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and this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called harriet, the moses of her people. and the special thing about this book was written in 1866. the sperm thing about this book is is is that harriet tubman made her mark on there and that's really the most famous autograph, if you want to call it that of what we have here in page library. obviously she couldn't read or write. she left her mark, the sign of the cross. >> watch for book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri. july 7th and 8th on c-span2 and 3. the veterans affairs department estimates that 18 veterans take their own lives every day. additionally the defense department confirmed recently that suicides are on the rise among veterans. both departments co-hosted a suicide provengs conference in washington this week. attendants heard from the son of a football player who committed suicide after suffering from brain trauma. and an exec fif for mental health america. this is 30 minutes. >> i am here because sharing my father's story is my duty. i am here because speaking with those that help our

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the special thing about this book is that harriet tubman made her mark on there and that's really the most famous autograph, if you want to call it that, of what we have here in paige library. and obviously she couldn't read or write, so she left her mark, the sign of the cross. >> watch for book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, july 7th and 8th on cspan 2 and 3. >>> this is the conversation we need to have in this country that nobody is willing to have, okay? what role should the government play in housing finance? >>> in "reckless endangerment" "new york times" columnist gretchen detailed the subprime collapse and government subsidized homeownership. >> if you want to subsidize housing in this country and we want to talk about it and the populus agrees that it's something we should subsidize, then put it on the balance sheet and make it clear and make it evident and make everybody aware of how much it's costing. but when you deliver it through these third-party enterprises, fannie mae and freddie mac, when you deliver the subsidy through a public company with

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and this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called harriet: the moses of her people. and the special thing about this, this book was written in 8-- 1866. harriet tubman made her mark on there, and that's really the most famous autograph, if you want to call it that, of what we have here in page library. and, obviously, she couldn't read or write, so she left her mark, the sign of the cross. >> watch for booktv in jefferson city, missouri, july 7th and 8th on c-span2 and 3. >> two texas republicans are vying for the seat of retiring senator kay bailey hutchison. former state solicitor general ted cruz faces former lieutenant governor david dewhurst in a july 31st runoff. the two participated in their first debate last week in dallas. from kera-tv, this is an hour. ♪ >> i believe in -- that the republican party is based on smaller government and less intrusion in your private life. >> what i want to see is somebody with some backbone, somebody with some spine. >> liberty is under assault in this country, and texans are rising up to say, no. >> i am the most fiscally-con

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the special thing about this book is that harriet tubman made her mark on their come and that's reallythe most famous autograph if you want to call it that of where we have had here in the library. obviously she couldn't read or write so she left her myrick at the side of the cross. >> the middle east institute on wednesday hosted its annual conference on turkey focusing on domestic and regional challenges for turkey and syria and turkey's relationship with the european union and the united states. the group heard from the turkish ambassador to the u.s. for 40 minutes. >> next the middle east institute is honored to welcome other insightful and important voice on turkey, turkish ambassador. he's a friend of the middle east institute, and of the united states. he has been turkey's on voyan the guided states since 2010 but he's no stranger to the u.s.. this is actually his third diplomatic assignment. he has risen quickly in the turkish foreign ministry since his first step in washington and that is a reflection of his outstanding diplomatic talent and intellect. when he left washington

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this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called "harriet: the moses of her people." and the special thing about this, it was written in 1866, the special thing about this book is that harriet tubman made her mark on there and that's the most famous autofwraff, if you want to call it that, of what we have here in paige library. obviously she couldn't read or write. so she left her mark, the sign of the cross. >> watch for book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, july 7 and 8, on c-span2 and 3. >> sunday award winning author and historian david pietrusza is our guest on book tv's "in depth." his passion for u.s. presidents and the great american pastime, baseball, has resulted in a dozen book, including "1920: the year of six presidents," and "1960" and "rothstein" about the fixing of the world series. call us -- join us live with your calls and tweets. >> and now live to the floor of the u.s. house for debate on suspension bills. >> again we're waiting on the house, they'll be in in just a minute. voting will get under way at 6:30 eastern. they'll

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