"the washington post" says -- host: according to "the washington post" there are still ways lawmakersre getting around the semantics of it. let's go to brian. did you participate over the weekend in the caucusing? caller: no, i did not. unfortunately, i had to work. i am an independent, a moderate. i like to listen to both sides. even though we are democrats or republicans, we are all citizens of the united states of america. however, i voted for president obama last time. i'm voting for congressman ron paul this time. i do not like earmarks if they are not disclosed to the public. congress and the president has to realize they are the employee. we, the voters, are the employer. anything you have to do has to be disclosed to the public. for example, out here, we are supposed to have a bullet train that goes from l.a. county to las vegas. they've been talking about that for over 10 years. that has not happened yet. our founding fathers said this in the 1700's. our government has been slowly but surely too corrupted. i am personally sick and tired of all the politicians, democrats and r

"the washington post," mr. speaker, we hope it was a political call because on the substance there should have been no question. and if you believe it happened for environmental reasons, mr. speaker, instead of political reasons there are far fairer far more rational ways to discourage oil use. president obama should have had the courage to say so. we're not done with this issue in the house mr. speaker. you know. we're going to continue to bring this issue back because we know where the american people stand on it. they stand for energy independence. they stand for american jobs. they stand for american manufacturing. and we can achieve those goals with that all-of-the-above energy policy. that harnesses all of god's given bounty that america has and puts it work for the american worker. mr. speaker, let me go on. to the president's state of the union address. he rejected the keystone pipeline a week before the state of the union. here's what he says in the state of the union. it's time to double down on a cle

this is the latest from the abc news/"washington post" poll. the survey shows rick santorum is increasing his popularity a week and a day before the next round of primaries that will take place in -- the next debate that will take place in two weeks before the next round of primaries in arizona and in michigan. a couple of new ads on the air in michigan. we'll have more on that later in the program. meanwhile, the hill newspaper reporting they could extend the payroll tax cuts and emergency benefits and the medicare reimbursement rate for doctors. the sources say lawmakers on both sides of capitol hill showing, quote, real signs of progress on a package to extend the tax cut without paying for it. the negotiations include senate republicans as well. let's turn our attention to the budget, and among those testifying on capitol hill, defense secretary leon panetta as well as the nation's top general, army general martin dempsey, both saying that the military can can withstand the present tremor $614 billion saying it will ensure that the u.s. doe

was still wearing the khaki suit and i decided when i got out of the army, i would work at the "washington post". >> at that time how many papers were there in washington and how big and important was the "washington post"? >> oh, the "washington post" must have been at that time about the fifth paper in washington, because there were several papers, the herald, the times, the star. of course the star as the big paper in washington. the washngton news, which was th first numbered paper and so on. really, the distinguishing thing about the post -- or the most distinguishing thing was this editorial page, the editorials were very good, it was a good page. charlottey povitch, sports writer and sports editor, was a big attraction on the post. he and the editorials were the eally big things. >> is it easier -- let me ask it a different way. if you like the president -- and let me ask you this. which presidents have you personally liked over the years? i meanpolitically. >> politically, truman, kennedy, mostly. most of them are -- they're mixed bags, you don't like everything they do, buti did think

the washington post lost... >> smith: they lost a lot of folks, too. they lost a lot of reporters. >> moyers: there is not enough advertising any longer. >> smith: can you imagine a scenario in which the washington post or the new york times would cease to exist, what that would say about our... >> moyers: it is not just conceivable; it is even feasible. >> smith: yeah. >> moyers: particularly in washington. >> smith: right. well, we will have public television at least, we hope. you mentioned that public television is sort of the exception to much of what is being discussed, and i want to segue into a conversation about your new program. you are the energizer bunny of media. you just keep going and going and every time we think moyers is off and we are not going to have him back, you pop back up. this program, moyers and company, which is going to be on in january on public television stations all over the country, is... well, let me let you define it. i know what you have said about it, but i want you to tell us yourself what your intention is. >> mo

members of the national media and "the washington post" or time or news week or the network anchors by and large are to the left. nixon and agnew believed that those beliefs shaped coverage of how nixon and agnew and other republicans recovered in the media. this is the one element that nixon and agnew were able to work together in the presidency. there was a thought at the time when agnew gave these speeches that nixon disapproved of them. my research has shown i have gone to the archives and looked and seen that nixon actually gave more approval and that was almost egging agnew on. then the scandals. interestingly enough agnew benefitted when the watergate scandal broke out for not being part of the inner circle. he was never in the oval office or the eob when mix on was talking with them about all of these things. agnew was completely out of the loop. >> when they resigned, nixon had conversations with people and said i'm thinking of resigning. they said you cannot do this. do you want agnew as president? this was the feeling that reverberated through this administration. it's a ver

"the washington post" is doing some funny cartoons which is not at all comfortable for reach art nixon. at this point, there's an open question of how the news media covered richard nexton. in his autobiography and the one in the 1970s that mr. gannon wrote about, nixon was pretty solidly said that everybody was against me in the 1960 race. once again, he also, by the way points back to the elder, his case when he looked at six crises which he wrote in 1962, he didn't seem at that point to be so hard edged. he quotes a letter from the chicago tribune correspondent, willis edwards saying, look, mr. vice president, i'm very embarrassed to be a reporter at this point because they're trying to nail you. nixon doesn't quite sign on to this, but the big turning point for him was the 1962 gubernatorial race here in california and this is whera i couple of things happened, the nature of "the l.a. times" which helped create him in the 1940s and 1950s had gone through a total transformation. he takes over in 1960. chandler thought at this point we are not going to be a nowing piece for the repub

the "washington post" used to call itself the first draft of history. you were to read the "washington post," it was the first draft of history. now it's the armed services commit city for the pentagon. but once upon a time, they had that aspiration. i tell my students to get them out of their writer's block, get in your ben hecht mode, sit down and pretend you've got a deadline tomorrow morning. there # is something about journalism and it is of course color and narrative and story, as well. but historians need to inhale in deep drafts, i think, to enliven their work and to make it accessible to a wider than academic public. on the other hand, i think that there are things journalists particularly broadcast journalists, i won't exempt the writing press entirely, but i would certainly say this country eek is primarily in that broadcast journalists, who i think can learn something from historians and indeed from their own tradition of getting it right, of investigative journalism, of finding out what actually happened. and of defining objectivity nos as

has worked many place, "washington post" and" national journal" and my editor said who is that, find her, see if we can hire her. we didn't, but our loss. we will perhaps be joined by jane. jane, did i not know you were here. i thought hiding in the third row. jane mare of "if new yorker," i'm start with jane. >> i have one of these little ones. >> okay. fine, jane just wrote a great article in "the new worker" about larry mccarthy who is the ultimate bad boy of negative advertising. and of course, with someone who did, as you pointed out, the willie horton ad in 1988 rn, hed a few in this cycle. >> themes he is hammering on, baggage for newt gingrich and santorum and gingrich are washington insiders and not fix the problems like an outsider can. when you look at these, you think nothing ever changes in american politics, it's unbelievable how the arguments are exactly the same. but in a way, i think when i looked at the ads of the daisy ad in particular in some of those early ones, they were so much more inventive. one of the things about mccarthy's ad, there's -- they are i think r

with us today, the new york magazine's john heilemann, "the washington post's" kathleen parker, gloria borger from cnn and clarence page. first up, the revolt by many catholics over that white house decision on birth control. first, romney's troubles. conservatives can't stand barack obama. but when will they learn to stand mitt romney? even after the white house handed them that huge contraceptivives issues, they stayed home in droves. conservatives just do not want to rat fi mitt romney. but they are the big prize. they've gone to 34% of total

idea, it doesn't help people, all the arguments we've discussed on this program, in fact, "the washington post" editorialized against it. some people are surprised that he seems to be moving in a direction that they didn't think he would go in, and they don't think that it's really going to fill the revenue coffers in maryland the way they want it to, so there's beginning to be some opposition. >> well, i think that mr. baker is very concerned about where we're going to put this particular casino, whether it be

gobierno proyectos en sus respectivos distritos, pero segÚn una investigaciÓn del diario the washington postalgunos casos ese dinero fue destinado a propiedades privadas o a organizaciones vinculadas con familiares y amigos. el medio centenar de investigadores insisten en que los fondos fueron enviados a sus comunidades para beneficiarlas. segÚn el alcalde de los Ángeles, por primera vez en la historia moderna un partido polÍtico importante es. denominar un candidato presidencial que ha abandonado la reforma migratoria y propone

joining us now amy, co-author of the reliable source column at "the washington post."veral stories. she got the whole hour. given she got the whole hour. what makes this news? >> in 2003, mimi alford acknowledged that a sexual relationship had happened, that's it. >> we didn't have the salacious details. >> we didn't have the salacious details. and i have to say, beyond the salaciousness, there is also a quality about the nature of this relationship. when we first heard about this, we thought, what's new here? is it true but also what's new? there have been so many stories of kennedy affairs over the years. this one really struck a chord even beyond our expectations. >> on the is it true part, how do we know she's telling the truth or not embellishing it? >> in her favor, you have the fact that she did not talk about this for years until robert dallek's book and subsequent reporting i think by one of the new york papers determined that she's the woman, she acknowledged it. this is not a person coming forward with the story. you did have the oral histories from 1964 whe

"the washington post" food critic tom sietsema reviews district commons in this weekend's "the washington post" magazine. >> here is a preview. >> reporter: here is one of the many reasons i admire district commons. during the most recent restaurant week the foggy bottom newcomer let customers choose from nearly the entire menu in the same generous portions it has dished up since opening in october. now, you might know this restaurant. it comes from passion food hospitality. a little empire of dining rooms co-owned by the chef. it includes d.c. coast in washington and passion fish in reston. i love the pretzel loaf. sort of a baguette by way of munich. it costs $2 and comes with a mustard butter you can spread on the warm bread. also keep the company's fish rich portfolio in mind when ordering. except for the limited selections, oysters on the half shell always please me as does the shrimp cocktail with the biting sauce. chowder is crammed with seafood, crab, shrimp, chopped clams, and jolted with chipotle. the pastry kitchen is a take on boston cream pie. sweetened with a filling of cust

herb block notably of the washington post is doing some fairly funny cartoons which could not have been comfortable for richard nixon. at this point -- now, there's an open question of what kind of -- how the news media covered richard nixon. now, in his autobiography, the one in the 1970s that mr. beganon wrote about, mnixon pretty solidly said everybody was against me in the 1960 race. when you look at six crises which he wrote in 1962, he didn't seem at that point to be so hard-edged. he quotes a letter from a chicago tribune correspondent, willis edwards, saying, look, mr. vice president, i'm really embarrassed to be a reporter at this point because these guys were trying to nail you. nixon, it doesn't quite sign on to this, but i think the big turning point for him was the 1962 gubernatorial race here in california. and this is where a couple things happen. the nature "the l.a. times" which helped create him in the late 1940s and 1950s had undergone a total transformation. brand new publisher, otis chandler of the chandler family takes over in 1960. chandler thought at this point w

nonetheless. >> take the beltway media scoop on mitt romney's campaign for president was this washington post headline, mitt romney relying heavily on small group of super rich donors. the post raising the question of the potential political liability of, quote, mr. romney's heavy reliance on a small group of millionaires and billionaires for financial support. so that's the headline the romney campaign woke up to this morning, then the appearance with this man. and what is the beltway media takeaway from all of this, the message of the day for the mitt romney for president campaign? according to the belt buckle of the beltway, politico.com, today's mitt romney campaign message was that nobody remembers mitt romney saying like a gazillionaire. >>> mitt romney's dad ran for >>> mitt romney's dad ran for president too. in 1968. he was favored at one point in the race seen as a safe choice. he was a governor of a state that starts with m. a successful corporate executive, square jaw, great hair, kind of reminds you of somebody, right? also he had no foreign policy experience, none to speak of. w

learning the lesson ever great power has learned -- >> young americans there right now -- >> "washington poston this ended on that sentiment is we are going to withdraw in a year, whwhy are we having soldiers dying now? clearly, withdrawing next year, and even speaking of releasing the worst of the worst of the taliban fr guantanamo as a sweetener, we are obviously embedded in afghanistan. if we are, you asked the john kerry question from the vietnam war, who will be the last american to die for a mistake? if this is a mistake, as obama seems to have included, he should withdraw right now and have the courage t to make that case to the people. >> if it was a mistake, why did he agree to teh sur -- the surge? >> they are building up the afghan security forces. it is not like there is no reason for american soldiers to be there. >> but the original idea is that it would take at least until 2014. what accelerated the timetable we are doing so well that we can leave -- electioneering. >> can we be candid? afghanistan is a corrupt, non- functioning government. karzai is the mayor of kabul that is

although israel is still weighing options, a story by david ignatius in "the washington post "suggests the u i s. is preparing for the fallout from a strike. leon panetta believes the attack could come in april. he declined to comment on the post story. >>> we'll bring in chief foreign correspondent richard engel, what can you tell news. >> >> reporter: there is a mood in israel something could be coming, i'm in tel aviv inside a home of an israeli family and they were just showing me their bomb shelter they have in their home, all israeli homes built in the last 20 years have to have a safe room with reinforced doors, reinforced concrete walls and ceilings and putting gas masks inside it just in case. there is a concern that once again we could be heading toward a military conflict in the middle east. i've spoken to u.s. officials what they have been telling me is fairly similar what ignatius is reporting that there is a concern, not certainty, but a high concern that israel might defy the sanctions aren't having enough impact and would carry out some sort of of military strike on the

and the job creator theme that he's use, let me raise you a "washington post" article that reports as massachusetts governor, romney had an unremarkable record on jobs. this is the jobs candidate. the unemployment rate fell in massachusetts only because people were leaving the work force in droves under romney's term. just one state had a bigger drop in its labor force during the same period. that was louisiana which was hit by hurricane katrina during that time. how does he run as a job creator when he served as governor and this was what he did. he didn't create jobs in massachusetts. >> well, i think his record would disagree with that article from "the washington post." it's going to shock you, reverend, when most republicans and most people around the country don't look to "the washington post" to be their encyclopedia. >> we're not talking about the opinion page. we're talking about facts. >> i think the facts o s oar. >> the numbers went down in the employment numbers. >> governor romney did create jobs in massachusetts, but the more importantly, he tried to create an environme

"washington post," for instance, created social reader where you follow online what your friends aren "the post" and elsewhere. 6.5 million people signed up. it could also be a good tool for the hacks. >> i think the number is up to 8 million in "the post." it's great to have all that traffic. how do you sell ads on it? that's the next question. but absolutely. it shows there is an attraction of those brands that people like the names that they recognize and they have some credibility with and trust with, and they want to attach themselves to it. >> and felix, what about the glowing coverage of facebook's ipo? the company almost seems to be covered in a rather romantic way by those of us in the press. >> it's weird, isn't it? when facebook was this private company, we were all worried it was evil and it was invading our privacy. now you get to say world's youngest multibillionaire. ooh, isn't this exciting and it's very gushing. i feel it's sort of standard honeymoon thing. it's probably not going to last very long. remember that facebook is a media company. it makes substantially al

let me quote "the washington post." what matters is not how high the unemployment rate is but how fast it's changing. that suggests the latest numbers, just as you would think, very good news for president obama. i mean, can you deny this that the trend looks like the economy is getting better? it seems as though the president has turned this around. how do you argue against this, mr. steele? >> well, i mean, i think, a, you're right. the trend line for at least the first month of this quarter says that the economy is making a move in a direction that's positive for the president. the second point, however, and i think it's something that the governor touched on, that's true for both parties. these numbers are going to move all over the map with respect to unemployment. the cbo came out last week and said that their early projections are showing that unemployment going into next year is going to be a lot higher than it is today. when does that trend line if it happens, begin? does it happen in the summer? after the elec

of 18 -- "the washington post."did not have to run as part of a team. in 1994, building on that experience, we had 350 candidates to come and be part of a contract with america, to stand on the capitol steps. we offered a positive program and we had the largest one-party increase in american history in an off-year -- 9 million additional americans voted for a positive vision and we kept our word in every item of the contract which was voted on in the first 90 days. [applause] there is a core question, both in the primaries and in the general election, a simple question. if you're comfortable with of the way america has decayed, then we do not have to change much. we can just manage to the decay. if you think that is a terrible thing to do to your children and grandchildren, a terrible thing to do to your country, and if you are prepared to do what it takes to make sure that we change direction, not just the presidency, but the congress, the bureaucracy, the judges, the policies so that the entire system gets on the

nonetheless. >> take the beltway media scoop on mitt romney's campaign for president was this washington posteadline, mitt romney relying heavily on small group of super rich donors. the post raising the question of the potential political liability of, quote, mr. romney's heavy reliance on a small group of millionaires and billionaires for financial support. so that's the headline the romney campaign woke up to this morning, then the appearance with this man. and what is the beltway media takeaway from all of this, the message of the day for the mitt romney for president campaign? according to the belt buckle of the beltway, politico.com, today's mitt romney campaign message was that nobody remembers mitt romney saying like a zillionaier he wasn't concerned about poor people. >> i like being able to fire people and provide services to me. >> you're fired. gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. was thought up and built and run to save people money? what if that company was born online

. >> an this was a washington post photograph. >>s that not a washington post photograph. . "the washington post" photograph had a black background. the new republic put that picture behind it but i could be wrong. >> and you are where? >> i am to the left looking at the screen. i am to the far left. we also found this in new york magazine. >> it might have been in new york magazine as well. >> who's in that picture and why was it taken? >> i believe the story for this was the women of hillary land and it was actually -- it was a story about the women in hillary's campaign and so there's as variety of leaders in the first row is patty who was our campaign manager and anne lewis and they were a variety of people who have worked with hillary and who were engaged in our campaign effort. i think the point of the story was that it was a slightly different campaign than other presidential campaigns because there were so many women leader in that. >> katricia martin now works for hillary clinton and so does milan revere. >> huma abadeen. >> her personal assistant is married to anth

"the washington post" reported earlier this month that u.s. defense secretary leon panetta thinks israel may launch an attack within months. president barack obama has expressed his preference for a diplomatic solution. the state department hasn't released many details of the meeting between clinton and lieberman. >> with regard to iran, they talked extensively about the impact that the new sanctions are having and our efforts to work with countries around the world to wean them from iranian oil. >> clinton is believed to have asked lieberman to hold off on any military action. she wants to leave more time for u.s. sanctions to work. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. back with more updates at the top of the next hour. top of the next hour. see you then. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> ifill: the "washington post" investigates the connection between the private interests and public roles of members of congress. >> woodruff: and special correspondent dave iverson takes us to the theater, where the son of san francisco mayor george moscone remembers his father's legacy, after he was gunned down in 1978. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: it was a big night and day after for rick santorum. he swept the latest round of republican presidential nominating tests and, in so doing, altered the complexion of the race. >> conservatism is alive and well

>> chris richards of washington post gave me that title when i was on tour with lady gaga and it is excitingecause i am taking the harp and doing something different with it i sing too, i have a new single coming out. and i do a little head banging in that. >> traditionally people think of a harpist sitting down there is the harp. >> long black dress. >> yes, but you are moving around doing all kinds of stuff tell me about the lady gaga tour what was that like >> amazing opportunity to travel the world japan australia, new zealand, paris london all these places i wanted to go and do music there was a life long dream. >> you are featured in the dvd >> yes. >> hbo dvd as well as her book. >> very good. >> that is wonderful. >> good for you play my heart that is a new single. >> yes. >> you've got a video there is someone people in washington may recognize. >> yes, hip hop star from the dc area, directed by jean jones. >> i did not know. >> an amazing job up on youtube and my website my single, play my heart is on itunes. >> what is your website? >>> we will link it to our website at myfoxdc.co

. >> there were two terrific columns this week in "the washington post," one by a former bush speech writer, a very reserved guy and doesn't use incendiary language very often, but put in his column, what the obama administration is doing is declaring war on religion and interestingly, a liberal catholic, also writing for "the washington post," said that this was a major mistake by the obama administration, political and even moral mistake which for ej is quite an admission. >> jon: why are you chuckling. >> his idea there's a war on religion, who is denied the right it to religion in the country. >> they're not. >> with their-- >> do the hospitals get federal dollars. >> i'm sure some do. >> and you can't, you can't discriminate based on federal dollars. according to the institute, 98% of catholic women report using birth control at some point. >> it's not available to poor women or women who can't get the same resources or don't have the same resources as more economically sound women. >> judy. >> i think what's interesting is that 93 of the 195 dioces in this country had their bis

ruth of "thes washington post." george w. bush when he was governor -- "if that family planning is anything, it is a public health issue." i don't understand this. if you are against abortion, why would you be against birth control? >> look, the only reason it has become an issue among the republicans is that santorum is living in the 1950's and he makes it an issue. i don't see any of the other candidates who in an issue -- who make it an issue. remember the earlier debate when abc's stephanopoulos asked about contraception, romney said what the hell is this about? this is a settled issue. santorum, instead of saying that john kennedy thing, i am a catholic, but it will not influence how i covered, i don't take orders from the vatican, in a story -- end story -- he does not say end of the story, he keeps talking about it. once santorum is out of the race, unless he wins the nomination, i hope it will die as an issue. >> santorum had his golden opportunity. this is a chance for him to talk about manufacturing, speak to blue-c

"the washington post" food critic tom seitsma has two dining options. one fancy one casual to help set your mood. >> romance comes in all shapes and sizes, a range of colors and price points which is why i tailor my response to the inevitable question i get this time of the year. where should i go for valentine's day, by posing a question of my own. what kind of diner are you? for the traditionalist almost everything about dinner in the jefferson hotel is designed to make you want to come back for your next anniversary or pay raise, whichever comes first. pools of space separate one beautifully dressed table from another. chandeliers sparkle from the ceilings. the chairs are so plush you're tempted to curl up and take a nap. the eyes stay open to examine the silk wall paper that sets you in 18th century monticello. and now for the hipster. the taiwanese style ramon shop acquired a cult following that knows to be in line by 5:00 p.m. or risk an uncertain outdoor wait. there are fewer than 30 stools and all but a few squeezed in front of a narrow ledge th

from "the washington post" website, they say he has one of the worst weeks ever. "the washington examiner" -- the president will be in south korea for the nuclear security summit. the president of the gridiron saying he is disappointed. another great iron participants said he was a surprise for the president to blow of journalists in the year he is running. that story is from "inside the washington examiner." bethlehem, pa., welcome to the program. caller: wearing a suit with a pocket hankies on my bucket list. in 2010, there is a pastor in florida that announced he was going to burn the karan i certain day and i remember their writing in afghanistan back then and that was before the facts. this should not come as a surprise. the idea that these people will be just like us -- a gentleman brought up the idea about culture. what about when we introduced these people to western ideals like gay marriage, free condoms and the schools, abortion on demand, medical marijuana come pornography? will there be rioting van? we might have to send charlie sheen as a special envo