i thought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson will for another roosevelt adopted and distorted it the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years. switching in 1940, when bill will be sought and won the republican nomination for president. although we lost the election, he left his mark and political history, speaking out for civil- rights of becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie as one of the 14 men featured in our new weekly series live from indiana, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" business. we will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. this morning, janet napolitano will be on capitol hill testifying about the nation's security, immigration, and violence along the southern border. that senate judiciary committee hearing gets underway at 10:00 a.m. eastern. this afternoon, natalie cole will be at the national press club talking about hepatitis c. she was diagnosed with the disease in 2008. lott -- watch live coverage at e

republicans held their convention william howard taft, the incumbent, opposed by former president theodore roosevelt. taft won and roosevelt was so bitter over that loss that he form a third party, the progressive or bull moose party and he was seen as the bigger competitor to wilson. he was so popular. so one of roosevelt's advisers came up to him and he said we managed to obtain some letters of woodrow wilson to mary pack. you should publish them and this campaign will be over. you will win and roosevelt said no. that would be wrong. also he said nobody would believe me. who is going to think the man is a romeo? he looks like he ought to be working in a drug store. so he did not publish the letters and woodrow wilson won. in the beginning of 1913 ellen found herself in the white house. it was not a place she ever wanted to be but once she was there she felt she had to use it for its maximum benefit. she began to be interested in what we would now call urban renewal. up here behind the capital where a maze of little alleyways. they were narrow and dark and dirty and they bred crime and disease and

on this day in 1912 while campaigning in wisconsin, former president theodore roosevelt was shot by a saloon keeper. roosevelt continued to deliver his 90-minute speech while the projectile was lodged in his chest saying it takes more than a bull tote kill a bull moose. happy birthday to former james bond actor, roger moore, who turns 84. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. after his campaign plummeted, governor rick perry talks live to matt lauer about staging a comeback. the woman caught on tape trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. was she just trying to get on reality tv? the latest on her appeal. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

you know, i wrote a book about theodore roosevelt and i have great admiration for him. he was a firebrand. he was the hero, the center of every drama. that is not garfield. garfield was the columnist, wisest man in the room. he was a good, kind, honest man who was just trying his best. he was a real person, not consumed by ego and ambition, someone who was simply trying to do the right thing. even after 17 years in congress and one of the most ruthless, vicious eras of machine politics, garfield never changed. his friends used to marvel at his forbearance even in the face of the most brutal personal attacks, but garfield was incapable of holding a grudge. he used to just shrug and say, i am a -- hater. although garfield took his presidency very seriously, he had never had what he called presidential fever. in fact he never really ran for any office. people asked him to run and he did, but he would never even campaign. he always made it clear that he was going to follow his own conscience and convictions and if people didn't agree with him, they shouldn't vote for him. w

but i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word, and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word "liberal." >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. and although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil rights, becoming the foreign ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willie is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's new weekly series "the contenders," live from indiana, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: now on your screen is donna edwards from maryland. what your thoughts about the death of muammar gaddafi? guest: this is been a long haul. the capacity of nato to provide the kind of air cover and technical support that allows to make a determination and that is what is happened here in libya and think it will be a new day for libya. host: that is donna edwards talking about muammar gaddafi. w

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson. that is before they adopted and distorted the words a liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for several years. he switched when he sought and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history. he became a foreign ambassador for his former opponent, roosevelt. there is a new weekly series, "the contenders" live on friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the head of the federal vacations' commission has new guidelines in what is it being known when wireless customers exceed their plan limits and accrued substantial charges. this is about 25 minutes. >> thank you for being here. i had the privilege of attending the memorial service yesterday for steve jobs in california. a theme that comes from his life is his focus on products that bring benefits to people. real benefits to people. that have a real positive effect on our economy. maybe above all else, products and services that delight people. this is at the heart of

he spoke out about civil rights and became ambassador for his opponent, theodore roosevelt. "the contenders" live from rushville, indiana, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. this weekend on "book tv" on c-span2, live coverage from the texas book festival with juan williams on political correctness. sally jacobs on barack obama's father. alex on fresh water. dana priest on national security. and throughout the weekend panels on the debt, india and pakistan, mexican drug cartels, the art of nonfiction and the arab spring. look for the entire schedule online at booktv.org. >> it's just to me very obvious that with all the priorities we have and they're all worthy till further notice every decision the national government makes, every close call should be made in favor of economic growth. every tide should be broken in favor of growth of the private sector. >> he worked as advisor in the reagan white house. o.m.b. director in george bush's administration. as governor of indiana, he had a budget surplus. mitch daniels on his new book, the economy and his decision to not run for presid

and even the hawkish theodore roosevelt was appalled by the sedition act. i should point out that no spy or saboteur was ever convicted during world war i under the espionage act. it was instead used against lab labor, leftists and other dissenting voices on the war. the surveillance part of the story we can trace to the bureau of investigation which it was the precursor of the present day federal bureau of investigation. in 1917, j. edgar hoover came to work for the bureau of investigation. he was a young law school graduate, graduated from georgetown university. worked at the library of congress for a while as a cataloger and then came and put his -- the skills that he had used as a cataloger to work at the b. -- fbi. he went to work what was called the general intelligence division better known as the radical division. during the red scare, hoover amassed a file catalog called the editorial card index of 2,500 expressentries. a staggering amount of information considering he worked there a year or two. on his rise to the top, by the end of the red scare,

liberal before many of those men heard the words and i fought for the reform devotee elderly and theodore rooseveltdrow wilson, before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the words liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president and although he lost the election he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil rights and becoming the for an ambassador for the former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured in c-span's weekly series the contender from risch bill indianan tonight at 8 p.m. eastern. >> national staff writer with "the washington post" she covered the session in the senate this week. why does the senate want to change the no child left behind glock? >> went no child left behind was enacted in 2002, it was an unprecedented reach into education by the federal government. and this was a bipartisan plan. it was championed by president bush and senator kennedy. they argued they could get federal money to be held accountable for t

fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted anded the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost to the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil rights and becoming the foreign investor for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders." >> watch more video of the candidates. see what political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions. easy to use. it helps you navigate the political landscape. plus, links to c-span media partners. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> "washington journal" continues. host: james cooper is a columnist and contributor to "the fiscal *" and joins us this morning from new york city to talk about the cost of long-term unemployment. welcome to the show. guest: thank you. nice to be here. host: i want to start with some numbers provided to us from the labor department to help us get started.

since the civil war, the most successful has been theodore roosevelt.8 electoral votes. ross perot didn't even get one electoral vote. the next guest hopes to change the misfortune in this country, elliott ackerman. welcome to you, good sir. >> thanks for having me. >> what is americans elect and how does your nominating process work? >> sure. we're basically inviting every american to participate in a convention where bipartisan ticket will come through. we're not a third party, a republican, democrat or independent can run on this. what we're doing is giving 50 states ballot access for another competition to have more choices for the american voter and it is all hosted at americans elect.org. >> folks go to the website. say michael bloomberg or let's say they decide that we have fallen back in love with ross perot, whoever. they go to the website, a grass roots movement can drive this candidate? >> exactly. it is an opportunity for folks to leverage social media and the internet so we can go about picking a president instead of having to pick a party

theodore roosevelt said it 100 years ago this month. party d the republican ar you going to the party of privilege and wall street, or the party of plain people? and today that measurement is the contributions. these guys, all of them, get their money from super pac's and special interests and big checks. i say no. host: how many people have contributed to your campaign thus far? guest: thousands. we have raised about a quarter million dollars from across america. all 50 states. louisiana is my best state. that is where i'm known. california is second, texas third, florida fourth. i'm in new hampshire now and that is building nicely. $100 is my limit. no pacs. i fully disclose all of my contributio contributions. for 50 years, since i was in politics as a young man, for 50 years the debate on contributions has been between the left and right. the left wanted limits. the right -- and i'm a conservative on the right -- the right wanted full disclosure. that has been the battle. we now live in a country where there are neither. there are n

theodore roosevelt said it 100 years ago this month.he republican ar you going to the party of privilege and wall street, or the party of plain people? and today that measurement is the contributions. these guys, all of them, get their money from super pac's and special interests and big checks. i say no. host: how many people have contributed to your campaign thus far? guest: thousands. we have raised about a quarter million dollars from across america. all 50 states. louisiana is my best state. that is where i'm known. california is second, texas third, florida fourth. i'm in new hampshire now and that is building nicely. $100 is my limit. no pacs. i fully disclose all of my contributio contributions. for 50 years, since i was in politics as a young man, for 50 years the debate on contributions has been between the left and right. the left wanted limits. the right -- and i'm a conservative on the right -- the right wanted full disclosure. that has been the battle. we now live in a country where there are neither. there are neither lim

there are profound reasons -- supposedly, theodore roosevelt was reading about in sinclair's "the jungle- reading upton sinclair's "the general." -- "the jungle." and he was reading the part about the gentleman who fell back intohe machinery. and he supposedly bad day the but the food and drug administration. -- that today developed the food and drug administration. i was a kid in world war ii and you could not always drink the water. i am for those requirements necessary as a base line. i am against turning massive powerver to burucrats who inevitably policize and are inevitably ignant. they are a thousand miles away. you have to have laws that hold people accountable. you have to have laws that provide for transparey. we now live in an age where, frankly, with the internet and everything, you have enormous amounts of information flow have relatively low cost. that is why this gives you a way to have a real safety and efficiency and productivity. it would -- we ought toe able to have all three. i will say this again. i'm not going to ask anybody to be for us. but if you want to be whitn

but i was a liberal but for many of those men heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt stopped it and distorted the word liberal. american liberalism does not consist merely of reforming things. it consists primarily of making things. we must substitute for the philosophy of distributed scarcity, the velocity of unlimited productivity. i stand for the restoration of full production and reemployment in american private enterprise. present administration has spent $60 billion. the new deal stands for doing what has to be done by spending as much money as possible. i propose to do it by spending as little money as possible. this is one issue in this campaign that i intend to make crystal clear before the conclusion of the campaign so that everybody in this country may understand the tremendous waste of their resources and money that has taken place in the last 7.5 years. >> amity shlaes, as you hear the words of wendell willkie, your thoughts? >> that liberalism which he described, which he differentiates from progressivism, mode

but i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for 20 years, switching in 1940. wendell willkie sought the nomination for president. he lost the election but left his mark and political history speaking out for civil-rights and becoming the fourth ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured in the contenders. live from rushville, indiana. >> the supreme court heard a case last week involving privacy rights and strip searching in jail. involved a new jersey man who was wrongfully arrested for a fight he had paid. he was stripped surge and released six days later after the charges were dropped. the court will decide if this case violates the fourth amendment. decision will come down before the end of the term in june. >> we will hear arguments in case 1045, florence v. board of chosen freeholders. mr. goldstein. >> may it please the court, we ask this court to ho

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted andistorted the word "liberal." >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil- rights and becoming the for an ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt -- foreign ambassador for his former. c friday 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> i am the first one to admit every day -- i have to get up in the morning and tell myself i can do this. there is no one better to do this than i am. >> kroon laude, harvard medical school, president -- cum laude, harvard medical school, a johns hopkins university, homeless illegal migrant farm worker -- >> i have to believe that every time i go into the arena, into the operating room, i have someone's life and my hands, and i am fully capable of getting this patient in and out of the operating room, because that is the trust that these patients have in me. and i walk that fine line between competence and arrogance. >> dr. quinones-hinojosa shares his l

those men and the reforms of th; theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson adopted and distorted the wordsiberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years switching in 1940. he sought and won the republican nomination of a president and although he lost the election he left his mark in political history seeking out for civil rights and becoming the ambassador for his former opponent franklin roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men featured on c-span weekly series the contenders live from indiana friday at 8 p.m.. >> last friday president obama informed congress that he was sending 100 non-combat troops to ugonda to search for joseph cony the leader of the so-called nabors resistance or me if i went to guilherme group in that nation. today senator james inhofe republican from oklahoma explained why he agrees with the president on this issue. from the senate floor this is 15 minutes. i'm here today to clear up a lot of misunderstandings floating around the country concerning to the decision to have some of out troops not combat but some of troops go into sections of eastern an

but i was a level for many of those men heard the word, and i fault for the reforms of theodore roosevelt woodrow wilson before another roosevelt had adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940, wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. he left his mark on political history, speaking up for civil- rights and becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders," friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to our table richard trumka, the president of the afl-cio. let me begin with the occupy wall street movement. douglas stone has a piece in the "wall street journal," talking about a recent poll talking to 200 protesters. our research shows that it does not represent unemployed america. guest: of like to see the research because i was -- i would like to see the research because i was at new york. you had people from all walks of life who were angry at what was going on.

theodore roosevelt said it 100 years ago this month. party d the republican are you going to be the party of privilege and wall street, or the party of plain people? and today that measurement is the contributions. these guys, all of them, get their money from super pac's and special interests and big checks. i say no. host: how many people have contributed to your campaign thus far? guest: thousands. we have raised about a quarter million dollars from across america. all 50 states. louisiana is my best state. that is where i'm known. california is second, texas third, florida fourth. i'm in new hampshire now and that is building nicely. $100 is my limit. no pacs. i fully disclose all of my contributio contributions. for 50 years, since i was in politics as a young man, for 50 years the debate on contributions has been between the left and right. the left wanted limits. the right -- and i'm a conservative on the right -- the right wanted full disclosure. that has been the battle. we now live in a country where there are neither. there a

i work for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking up for civil rights and becoming the fourth ambassador -- for an ambassador. he is featured in the new weekly system -- series "the contenders." >> it is very obvious that with all the priorities we have, and they are all worth it, until further notice, every decision the national government makes, every close call should be made in favor of economic growth. every time should be broken in favor of growth of the private sector. >> he worked as an advisor in the reagan white house. a director and george of the bush's administration. as governor of indiana, he implemented spending cut. sunday night, mitch daniels on his new book and his decision to not run for president. 8:00 eastern. >> the senate environment and public works committee reviewed the government response to thi

the boone and crockett club of america's oldest conservation organization founded in 187 by theodore roosevelt and i follow him as the club's 20th president and now president emeritus. we support this bill because it will be mentioning conservation of our nation's fish, wildlife and natural resource is. we also support vehicle access to justice facts historic i'm a purpose for, veterans and small business small citizens, day must be to her mistakes and overzealous federal agencies. these are citizens that we can least afford -- you can least afford to protect themselves and we are resolute that we do not tread on the historic purpose of eaja. under this bill, individuals will remain eligible to use eaja after network does not exceed 2 million, just as they do today. likewise, small business will remain eligible provided net worth does not exceed 7 million. the bill extends the same eligibility requirements to large interest groups. today, these groups can recoup legal fees under eaja regardless of their net worth. unlimited eligibility has helped make litigation commonplace in the conservation

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940. he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history. speaking up for civil rights and becoming the fourth ambassador for franklin roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men that featured in the new series "the contenders." live, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> now a look at some of the key senate races in next year's election. this is 40 minutes. host: let's talk about the current balance of power right now and how that may change. guest: letting democrats keep their maturity, here is the thing, republicans need four seats to win the majority. what is really working against democrats in the cycle are the numbers. the races are up. there are 33. democrats have to defend those seat. they are really playing defense on this cycle. they are out to protect their maturity. it is going to be tough. host: we are going to go through a nu

but i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word, and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. american liberalism does not consist merely of reforming things. it consists primarily of making things. we must substitute for the philosophy of distributed scarcity, the philosophy of unlimited productivity. i stand for the restoration of full production and reemployment in american private enterprise. present administration has spent $60 billion. the new deal stands for doing what has to be done by spending as much money as possible. i propose to do it by spending as little money as possible. this is one issue in this campaign that i intend to make crystal clear before the conclusion of the campaign so that everybody in this country may understand the tremendous waste of their resources and money that has taken place in the last 7.5 years. >> amity shlaes, as you hear the words of wendell willkie, your thoughts? >> that liberalism which he described, which he differentiates from progressivism, modern li

group of what i call, really, wilderness lawyers have worked to safe wild alaska including theodore rooseveltand people like walt disney, william o. douglas, on and on. so i'm now working on "silent spring revolution." in the 1960s. this is not just a history book. i end it in 1960 when eisenhower saved the arctic refuge, anwr that you hear about in the news all the time. >> well, this really is a story about personalities, and let's talk about some of them. let's begin with president teddy roosevelt. his involvement in alaska. >> well, t.r. saved the whole grid of modern alaska. today we have an alaska marry time national wildlife area, the aleutian change -- chain. he stopped the timbering and created on the gas national forest, these incredible resources and places like the yukon delta bird reserve. and t.r. created it with federal, um, federal orders, executive orders. roosevelt saw that democracy had topsy anonymous with wilderness. make no mistake about it, alaska is our incredible wilderness, and it's a wonderland. america without the alaskan wilderness would be -- [inaudible] extracti

and i thought for the reforms that the -- theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt history speaking out for civil rights and becoming the fourth ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured on c-span's new weekly series "the contenders," fly from a indiana friday at 8 p.m. eastern. >> next, 13 occasions commission chairman julius genachowski will announce new wireless consumer guidelines. is at the brookings institution here in washington. he will be joined by the president and ceo of ctia, and a consumer advocate. we expect a meeting to get underway shortly. this is live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> everybody have their seats. we were beginning in a few minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> okay. everybody ready? thank you, all, for coming. a great pleasur

was a liberal before many of those and i thought for theç9 reforms at the altar republican theodore rooseveltand woodrow wilson before another roosevelt atop dead and distorted the world liberal. >> next, reported by 2010 deepwater horizon gulf of mexico oil spill. the findings are put together by the u.s. coast guard and the bureau of ocean energy management. representatives from bp coming, transocean and halliburton testified. the house national resources committee is three hours and 15 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. the chairman notes the presence of a quorum, which under rule three is we've exceeded that. the committee on natural resources meeting today to hear testimony on an oversight hearing on ballmer u.s. coast guard joint investigative team report. under rule four ascot opening statements are limited to the chairman and the ranking member. however, i ask unanimous consent that any member that wishes to have a statement in the record added to the committee before the end of business today without objections the worker. i'm now recognized myself for five minutes. first

to picture me but i was a little before many of those men and i fought for the reform of the theodore rooseveltand woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years switching in 1940 wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president and although he lost the election he left his mark in political history speaking out for civil rights becoming a foreign ambassador for his former opponent franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured in the c-span weekly series the contenders. live from indiana friday at 8 p.m. eastern. semidey recent report by the wmd terrorism research center gives the u.s. mostly failing grades on preparedness for a large-scale biological attack for a deadly pandemic. despite spending over $65 billion over the last decade. the senate homeland security committee reviewed the report and heard testimony from the department of homeland security and health and human services and from fbi officials. center joe lieberman of connecticut chairs the committe

not, of course, for today's republicans who instinctively side with those theodore roosevelt dubbed malfactorsple, who by the way probably pays less of his income taxes than middle class americans were quick to condemn the protests as class warfare. but democrats are being given what amounts to a second chance. the obama administration squandered potential good will by adopting banker-friendly policies that failed to deliver economic recovery even as bankers repaid the favor by turning on the president. now, however, mr. obama's party has a chance for a do-over. all it has to do is take these protests as seriously as they deserve to be taken. and if the protests goad some politicians into doing what they should have been doing all along, occupy wall street, will have been a smashing success. >> you know, mark haleprin, what made the tea party so powerful in 2010 is you had the same kind of independents that voted democratic for bill clinton for eight years and for ronald reagan for eight years. those were genuinely swing voters. the perot types that would go back and forth and were upset with

i was a liberal before many of them had ever heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore rooseveltwoodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word "liberal." >> here is a member of the democratic party for 20 years switching in 1940 when wendell willkie sought and won the nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark speaking up for civil rights and becoming the foreign ambassador for his former opponent amount fdr. he is one of the 14 men featured in the new series, "the contenders" live from indiana at friday, 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> 6 republican presidential candidates traveled to iowa for the faith and freedom coalition candidate forum. watch our live coverage of herman cain, newt gingrich, wrecks santorum, rick perry, ron paul, and michele bachmann. >> middle and high school students come a time to get those cameras rolling for the student cam video competition. make a five-eight minute video on the theme this year -- the constitution and you. you could win the grand prize of $5,000. for complete details, studentcam.org. >> a liv

before many of those men heard the word and i thought for the reforms of the alternately and theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt.date and distorted the word liberal. .. spain l., three women members of the marine corps who served in iraq and afghanistan on the role of women in the military. this 35 minute event is hosted by the organization women in defense and the national defense industrial association. >> we are going to go ahead and get started. i have the distinct pleasure this afternoon to introduce one of my favorites. i'm not supposed to say i have a favorite but i are to did and now we are being film so it is on record. i'm just going to go with that. one of my very favorites, and i met these women in san diego for a conference we did out there. it was just so striking and it reminded me of why i fly coast-to-coast sometimes several times a week to do women in defense and it reminded me of why we are doing what we are doing. i'm honored to share with you today from the marine corps. i already mentioned my oldest son is in the marine corps so i have that passi

i was a liberal before many of those heard the word, and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for 40 years, switching in 1920. wendell willkie ran for president. although he is lost, he won a place in history. he is one of 14 men featured in the new series "the contenders," friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney today made his first trip to iowa in two months. the former massachusetts governor did not compete in the iowa presidential straw poll and his last visit to iowa was for a debate. he told residents of the state that he will be back again and again. this rally is almost an hour. >> i am dr. sam clovis, the chairman of the department of economics here at morningside college. for some of you who may have heard, i have a radio show. you did not come here to listen to me, although the press is here, a great turnout. i want to introduce the candidate for president of united states, governor mitt romney. >> thank you

was a liberal before many of those men heard the word, and i fought for the reforms of the theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> this weekend six republican presidential candidates traveled to des moines for the iowa faith and freedom coalition candidate forum. watch our live coverage of herman cain, newt gingrich and rick santorum as well as governor rick perry and representatives ron paul and michele bachmann starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern on saturday, on c-span's road to the white house. >>> protests continue across the country as the occupy movement grows. you're looking at video from the occupy wall street scene. this was shot yesterday. [siren] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] ♪ . [inaudible] >> good luck, guys. >> thanks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> you know why. the lawyers know what judge they will see and what they agreed. they know the judges. people object. take this check. in the court. case thrown out. -- at same time that will be downfall of this

i fought for the reforms of the elderly and theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word liberal. >> he was a member of the democratic party for over 20 years, switching in 1940, when he saw and won the republican nomination for president. although the loss, he made his mark in history. becoming the ambassador for his former opponent, franklin roosevelt. he will be featured on "the contenders," friday at 8:00 eastern. >> treasury secretary tim geithner is questioned about the jobs package. he testified at the senate small business committee, chaired by it louisiana senator who -- mary landrieu. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning and thank you for joining us. a special welcome to secretary geithner, who has the toughest job in washington. we thank you for being with us this morning. one year ago, senate democrats and our republican colleagues have battled for months to pass the small business jobs act of 2010. it has been called the most significant piece of legislation to help small businesses in over a decade, by the national

but i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word and i thought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word little. >> switching in 1940, wilkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. he spoke out for civil rights and became a former ambassador for his opponent, roosevelt. he is one of the 14 men featured in the weekly series, "the contenders," live on friday at 8:00 p.m. easter. -- eastern. >> later this week, live coverage of republican presidential candidates on the trail and iowa, with mitt romney tomorrow at a town hall meeting in sioux city, iowa, live on c-span3. then ron paul speaking at a rally at the university of iowa, live on c-span2. treasury secretary tim geithner yesterday called for congress to pass the president's $470 billion dollar jobs package. he told the administrator the economic policy is not working. the question and answer is about 35 minutes into this two-hour, 10 minute hearing. >> good morning. let me thank all of you for joining us this morning for this important hearing

i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word "liberal." >> he was a member of the democratic party for 20 years switching in 1940 when wendell willkie sought and won the republican nomination for president. he left his mark speaking up for civil rights. wendell willkie is one of the 14 men featured in the new weekly series "the contenders" live from indiana friday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> i do not object to an investigation into solyndra. based on the investigation, i do not see evidence of wrongdoing, just a bad investment decision. i do not want to minimize it but it was a bad decision as far as we noted. >> on friday, a house oversight investigation committee continued their probe on the government's loan guarantee to solyndra, a solar manufacturer that laid-off 1100 workers filing for bankruptcy. watch the event as well as testimony from officials and a 2010 presidential visit to solyndra in the video library. washington, your way. >> president

i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson. >> who's a member of the democratic party. he saw and won it. he left his mark in political history. he became the foreign ambassador. his order of the 14 men featured in the knees series. it is friday a o'clock p.m. eastern. come>> may 5 to 8 minute video. get it to c-span by the deadline. he could win the details. >> gaddafi was killed today near his home town. president obama spoke about it. good afternoon, everybody. today, the government of libya announced the death of muammar gaddafi. this marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of libya, who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic libya. for four decades, the gaddafi regime ruled the libyan people with an iron fist. basic human rights were denied. innocent civilians were detained, beaten and killed. and libya's wealth was squandered. the enormous potential of the libyan people was held back, and terror was used as a political weapon. today, we can definitively say that the gaddafi regime has come to an en

jefferson, jackson, lincoln, theodore roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, lyndon johnson, ronald reagan, andt clock has come around again. this is an important time. if i thought the only thing happening in america is what is happening in washington, d.c., i would be incredibly discouraged. but i believe what is happening in america is, we're having this big debate about who we're going to be for 25 or 30 years. to not let your friends think and not think you can set this one up. because it is not going to come around again for a long time. decide if we are going to be like everybody else or not. we're trying to decide if we should be more like western europe. by the way, western europe is pretty aggressively trying to become eastern europe. and eastern europe is trying to be the same thing we are. and we're going to decide who we are. we are going to be everybody else, or are we going to be the united states of america? [applause] i had a coordinator in my senate campaign. in 2009, my account coordinator, the farm bureau president we were talking about what is happening in the country. this

but i was a liberal but for many of those men heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt woodrow wilson before another roosevelt stopped it and -- adopted and distorted the word liberal. american liberalism does not consist merely of reforming things. it consists primarily of making things. we must substitute for the philosophy of distributed scarcity, the velocity of -- the philosophy of unlimited productivity. i stand for the restoration of full production and reemployment in american private enterprise. present administration has spent $60 billion. the new deal stands for doing what has to be done by spending as much money as possible. i propose to do it by spending as little money as possible. this is one issue in this campaign that i intend to make crystal clear before the conclusion of the campaign so that everybody in this country may understand the tremendous waste of their resources and money that has taken place in the last 7.5 years. >> amity shlaes, as you hear the words of wendell willkie, your thoughts? >> that liberalism which he described, which he differe

but i was a liberal before many of those men heard the word and i fought for the reforms of theodore roosevelt and woodrow wilson before another roosevelt adopted and distorted the word "liberal." >> he was a member of the democratic party, switching in 1940, winning the republican nomination for president. although he lost the election, he left his mark in political history, speaking out for civil- rights and becoming the former ambassador for his opponent, franklin roosevelt. he is featured at our weekly series, "the contenders," live tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> a new study from the new american foundation says americans will spend $100 million more on gasoline this year than last. the new america foundation hosted the discussion on the impact of higher gas prices. this is one and a half hours. >> good morning. thank you for coming. this is the launch of a yearlong project called the energy trap, looking at how middle-class families pay for gasoline. we're very grateful ought to have the support of the new america foundation. this was found that by the rockefeller foundation, and we hav

you would really have to turn theodore roosevelt on his head. it is an interesting story. historians have been dining out on it ever since and frank baum is long since dead so he can't deny it. >> one more question and we will take questions from the audience. you can cue up over here with as much room as we have. one of the interesting things about david's book is the idea of morality. i was taken with the idea that an anthropologist writing history, world wide history and that that debt is a bad thing used effectively and politically in the last made a debt crisis in the summer time. the whole idea of comparing household debt to american debt which there may be problems with. they're not the same thing. the concept of debtors' prison which we were talking about. talk to me so we can have more questions about the idea of debt and morality. >> one thing i found which is fascinating when i was researching the ideas of debt in the great world religions is words for debt and see in in many languages are the same. that is true in sanskrit. is not true in hebrew but in aramaic.