wilson: as so much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. broun: madam speaker, i move that the house now do adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the noes have it. the gentleman from georgia. mr. broun: madam speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are so the missile is not going by it, but you are holding it on the same place as the missile is moving very rapidly. missile defense would be the biggest partisan difference in the bill. host: you have a regional concern that is economic as well. guest: these tend to be a little bit more of a disagreement between the administration and the legislative branch. in my particular situation, i am from the st. louis area. we build a lot of the f-18's that go on aircraft carriers. the

may god bless america and ronald wilson reagan. thank you.gentlemen, please welcome mrs. ronald reagan. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you so much. i have so many people to thank, but i really particularly want to thank nancy pelosi for all that she did to organize this, bring it together, make it happen. i am very grateful to her. and to everybody else, too. but especially to nancy. the statue is a wonderful likeness of ronnie. and he would be so proud. you know the last time that i was in this room was for ronnie 's service. so it is nice to be back under happier circumstances. i want to thank everybody for being here and for your support your thoughts and your kind wishes and everything that's been said here today and the lovely, lovely singing. so beautiful. thank you

wilson: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: madam speaker, house democrats plan to vote on their national energy tax legislation this week. it defies common sense when the american people are faced with losing jobs and families making hard decisions about how to weather this tough economy. the democrat's priority is to impose a new tax. this cap and tax proposal will lead to job loss, higher gas prices, and increased electricity rates on american families. with $3,128 of new taxes for each family each year. moreover, it's also unnecessary when there are positive alternatives to promote clean energy technology. and all of the above energy policy would achieve the goals of a cleaner environment while promoting oil and natural gas exploration in america. investing in innovative new technologies and encouraging consequence vation and smarter energy use. above all, it would be no new tax on american families nor would it punish small

and by people who -- by a man who was the leading public intellectual of the 20th century and was a wilsonroosevelt/kennedy progressive as he was. and they capture the thinking of progressive opinion. so president wilson -- he held in an elite of gentlemen with elevated ideals must be empowered to preserve stability and righteousness essentially the perspective of the founding fathers. in more recent years, the gentleman are transmuted into the technocratic elite and the action intellectuals of camelot, straussian, neocons and other configurations and without the document prevails. samuel huntington is an example that you heard. on a more hopeful note the popular struggle continues to clip its wings quite impressively in the wake of 1960s activism which had quite an affect on civilizing society and raised the prospects for further progress to a much higher plane. it's one of the reasons it's time of troubles. too much of a civilizing effect. well, what the west sees as the crisis, namely, the financial crisis, that will presumably be patched up somehow or other. but leaving the institution

in wilson's marines ran then -- ran a free election in which the legislation was passed by 99.9% of the vote, that is of the 5 percent of population permitted to vote. all of this comes down to us as what is called a wilsonian idealism. later u.s. aid instituted programs in haiti to turn and under the slogan of a turning haiti into the taiwan of the caribbean, by adhering to the sacred principle of comparative advantage. that is, they should import from the united states while working people mostly women slaved under miserable conditions in u.s. on an assembly

we're delighted to have on the set the canadian ambassador to the united states, mike wilson. great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> you've got your hat there. >> i've got my hat here. >> you've served as ambassador since 2006. >> i'm in my fourth year now. it's a great time to be here, new stadium built. have the folks in quebec gotten over it? >> we still call them the washington expose. we can't get over that. >> how many games do you get to see? >> i get to see one or two a year. it's a busy job, so i've got to do that. >> did you have a chance to go in the clubhouse and see the guys? >> i met some of the people on the field, but not in the clubhouse. standing beside the batting cage watching the ball coming in practice, it's hard for me to see it. >> did you play ball yourself? >> yes, but not well. >> not at this level. >> not a chance. >> big story yesterday, the canadians were sold. >> yes. >> makes perfect sense. >> it's back to the old days. they were great owners before. hopefully they'll be great owners. i'm sure they will be. hopefully they'll get the success

wilson: mr. speaker, the democratic leadership continues to push forward with their national energy tax. despite the financial pain this would place on american families, despite the fact that this cap and trade scheme would have little or no impact on the global environment, despite the fact that we can achieve a cleaner energy future without taking more money from hardworking american families. our democrat colleagues are intent on raising gas prices and home utility costs of more than $3,000 on each family each year. there is a better way to a clean energy future and it begins with supporting an all-of-the-above strategy. i'm grateful to be part of a bipartisan group to promote conservation. the american conservation and clean energy independence act is a plan for a stronger future energy and it would not raise energy prices, taxes or cost jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois

john abbott -- john adams, woodrow wilson. george bush has been closer to wilson.he lady caller is closer to john adams. the fact is that nations and people and nations play critical roles. lafayette of the french held, without them the american revolution might have failed. there is no doubt that what reagan did in the 1980's helped to bring down the fall of the soviet union. ultimately, the people have to fight their own battles. the iranians are going have to fight their own regime. that does that mean that the rest of the world has no interest. when the greeks fought for their freedom in the 18 twenties, romantic poets for, there was a rally for freedom that help them to throw off the yoke. we have to be careful, the president has to be careful not to act against our own interests. i think the american interest is usually for people gaining freedom. guest: you can actually quote the original historian -- host: you can? guest: note, but i can read it. it is a very dangerous place. the president has got to keep the door opened. the nuclear issue is number one in

brian wilson gets him to ground out to end it. wilson's 14th save of the year.nd in the national league. he saved it for barry zito. giants win 2-1. >> let's update things in washington. the mets beat the washington nationals. david wright, two had of run double. -- david wright, two-run double. >> virginia and ole miss in the ncaa super regionals. game one of a best-of-three series. bottom nine. logan tower into left field. evan button being waved home from second. scores on the play to tie it at 3-3. we go to extras. bottom 12. still a 3-3 game. first-pitch swinging. there it goes. matt smith. the walk-off home run. ole miss takes game one 4-3. they are one win away from going to the college world series in omaha. here's "what 2 watch 4" on saturday, belmont stakes. riding mine that bird, calvin borel will try to win the jockey triple crown, the belmont 1 1/2 miles long, longest of any of the triple-crown races. mine that bird trainer chip woolley says his horse can go the distance. >> it comes down to each one of these animals is an athlete and they all bring

but roosevelt was running as a third-party candidate against wilson and taft. he went to give a speech in milwaukee. a crazed fan took the shot. he had such bad eyesight, roosevelt, that he had always carried burglarizes in his pocket. he had a thick script of papers and there. he had a metal case so he could see a coloration details of birth. that is what the bullet hit. it wounded him terribly, but if it had not gone through that birdwatching glasses, he would have died. here is bleeding, shot and he said it will take more than that to tillable most -- to kill eight bull a bull moose is what he shouted. he could not be knocked down. that party eventually lost. it was the most successful third-party run ever. but the folklore of roosevelt, which he was always very conscious of, just grew with that story. eventually went to a hospital and felt dizzy and got a bullet removed. >> it is safe to assume the most popular thing about this location is the eagle's nest. millions of people have been to see the baby eagle when there's one. there is one now. why are people

wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, president obama and his democrat allies in congress have said that they want those who currently like their health care plan to keep it. then they publicly endorse a government-run health care insurance plan that would crowd out and eliminate the private insurance plans millions of americans currently enjoy. they cannot have it both ways. the democrat big government proposals claim to increase access and affordability by letting government determine what will and will not be paid for. as the only game in town, a government insurance plan would be the sole provider and decider of the quality of health care available. conversely, republicans have long argued that health care reform should focus on expanding access so more americans can afford a higher quality of care. we should be focused on e

last but not least don wolfensberger director of project woodrow wilson center in washington is a wellnown, chris scholar and author of congress and the people and former chief of staff and longtime hill maysan chief of staff of house rules committee. we are when to begin with a brief opening comments starting with terry at the end and work our way down, and brief opening statements by the guests and then q&a exchange between the guests if they have any follow-up statements they want to make after each of them has their chants and finally q&a from the audience but there will be time for q&a from the audience and we look forward to your participation. you can either sit or come of here as you wish. terrie? >> i'm happy to sit. is the rest of the panel happy to sit? let's sit here and get all right, good. thank you. thank you,

wilson: madam speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: madam speaker, president obama has stated that cap and trade would cause elect trick bills to skyrocket which forces families to pay more. he also declared yesterday that cap and trade would only be paid for by polluters. the president seems to imply through his statements that american families and small businesses, those who will see their electric bills skyrocket are the polluters who should pay for this legislation. i disagree. families, farmers, manufacturers and small businesses across america do not deserve this national energy tax. we do not need to threaten the financial well-being of american citizens or the competitiveness of american businesses in a global economy. house republicans have consistently offered and all-of the above energy plan that will invest new exploration in new resources and promote conservation. our strategy is built on the american spirit of ingenuity, not

i simply had an opportunity, an offer to be the president, as presidential historian to pete wilson, i really have to give credit to, former governor of california had me come out to look at it and i was stunned to see reagan wrote a diary every day. yeah, i would like to be the one to edit them. there was a stipulation, mrs. reagan wanted it out quickly. although i had been working on this roosevelt, i had to make a decision do i continue working on my roosevelt book or is this such an important thing to do. and my wife and i had endured katrina so we ended up saying let's bring our kids and let's go out to the reagan library, nearby, we moved to thousand occasion california. >> you were living in new orleans. >> yeah. we came back to new orleans. i was professor attu lane and even named my american studies center attu lane, the theodore roosevelt center and i was teaching classes attu lane on theodore roosevelt and conservation. at rice university now i teach a class on theodore roosevelt and conservation meaning when you say when you start writing a book, i have been informing mys

wilson: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina reserves his time. the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to my friend, my colleague, the chairwoman of the armed services subcommittee on military personnel, the gentlelady from californi

wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, democrats tell the american people that only government can save america's health care system. i'm not sure what gives them assurances that big government is uniquely qualified to raise the level of health care in this nation or any nation for that matter. nevertheless, republicans are not giving up on the american people's right and ability to decide for themselves what level of quality they desire. we believe in a commonsense set of health care reforms and makes sure that ensures accessibility, protects the doctor-patient confidential. the american people need to make the choices that promote their health and well-being. our set of reforms will exfanned that freedom to americans who have not had affordability health care. while preserving the quality of health care, millions of americans currently enjoy. in conclusion

wilson: mr. speaker, democrats have a plan to use pay-as-you-go budgetary rules. you may remember how house democrats have often cited pay-go while simultaneously finding any and every opportunity to disregard it. the zeal to spend taxpayer dollars is just too much. this would account for the fact that since democrats have assumed control of congress the annual budget deficits have ballooned over 11 times. from $160 billion to $1.8 trillion. it is clear that pay-go as proposed by our democrat colleagues is not so much about limiting the size of government as it is paying for a larger and more intrusive big government. this is entirely against the fiscal spirit of responsibility because it means congress can continue to spend recklessly. as long as they find new and burdensome ways to tax more american families. under this administration and their allies in congress, pay-as-you-go should be more correctly called tax as they spend. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the

he looks at president woodrow wilson's ideas that came out of the 1919 paris peace conference that ended war i and wilson was spreading a whole -- pa whole rhetoric about self-determination and nationalism and giving colonial peoples the hope that they too could form their own nations. and so he takes these wilsonian ideas and looks at how they traveled in different countries and led to uprisings the following year in many nations, china, korea, egypt and india. and those are only some of the countries that are involved in this book because similar events are going on in palestine and other areas. this is an author that

wilson: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 2647.this bill canges significant policy and fundings nishttives that address important issues for our military personnel and quality of life. i was honored to serve with military personnel subcommittee chairwoman susan davis, who i have seen firsthand promote our service members, their families and veterans. mr. speaker, i would also like to thank chairman skelton and the professional staff of the armed services committee for their efforts, particularly john and jeanette. to that end, the bill contains many important initiatives, including military pay raise of 3.4%. the raise is .5% above the president's request. large numbers of nondeployable personnel, we have recommended army end strength. the army would increase by

ideas that came out of the paris conference and ending whirled were one and wilson was spending a wholeetoric about self-determination and nationalism and giving colonial peoples the hope that they too could form their own nations. so he takes these wilsonian ideals and looks at how they traveled in different countries and led to uprisings the following year in many nations. china, korea, egypt and india. those are always some of the countries involved in this book because similar evidence or in palestine. this author reads a lot of languages and spent time in all those countries doing archival work to embrace an intellectual and political history and it's really global history. this is a first book and also won two prizes so i'm extremely excited about the wilsonian moment. >> for the title come from? >> the wilsonian, something the offer at think believed represented the spirits of the age. billy gilman is an import moment in american history but also in moment was really gave rise to a sense of hopefulness that there would be any future coming out of the ashes of world war i. >> susa

president woodrow wilson proclaimed the first flag day in 1916. and in 1947 president harry truman signed legislation requesting national flag day be observed annually. flag day san important day of celebration as our flag is the official symbol of our great nation and its ideals. our flag serves as a beacon of hope, courage and freedom during times of crisis and triumph of light. the flag honors the men and women of the armed forces who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending the united states and serves as a symbol for those families who have lost loved ones while defending our nation. madam speaker, it is with great honor that i ask for unanimous consent on house resolution 420 as we celebrate our nation's flag. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: madam speaker, we continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: mada

wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics has admitted there is no way to actually substantiate the number of jobs saved in this economy. yet the white house continues to rely on this talking point to divert attention away from job losses. they should put this political rhetoric to bed and work with republicans on proven bipartisan solutions to encourage job creation and economic growth. house republicans have long advocated that we keep more money into the economy by not taking it out in the first place. presidents kennedy and reagan understood this. they supported relief for american families and small businesses as the engine of job creation and general prosperity. we should learn a lesson from history. i am confident our economy will recover, but it will do so bec

peat wilson, the former governor of california. there was a stiplation. one with mrs. reagan that ended it up quickly. i had been working on rose velt. this is such an important thing to do. you were living in new orleans? >> yes. i was professor at tulane. i named my study center. the theodore roosevelt study center. >> at rice university nourks i teach a class on theodore roosevelt and conservation. meaning, i have been informing myself lady bird johnson. up until the present time viewing in the warming. i wanted to see all that. when did dot reagan diaries? >> what we have doing this year is bringing out the complete diary in a boxed set. i was working on this book for a long time. i picked one. when you go there. on my field-o notes you are the expert. help me. in the main office, we have the clippings. at that time when i'm writing it, it becomes chronological. in 1988, he wrote this whole book. i can't write about 80 of them >> before i forget it, your wife ann and your three kids. what are their names? >> so nice of you to ask. my oldest daughter is six named af

what a quote from jack wilson.shape, there's a lot of confidence in the second half. >> the brewers snapped a four in game losing streak against thew white sox friday. carlos with his buddies playingb a joke on him. of >> base hit, #-0 white sox just like that. from t how about jose demoted to the miner league, didn't like it. he's pitching well now. >> con trer as returning from his demotion. >> all right, still to come, john daily back after a six month suspension. he made the cut -- so did his pants. >> the upset of the college world series that has them talking from fullerton to fayetteville. we have highlights on the way. so much for jake peavy's no trade cliouap d t gved ining e].hp thank wacally hav aple o s we c dim fpom tudience ifbody okay.i ask qstio? can i a you all question? tony of yave wor is? wh do qo haf ha y'é hea@@ about the wild hoeuation whattatere you@ i na] nale we, hoes movuick be the domcd deliogk w but@nydnd ereere ty wou hap ui e amingre doe take iats e ann t a, on tsnet. scient hav fou t

and inspired by the example of ronald wilson reagan we can pay an even greater tribute than the monumenticate here today. we can build that hopeful future that he always saw before him. that is the living tribute that we owe this great man. and it is the tribute that his memory and this nation that he loved deserves. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, majority leader of the united states senate. >> from his earliest days as an actor entertaining crowds at the las vegas strip to his profound -- my state always felt close to president reagan. the same week ronald reagan became governor of california there was a governor next door in nevada. paul managed his campaign. and on the day president reagan was down the street in the white house, paul worked here. paul was president reagan's number one confidant in the senate. when the president asked for things important that's who he went to. president trusted him with many difficult and classified assignments. when he sent him to the -- he is with us today to honor his good friend. he was so close to president reagan, some called him

wilson. i think they were stirring up the paint with his bat. he liked the look of it, they liked the look. that's why they started calling it the walker finish. >> bob: those clubhouse guys are a different breed. they seldom see the light of day. >> rob: we talked about how the batting practice baseballs come from china. the game balls come from costa rica. >> bob: they're stitched by machine now. they're stitched tighter than human hands could. good lead by the runner. he's picked off. nick's got to hurry. he throws high. [cheering and applause] the nationals keep picking runners off but then don't get them at 2 2nd base. that's stolen base 23 for upton who has swiped five in this series. >> rob: nick has got to come towards the ball quicker. if you stand will and wait for the ball to get to you, you're not going to be able to do it. you have to cut off the distance between the ball and the 1st baseman. with nick standing there, it takes too long to throw it to 2 2nd. >> bob: that's the tying run at 2nd base. it's a fastball away. i can think

the woodrow wilson international center for scholars is hosting this event. >> we hope that our speakers today will give us patterns and clarification in what we should make of this important election. amongst the things that i hope they will address -- is the election as significant as the media in the united states and europe has made it out to be? as the opposition to the regime been broadly and not based -- broadly enough based that it can continue to work behind the scenes? is compromise possible for desired by leadership? ultimately, if, as the guardian councils validation of the election yesterday seems to indicate, mahmoud ahmadinejad continues in office, what are the implications for the stability of the regime and for foreign policy? we have available to you the biographies of speakers. i will not go into those in any detail. the initial speaker is robin wright, a longtime journalist with "the los angeles times." nauert a public policy scholar here at the center. one of our most valued experts on the middle east. >> thank you very much. for those of you who were here when we di

woodrow wilson put that into power at the same time that stalin was coming into power in russia. i'm not in that every democrat is communists, but i think that he was. he imprisoned people. i think that if you were to poll the american people 95% of those who would know anything would want the fed completely severed from the government. guest: that is a growing sentiment right now, the concern about the fed's power. on the ron paul legislation specifically, he has introduced a bill to audit the fed. right now the fed is audited internally extensively and has some outside auditing from the government accountability office, but it is limited because the fed is intended to be an independent institution. you do not want the fed, congress and political authorities interfering in something like the management of interest rates because the fed officials may need to raise them at some time. many lawmakers are not part of that because it could hurt jobs in the region. this particular bill for ron paul would increase the auditing of the fed. ron paul is generally not in many of the mainstr

it is held by the woodrow wilson international center and live coverage begins at two o'clock 30 here on c-span. we will have coverage of the white house briefing with robert gibbs at live p.m. eastern. quest president obama visits russia next week -- >> president obama visits russia next week. there was a discussion yesterday on the summit. it was composed of world leaders. global zero has called for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. >> i assume these seats will be filled in during the course of our press confe

brian wilson on the mound, the bottom of the ninth. prince fielder coming out to the dish.un struck out and another two outs in this one. and the giants are definitely trying to hang onto this one. and prince fielder, a three-run home run. >>> and entering the third round of the weigmam, struggling the on the hole. missing the par putt and four didn't get better. and another par putt. and it goes right and she goingeed four of the six holes and finished the third round 4 under. and stacie lewis the third hole and it doesn't stop rolling until it goes into the cup and earning a 10 under. won the par 5 11, lewis for eagle! and shin on 10, that bad boy, and ends the day with a four-shot lead at 16 under. and most people are wondering what happened to cheyenne woods? she, of course, is the niece of tiger. she was a freshman this past year. coming from xavier prepare high school in arizona winning back to back titles and the first lga appearance ended with her missing the cut. she consulted her uncle. >> he is just really supportive for me. and that's always nice. it was a reall

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live coverage from the woodrow wilson international center at 12:30 p.m. eastern. >> secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the situations in honduras, iran and iraq at the state department briefing. she spoke to reporters for about 15 minutes. -hello. how are you all? i actually missed you. i wanted to thank you for the flowers. i appreciated those. they are adding to the healing process. but i wanted to come down because obviously there is a lot going on. there are a number of important issues to address today, but i want to start with yesterday's unfortunate events in honduras, which were a test of the interamerican system's ability to support and defend democracy and constitutional order in our hemisphere. the united states has been working with our partners in the o.a.s. to fashion a strong consensus condemning it is detention and expulsion of the president and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in hurenls. our immediate priority is to restore full democratic and constitutional order in that country. today, foreign ministers of

shares the lead with mark wilson. what a shot. it's unbelievable. that would lead to a birdie.guy's had an eventful few weeksment bettencourt had his clubs and his wedding ring stolen two weeks ago. taylor made was able to set him up with new clubs and a new bag. bettencourt says it's a blessing in disguise. we'll see how it turns out sunday. >> the nationwide series at nashville, kyle busch would start first. he's never won at nashville. a theor as to why he had bad luck. >> guys in the booth have to stop jinxing me. when it comes down to the end of races they keep talking about this, about that, "kyle busch hasn't led this many laps and not won." quit it, jerry, don't put the camera on me. >> brendan gaughan. slams into the back of the car. >> don't let him leave this racetrack. >> i'm fine. >> i'm talking about the kid. he's not leaving this track until he sees me. >> busch started the with the lead and he finished with it, his fourth nationwide series win of the year and ninth overall nascar win of the season. show him what else he's won. a guitar as well. that he smashes i

state, nobody is going to do anything and the regents, even the regents who were appointed by pete wilson as i said, this chapter of the book, to them, i got one call from a regent who is has now left the board of regents. a little later, i'll get to what the politics of the university are that prevent -- that keep this unconscionable state of affairs going. so our book has 150 such courses. whole fields are just given over to indoctrination. women's studies is not an academic field, it is a political party. that doesn't mean that women's studies couldn't be an academic field. it could be, if the subject of women and their status and their history were treated in an academic way, that is, where you looked at different perspectives and evaluated the evidence. women's studies courses are indoctrination courses in radical markoid feminism which teach that america is a racist, sexist classist homophobic society and an imperialist power because they teach global feminisms now and terrorists are freedom fighters, and if they resort to unpleasant tactics, it's because the oppressors, that's beca

it is held by the woodrow wilson center, and live coverage begins at 12:30 eastern. and live coverage of today's white house breezing would secretary robert kids -- the white house briefing with secretary robert gibbs. discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president as we are live from george washington's mount vernon estate, with author, john furling. join our three-hour conversation sunday. it is part of our three-day holiday weekend starting friday morning on "book tv." >> how is c-span funded? >> donations may be. i have no idea. >> government. >> they get their funding through the taxes. >> a public funding thing. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative. >> last week nicholas sarkozy spoke out against the burka's worn by some muslim women. the president also talked about global climate change and france's economy in this 45- minute address to the french parliament. >> mr. president of the house, mr. president of the senate's, mr. prime minister, hon. members of

in 1916 president woodrow wilson proclaimed it as a national celebration, however, the holiday was not officially recognized until 1949 when harry truman signed the national flag day bill. back to the phones. we have one more from miami, on our republican line. caller: i have a comment about the connecting the dots, and you made earlier from the miami herald. you said that long time homers

it was the smallest margin of victory since woodrow wilson's victory in 1916. in 2006, we won the congress back. it was the first time we had been free to think about all the things that we cared about. it was the first time in the cultural run of the republicans when we had an opportunity to see what would happen if what they talked about was actually done. bush said republican congress. the american people did not like it very much. i remember on the morning after the election, you know, in 2006, i told hillary, i said, if we do not nominate a convicted felon, we're going to win. a democratic nominee will be the president of the united states after the 2008 election. you could see two things going together. people believe in the promise of their@@@@@@@@@@ @ ,@ @ @ we're holy and tolerant of the staples of american politics for the last 40 years. we want to build what the dlc advocated from the get go. the country of one community -- a country of one community with shared responsibilities and shared opportunities. yes, the demographics had a lot to do with it.

he shares the lead after three rounds with park wilson. this will be a tap-in birdie. to root for this guy. he never played in a pga tour event until this year. had his clubs and his wedding ring stolen, two weeks ago. taylor made able to set him up with new dlubz and a new bag. said bettencourt, "it's a blessing in disguise." we'll see if he can hang on sunday. >> nascar nationwide series, nashville, kyle busch started first but he's never won in nashville. he had a theory why he's had bad luck at the end of races. >> jerry and the guys in the booth need to stop jinxing me. the end of races they keep saying "kyle busch has led the most laps, he hasn't won," quit it, jerry, don't even put the camera on me. >> he's referring to jerry punch, of course. lap 192, brendan gaughan pulling into pit road. gaughan slams into the back of his car. >> do not let him leave this racetrack at all. >> i'm fine. >> i'm talking about the kid. he's not leaving this racetrack until he sees me. >> final lap, busch started with the lead and finished with it as well -- his fourth nationwide

hardy is facing wilson trying to get the save. hardy, the hard-liner up the middle, it gets through. and a run comes in and we are all tied up at 6-6. the giants were at the low point 4-0 and then the brewers came right back. here they are after he struck out and prince fielder up and rips it down the right-field line. and coming down for the winning run and the brewers go bananas. the brewers win it 7-6 and milwaukee won 9 of the last 11 versus the giants. and the giants are 2-14 in the last 16 at milwaukee. trevor hoffman allowing five runs in the last 4 2/3 after starting the season allowing 0 runs in the first 18 innings pitched. >>> with that we say welcome into "espnews." so glad you can join us. helping you stay current with the latest news, scores and highlights. i've will selva along side of mike yam. if you are following us on "espnews" we are bringing you the live at-bats of manny ramirez. we showed you what he did in the first at-bat. and manny is expected to get up, batting second in the next half inning, top of the t

this is the wilson kent kelner professional glove. kelner played.g a diving play with that. >> i can't imagine. >> ray: i better make shoe that i catch it in the palm. look at how worn out this fall is. >> why did it take so long for glove makers to we have the fingers together. >> ray: i don't know. that's a big glove. >> for the great players of the past, you see some enormous error totals for honus wagner, ty cob. the point is, you don't know how good the fielders of 350 years ago w the glove is not doing everything but it sure beats trying for catch a ball with a seat cushion. i now understand why grandfathers used to yell "use two hands", because they had to. >> you also get prop pay for doing this, you know. thanks so much, phil. we'll come back and continue. noticec pre-fame. the first of a big weekend series in tampa bay against the rays we'll talk about the starting pitchers coming up tonight. it will be craig stammen for the nationals against matt garza. hey. don't move. for the next minute, i'm gonna show you what it's like to have verizo

scott wilson, your newspaper and all the other liberal media seems to forget there were over 4000 american soldiers who died in iraq. it is right next toiran if i'm not mistaken. do you think that head anything -- that had anything to do with the change for people can see next door what is going on, other than just words from that speech that obama gave? guest: i have not forgotten that. i spent a lot of time in iraq. but the caller raises a goodpoint. yes, i think that iran -- not only is iraq on one side, but afghanistan is on the other. u.s. troops are on both side ofiran. i am sure iran feels a great deal of pressure because of that, however, -- and please, do not mistake me that i think the speech has changed the world in iran. it is one of many factors. iraq, afghanistan is another factor. the new world of electronic media is another factor. there are many factors going into this. i do believe the iran has worked very hard to influence events in iraq over the last few years precisely for the reason you're talking about. they feel they need to control a lot of what is happening on the

it's a nice night down there at the national harbor, the woodrow wilson bridge all the way up north tothe red least and red porch here at nationals park. blue jays are second in the american league in hitting right behind the angels now. scott rolen a-former philly and cardinal is really, really hot. he's 17-34 last. he's healthy for the first time in the last couple of years after serious shoulder problems hampered him and he's leading the way with a very good toronto lineup. jordan zimmermann, rob dibble, has a tough assignment against these boys tonight. >> rob: yes, em he will have his work cut out for him tonight. he has to stop this lineup like stopping the yankees and the rays. it's been intim indicate dating for the staff, buff they've been up for the challenge. >> bob: right on time at 7:05. partly cloudy skies and 82 degrees. this is a night when the ball should be carrying if anybody can get ahold of one. there's one down the right- field line but foul off the bat of marco scutaro. this guy has become one of the better leadoff hitters in the league and here is the pnc report

paul wilson was the guy with the mets, tremendous air, he actually came over to the reds a little bit later but just because you're drafted number 1 doesn't mean you're going to be a star. it means you have the job, the makeup, to pitch in the big leagues. but then something happens when they get here and rob can tell you, nobody had a better arm than this man. nobody. and i mean he could throw the ball through a brick and he says that 95 miles per hour fastball. i have looked up there, he threw it 98, 99. then hepedded up losing the strike zone for a while after he got injured. and never found it. never found it. he was the most dominating guy in the league when you're talking about striking out major league hitters. it's not an easy thing to do. you have got to be able to have people plus-plus expire. >> what i wanted to tag that with was ben mcdonalds, signing that big contract. he said the same thing. the one thing i do like about strasbourg is in 2007 he played in the summer league and he was a closer and he got reliever of year in 2007. so maybe, if anything, the nats bring him