her dancing with the whale and making the motions and being so much a part of that whale's life. frankly, i don't know if anybody realizes this, but the fact is that whale is there for environmental purposes it wasn't the wha

shan the guy answer panda born at washington's national zoo now at his ancestral home this morning delivered to cli 2345 by the panda express, you my say. tai shan and mai lan joining the campaign whether in the u.s. or in china. dave price standing by, dave, items tough to say good-bye to the pandas for you, i know. >>> i know, you know how much i love that panda story. erica, right now we are enjoying the beach. and we're enjoying 12 tons, 24,000 pounds, of sand. it took three . >>> we have to stay with a broad brush. and i really like dave, he is a good guy. first warning doppler, our record is february 18th. fifteenth through 18, 23 inches. you are not seeing 20-inches out of this. no way no how. down south in atlanta, that is the heavy snow coming in from there. we are talking 16 to 24. it will >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by turbotax software. turbotax. choose easy. >>> so that's it from here. i'll continue to pound sand right here on miami beach. julie, back to you. >> dave, thank you. up next -- >> how are you? >> i'm good. are you toward my nfl trivia quiz? >> all set. >> all right. one of the question, how many calories does the average fan eat on super

shan the guy answer panda born at washington's national zoo now at his ancestral home this morning delivered to cli 2345 by the panda express, you my say. tai shan and mai lan joining the campaignhether in the u.s. or in china. dave price standing by, dave, items tough to say good-bye to the pandas for you, i know. >>> i know, you know how much i love that panda story. erica, right now we are enjoying the beach. and we're enjoying 12 tons, 24,000 pounds, of sand. it took three hours to make this. let's widen out the picture right now. mark may so that tip to go work on this project right here. and as you can tell, as we work on our way over here, look at these likenesses of peyton manning and drew brees. if you happen to come to this beach, you may actually stop here and try to get an autograph because it makes do you a double take. it is one of the fine pieces of art right along the beach right now, south beach where people are beginning to control. tens of thousands of visitors are here. keep in mind mark has been earning a living making sand sculptures for 18 years full-time. let's go to the maps and see what's happening across the country. we have nice weather here, but tha