judge douglas is nothing. but do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the declaration of american independence. >> that is what this is all about. that is why i am a citizen of the united states of america and not a citizen of the world. [applause] >> compare that passion for individual liberty and individual opportunity with the question as, group politics, and bureaucratic healthcare rationing advocating by our opponents. this republican commitment to the individual did not cease after lincoln. reagan in one of his radio talks in the 1970's, part of which we have in our movie, said the following: "some of our social planners refer to them as the masses, which only proves they don't know them. i've been privileged to meet people all over this land, in a special kind of way you meet them when you are campaigning. they are not the masses or as the elitists would have it, the common man, they are very uncommon. individuals, each with his or her own hopes and dreams, plans and problems, and the kind of q

judge douglas is nothing. but do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the declaration of american independence." that is what this is all about. that is why i am a citizen of the united states of america and not a citizen of the world. [applause] compare that passion for individual liberty and individual opportunity with the quotas, group policies and bure democratic health care rationing advocated by our opponents. lincoln. reagan in one of his radio talks in the 1970's, part of which we have in our movie, said the following: "some of our social planners refer to them as the masses, which only proves they don't know them. i've been privileged to meet people all over this land, in a special kind of way you meet them when you are campaigning. they are not the masses or as the elitists would have it, the common man, they are very uncommon. individuals, each with his or her own hopes and dreams, plans and problems, and the kind of quiet courage that makes this whole country run better than just about any

this week, the second part of our look at an upcoming book by douglas brinkley. it's about dual roosevelt and the early days of the conservation movement. in last week's installment, mr. brinkley spoke about the genesis of this interest in the subject. >> what interests me is writing a book like this, roosevelt really is the father of the u.s. fish and wildlife. roosevelt realized the federal government had an obligation to take species of birds and animals, to save plants and trees, and to -- the president has an obligation to make sure that we put aside for generations unborn, natural wonders like roosevelt did, like the grand canyon or mount olympus or the petrified forest. they turned this training center for conservation into a museum almost four theodore roosevelt. >> the training center is the national conservation training center, one of many places douglas brinkley went to research his book. >> we talk about the eagle's nest and our discussion with doug brinkley about his book on conservation. it's over your shoulder. >> that was five years ago we had a

douglas' signature appears finding the opposite. in fact one of his doctoral students dissertation found a sevenfold increase in osteosarcoma risk in young boys in the preadolescent growth spurt basic they had been drinking fluoridated drinking water. a complaint was raised about professor douglas' testimony in harvard investigated this. finding that he did not "intentionally and "commit a scientific misconduct, but harvard has sequestered all the documentation of ground that investigation. and come up jester douglas was taking money from colgate for many years in contributed millions of dollars to harbored so there are issues to be dealt with baronette in u.s. well. >> let's go back to the gentleman in the far back and then the lady here and we will come back to the front. >> i had the good fortune of having read your book. you are to be graduated and your mother should be very proud. this is a follow-up question but the vioxx study appeared in the new england journal of medicine a lot of the science is great. sciences been a conte

berkeley -- douglas brinkley. tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you can listen on ex-im's satellite radio. -- xm satellite radio. .

. >> historian douglas brinkley on teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the conservation movement. >> he would not be called by modern alternative a holistic, he believed in hunting, but he wanted -- he did not believe in hunt sog you make a species extinct, so yes he cared about snail guards and butter flies and wildflowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday on q & a. part two with douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. download the c-span pod cast and watch part one of our interview with douglas bringly at c-span.org. >> now republican senators on supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. they are members of the senate judiciary committee scheduled to hold ore confirmation hearing on july 13. from the u.s. capital, this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, it's good to be with you. we thought we'd share a few thoughts about the sotomayor nomination. i think judge sotomayor deserves fair treatment. and we're going to ensure that that happens. the nomination to the supreme

download the c-span podcast and watch part one of our interview with the douglas brinkley. how c-span funded? >> it is publicly funded. but donations? >> government? >> c-span is its funding through taxes. >> i don't know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, and a private business initiatives with no government mandate and no government money. >> next, a discussion on summer learning and low-income students. this is about a half an hour. learning. tell us how much information do children lose over the summer by not being in school, not going to the library and not keeping up with their studies? >> they lose quite a bit. guest: in fact research shows young people experience serious setbacks in academic performance during the summer when they take a long break. for lo-income kids they lose big in summer reading. they accumulate and contribute significantly to the achievement gap. it's not just an issue for low-income kids in fact for all kids they experience setbacks in skills like math come putation and spelling. so what the researc

. >> historian douglas brinkley on the early days of the conservation movement. >> he was not what you'd call by modern terms a wholistic -- he believed in hunting, but he did not believe in hunting so you make the species extinct. so, yes, he cared about butterflies, he cared about wild flowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> tonight on "q&a," part two with douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrior. theodore roosevelt. tonight on c-span or listen on x.m. satellite radio. watch part one of our interview with douglas prink lee at pan span.org. >> this week on "prim minister's" questions, gordon brown discusses an upcoming house inquiry on the war. he also discusses the economy and u.k. jobs. following that, we'll show you the ceremony to welcome their new speaker. "prime minister's questions" tonight at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> americans for tax reform. they discussed what they see as the disadvantages to president obama's health care plan. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> i want to welcome you today to a discussion of how to improve he

a complaint was raised about professor douglas's testimony and harbored investigated this. finding that he did not quote intentionally" end quote. conduct scientific misconduct but it has sequester dollar of the documentation around that investigation. as it turned out chester douglas to was taking money from colgate for many years and contributed $1 million to harvard's of their issues to be dealt with at the venue as well. >> . >> i am from the center for science the public interest i have good fortune of having read your book and very well written you should be congratulated and your mother would be very proud. [laughter] >> she is. >> a follow-up question because this study that appears in the "new england journal of medicine", and has become a contested terrain. and the book you focus on the grievous cases where there really are scientist for higher but in regulatory science a lot of it would be eight parts per million or seven parts per million? and scientist many industry funded will go for the higher standard and some were government-funded well maybe pushed for a l

to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> that's tonight on "q&a" -- part to with douglas brinkley. theodore roosevelt and [unintelligible] you can download the podcast and watch part one of the interview with douglas brinkley on c- span.org. >> this week on "prime minister's questions" -- gordon brown discusses the fate of british officers in iraq. he answers questions about u.k. jobs in government spending. we will also show you the ceremony to show you the welcoming of their new speaker. he provided over the first question time since being elected monday. if that's tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> a look now at efforts to develop a effort to secure the nation's computer networks. they will discuss the obama is recent recommendations and other proposals as well as balancing cyber security concerns with privacy issues. this event is hosted by the washington d.c. office of google and the center for new american security. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome you here today and what steps the united states should and perhaps should not take to protect it. we're pleased

. >> that training center is the national conservation center, one of the many places douglas brinkley went to research his book. >> we talked about the eagles nest and our discussion was douglas brinkley, about his book on conservation. it's right over your shoulder there. when did that start? >> about five years ago, we had a pair of bald eagles that come in trying to build a nest. first surgeon general they didn't do a very good job. the second season, they came back, tried again. they succeeded in building that nest. they had two eeg lets that year. one died and the other pledged out. >> what does that have to do with the business here? >> until five years ago, the american bald eagle was and dangered species. because of many conservation groups, it was actually taken off the endangered species list about a year ago. so it's a good -- i think it's a good model for us to aspire to where critters that were almost gone off the face of the earth have come back. >> why do you do this job here as a historian? >> well, i'm an environmentalist historian, so the dream for me was to work in

douglas and lola's love helped make phylicia the wonderful young woman she had become. it is with a heavy heart i stand here today because nothing will bring this wonderful young woman back. uh be -- but i commend phylicia's parents, douglas and lola moore, for coming to me about phylicia's law, for caring about other parents and children. i hope we get phylicia's law passed for them, for their daughter, and to make sure that parents across the country never have to face the pain the moores will continue to live with. i urge my colleagues to stand up for students and parents across this country by supporting this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from washington. ms. mcmorris rog evers: i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. it is heartwarming and touching to hear the tribute to phylicia moore by my colleague from new jersey, a very tching, well

he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday on q&a prior two of douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrier, theodore roosevelt in a crusade for america. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio, del mugged c-span podcasting watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. >> rath remarks now from the president of the washington nationals baseball team, stan kasten. we talked about the process of developing the team which came to washington in 2005. from the national press club, this lasts about an hour. >> my name is donna leinwand and i'm a reporter with "usa today," and the president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists and are committed to a future of journalism by providing informative programming, journalism education and fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our web site at www.press.org. on behalf of our 3,500 members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and a guest in the audie

i want to thank lola and douglas moore, the parents of phylicia, whose hard work has brought national attention to this issue. they have worked through their grief and the tragic loss of a child, have toiled tirelessly to keep other parents have experiencing similar loss. with passage of this bill, congress has the opportunity to join with the family to prevent future tragedies. mr. speaker, once again i express my support for phylicia's law and i thank representative rothman for his dedication to bring this bill to the floor. i urge my colleagues to pass this important law. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the northern mariana islands reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 729, phylicia's law, which would require school districts that receive funds under the safe and drug free schools progra

i am honored this morning to sit before you come to introduce a general douglas fraser. he is coming by his wife, his son and daughter, and i a understand her husband as well. i have had the pleasure and the privilege to come to know not only general fraser, but his family also for the time is spent in alaska. he comes before the committee this morning for confirmation to the rank of general, tapping off the 34-plus year air force career. that career officially began in 1975, on his graduation from the air force academy. he served in several states in addition to alaska. i think his children are well- traveled. he also served in germany and japan. he calls alaska home, and we could not be prouder. he served two memorable assignments and alaska, the first in january 2000-2002, when he commanded the third weighing in anchorage. i represented the air of men in the legislature. i became very familiar with the generals leadership both on the base and off. the general and his wife were more than ambassadors for the air force. there were forces of the good for the community. in

. >> historian douglas brinkley on teddy roosevelt and his leading role on the conservation movement in the early days. >> he believed in hunting. he did not believe in hunting so that you make a species extinct. he cared about butterflies, what -- while flying hours -- wild flowers. >> this will be on sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span and title " q&a. " you can watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley on c-span.org . .

historian douglas brinkly on teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the early days of the conner is ation movement. >> he was op op not by modern terms a holistic, you know -- he was he believed in hunting, but he did not believe in hunting so you make a species extinct. yes, he cared about butterflies. he cared about wildflowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday on q&a, part two on the wilderness warrior, thee theodore roosevelt and the crusade for america. download the c-span podcast and watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. host: joining us from new york to talk about the future of american capitalism is joseph stiglitz, and he has an article in the july issue of "vanity fair" magazine called "wall street's toxic message." when the current crisis is over, the reputation of american-tile scap capitalism will have taken a beating, because of what washington practices and what it preaches. disillusioned developing nations may turn their backs on free markets warning nobel laureate joseph stiglitz. what is the

he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday on "q & a" douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. >> ahead of president obama's town hall meeting on health care today, americans for tax reform and the media reform center hosted this discussion on health care. critics of the president's plan, senator jim demint and congressman tom price took part. this is about an hour and a half. >> i want to welcome you today to a discussion of how to improve health care in the united states without raising tax, without reducing people's choices and leaving people free to make their own decisions and work directly with their doctors. we have a congressman and senator both who have ino vative legislation to this effect and to a panel of expert who is have worked on this issue forees. as you know a major american corporation is making a rather sizable contribution to the obama campaign for government control of health care by giving them free air time over at abc. we thought since an infomercial is being financed that we would offer t

. >> part 2 above douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior." that is sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. you can also listen on xm satellite radio. you can watch for one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. >> now from the conference. this will be followed by discussion with a group of legal analysts on some of the decisions handed down by the supreme court, which complete his term on monday. this is about two hours and 40 minutes. >> could we have you take your seat please? >> good morning. we have a very extra special program this morning. it will focus entirely on the supreme court. chief justice marshall's of worry that the supreme court role in the tripartite government would not be for killed

. >> historian douglas brinkley on and teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the early days of the conservation movement. >> he was not what you would call by modern terms a kind of holistic -- he believed in hunting, but he wanted -- he did not believe in hunting so you make a species extinct. so, yes, he cared about snell daughters, -- snail darters, butterflies. at a sunday on -- >> sunday on q & a on c-span. or listen on c-span satellite radio. download the c-span podcast and what part one of our interview with douglas brinkley on c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to recommend -- we want to welcome representative rick boucher. the issue of captain trade is in the news, but briefly explain what that is about -- the issue of cat and trade is in the news, but be fully explain what that is about . guest: they would receive emission allowances, they could trade those on the market. they could purchase offsets for entities where the emissions could be reduced at perhaps a lower price, and it relies on the market to achieve maximum flexibility. host: will t

douglas feith. but rumsfeld himself isn't a new conservative. many of his views might overlap. they do depart at one critical area which is the notion of spreading democracy around the world. rumsfeld is always very uncomfortable with that notion particular as a rationale for going to war against iraq and are due to try to keep it out of some of the rhetoric justify even the invasion. he wasn't particularly successful. the white house embraced that notion along with other rationales like weapons of mass destruction and so on, but i pressed rumsfeld and why it was that he ended up so surrounded by a neocons and he didn't have a very convincing answer to that but it didn't seem to me as if it was exactly a strategy on his part. he tended to explain it as the result of him taking the advice of white house officials and the choice of wolfowitz and then wolfowitz interim bringing douglas feith on board. >> host: how for did mr. wolfowitz and donald rumsfeld go back? >> guest: they went back and number of years. there were not particularly close friends but they served together on va

. >> joining us from the break room at the white house is linda douglas. the overall question seems to be who is going to pay for this and how, can you respond? guest: the president has put forward a proposal for $950 billion, which will make it possible for people to have more affordable health care. the rising costs of health care is absolutely crushing families and businesses and state governments, federal governments. it is simply unsustainable in this country. there will be an initial investment, which will consist of the -- the president has laid out $600 billion in savings in federal health care spending, medicare and medicaid, improving efficiency, improving quality in those programs as well as some additional revenues that will be designed to provide an opportunity for health care for all americans that will begin to emphasize quality of care, your relationship with your doctor as opposed to simply quantity of services that are sometimes mindlessly done without any regard with what's really best for the whole patient. this is a small initial inves

he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in our society. >> part 2 of douglas brinkley on the "wilderness warrior," sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on xm satellite radio. download the podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> i think you get a little bit from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> the worst? >> how is c-span funded by 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome david frost, also from his program, " al jazeera english." thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking about the nixon takes from 1973. we will hear an excerpt in just a moment. any reaction from richard nixon and your own dealings with him from the late 1970's? guest: in fact, i do not think there has been any major revelation in the last 30 years contradicting what has been in the nixon interviews. but there is this interesting stuf

you just talked to douglas brinkley. easily theodore roosevelt is our starting point for the american conservation movement. rachel carson plays the same role with what we call the american environmental movement. which has different concerns than roosevelt had. a little more wholistic concerns. beginning concerns about toxins and pollutants. getting concerns about endangered species, even things that might have been pests or predators. she's a touch point beginning in 1962 with silent spring for the environmental movement. that's where that begins. really 1901 with theodore roosevelt's presidency is where the conservation movement begins. >> you told me earlier that you have a son named theodore. any relationship to theodore roosevelt? >> yeah. it's no coincidence. my 4-year-old's name is theodore. and he's named partially in honor of theodore roosevelt, because theodore roosevelt has so many admirablalties. he loved nature. i hope my theodore loves nature. he had exuberant energy. definitely my 4-year-old exhibits that

. >> sunday on a "q&a," the first of sonntag hours on douglas brick -- with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it is a very important topic. i am glad we are debating it. we tend to make policy based on where gasoline prices trade particularly in the summer or after a hurricane, so when people are worried -- in a period where we have

there's a famous scene, michael douglas plays the part of get off in that movie was made in 1986. there's a famous scene where he picks up the cell phone and it is like a brick with little antennas coming out of it. the amazing thing about that, so we brought back a list of the prices of these things come in 1987 the price of its cell phone was $4,600. it was only things that rich people have now the tomoka of them away for free. this was a real prosperity and it wasn't just reagan. it was reagan, paul volcker, bill gates said yes it was bill clinton. we were big fans of what big club-- bill clinton did on the economy. we did the wealth former-- welfare reform. he bones the budget by 2000. i would like to see more of bill clinton and barack obama's policies burkle one of the things that concerns us is that the democratic party is not the new democratic party and the lager. it is an old democratic party. and that the democrats talked over and over about how this is a new, new deal. this is the last thing i will say and then i will turn it over to arthur. we have a chapter in the bo

general douglas macarthur led our forces to victory in the pacific theater. general dwight eisenhower, our past president, was a supreme allied commander in europe. and directed the d-day operation whose anniversary was just recently celebrated. before going on to lead our nation through some of the most trying times during the cold war, general arnold commanded the army air corps in europe and remains the only person to held the title general of the air force. last but certainly not least, general omar bradley commanded the allied forces in africa and became first to hold the position of chairman of the joint chiefs. at this point i'd like to make mention of an organization that provides invaluable support to the u.s. command general army staff college which is the college foundation. this organization is funded by private donations and its mission is to enrich the academic experience of the college and providing resources not covered by appropriations. since its inception, this foundation has established a number of awards for academic excellence for stuent

[applause] >> thank you, douglas. next speaker is meryl matthews, the director of the council for affordable house insurance. >> well, thank you, grover. it's a great pleasure to be here. i'm here to talk a little bit about the public plan. the government-run public plan, we already have a government-run public plan. it's called medicare and medicaid. it has price controls. everyone is forced into medicare, part a. if you sign up for social security, you have to be in medicare part a. there's a lawsuit out there trying to give people the freedom to opt out of medicare part a. but currently, you got to be in it. at least that's the way h.h.s. sees it. there's rampant fraud and abuse in medicare and medicaid. whatever the government-run program starts -- however it starts out, it is eventually going to look like medicare and medicaid at some point in time. there will be price controls. one aspect of the legislation, one piece of legislation sfatted that it would be medicare plus 10% for the government-run public option.

. >> join us next sunday for part two on our conversation with douglas brinkley. here on c-span. >> up next, prime minister gordon brown. congressman eric can'tor and homeland security. after that, a reporter's round table on the political news of the week. tomorrow on washington journal, the chief congressional correspond ant previews this week's action. corey boles talks about the pass which offers consumers cash vouchers to buy more fuel ee fish yept cars. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> i think you get a little bit from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> maybe from others? >> it might get some federal funding? >> 30 years ago. america's cable company created c-span as a private business.

earlier in june more than a dozen filipinos were rescued from hotels in douglas and caspar, wyoming, where they were working with minimal pay and forced to live in horrendous conditions. their employment agency allowed their work visas to expire so they would be trapped into servitude as illegal aliens. a federal grand skwreurp brought forward a 45-count indictment on racketeering. forced labor trafficking, identity theft, extortion, money laundering and related violations in wyoming and 13 other states. this is what's involved here. these are criminal elements. fortunately we're starting to see prosecution of people involved in these activities. we want to end this modern-day slavery. as human beings, we need to end this slavery in the united states and around the world. involuntary domestic servitude and forced labor should not be accepted in any 21st century civilization. the o.s.c. has a unique role in generating instruments that empower governments to end human trafficking. each year the osce special representative and coordinator for combatting trafficking in human beings prepa

. >> sunday on cue and egg, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at eight on c-span. or listen on xm satellite radio or download this c-span podcast. >> now a house hearing on business practices that made insurance companies to cancel or deny health insurance, will hear the stories of people whose individual policies were canceled while they were dealing with serious medical conditions. followed by a panel of health insurance executives. partis tupac of michigan chairs the subcommittee on oversight, this is about three hours. >> the hearing will come to order. today we have a hearing entitled termination of individual health policies by insurance companies. the chairman, the ranking member and chairman emeritus will have five minutes for opening statement and other members will be recognized for three minutes. before we begin i'm going to ask unanimous consent the contents of our document binder be entered into the record provided that the committee staff may redact any information business proprietary relates to privacy concerns or law enfor

in the fidelity and care of the most reverent father and my god and our faithful counselor, ryland douglas, are well beloved and faithful counselors, john strawn, chancellor of great britain. thomas galloway dunlop. tom lord macnally. frances gertrude claire. and other lords of our privy council, but the tenant of these we grant to them or any three or more of them for power in our name to declare and notify our royal approbation of the choice of the -- choice of john simon bercow to be the speaker of the lower house and to allow and confirm the fed john simon bercow to be speaker of the lower house and to do all things in our parliament that may be necessary for declaring our royal approbation allowance and confirmation of john bercow to be speaker of the lower house of our parliament. in witness whereof, we have caught these letters to be made patent, witnessed ourself at westminster but the 22nd day of june in the 58 year bahrain, by the queen herself signed with her own hand. >> mr. bercow, we have it in command from her majesty to declare her entire confidence in your talents, diligen

consent to include in the record following my remarks the letter from douglas elmendorf to senator kennedy, june 15, stating his bill would cost $1 trillion more over the next ten years to the debt, and that doesn't even include the medicaid expansions i've just talked about. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: and executive summary of the impact of the 2009 affordable health choices act kphrao*eted by the h.s.i. network released june 13 which estimates that the kennedy bill may be closer to $4 trillion. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: an article from "the wall street journal" yesterday talking about state budget gaps which shows in what dire straits many states are. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator's time has expired. mr. alexander: i thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. mrs. boxer: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 15 minutes from now when we have our vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs.

. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." next, commencement addresses by anthony kennedy, elana kagan, and leah ward sears. this is at stanford university last sunday. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. president, my fellow students, citizens of the world that my seat to come ever closer to the idea and reality of a rule of law, and especially graduates in the graduating class of 2009. thank you very much for inviting me to participate in your commencement. i suppose there are a number of witnesses where i have become a willing accomplice. each of you has your own story, a unique story of your years at stanford. that story is bound up with your pants, your family is, at your loved ones who have sustained you hear. you have already thanked them on a platform, and the entire nation thanks them, again, for sending you here to one of the great universities. thank you very much. [applause] your story has already been bound up with the idea of freedom, and freedom must always be a part of your story as you shape your

you think you have carried the final prong of mcdonnell douglas by proving it is pre textual and then it proven that it is discriminatory? that is your argument? >> here is how i would say it. we h

[applause] up next, "q&a" with douglas brinkley and then prime minister gordon brown and following that the hispanic prayer break fast.

. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. you can also listen on a xm satellite radio, or download the podcast -- you can listen on xm satellite radio. >> now, the ayatollah khamenei on the election. this is about one hour 15 minutes. >> [speaking foreign language] in this, i recommended all, the brothers and sisters attended, i recommend them all to piety and to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. this is the topic of the day. i want to address three separate groups. the first is, i want to address the general public, where they are in the country. i want to mention some points -- wherever they are in the country. there is one thing i want to address. the candidates, activists, and those who have been active in the process of election, as well, and also, i have something to tell the leaders of world arrogance in the western countries, some of the western countries, of course. and those leaders of some of the media that they are running. the first point, which i am addressi

. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. you can download the puck past. >> now, courtesy of iran's state-run press tv, ayatollah khamenei on results of last friday's election in iran. these are his first public remarks since the election delivered during friday prayers. this is about an hour 15 minutes. >> i recommend the respective brothers and sisters who have attended the prayers here. i recommend them all to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. which is the topic of the day in our country for the time being. there are three issues i want to address, three different groups. the first one is, i address the general public wherever they are in the country. i would like to mention some points here at this point to you, respected people. there is one thing i want to address, the political candidates of the presidential election activists, and those who have been active in the process of the election as well. and also, i have something to tell the leaders of the world and in

. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8 or listen at xmsatellite radio or download c- span podcast. >> we are talking about health care reform. can you get us up to speed on the status? >> the senate finance committee has been wrestling with how health-care reform, and the public plan option. they are looking at a variety of things. yesterday, there were documents that circulated, looking at a sample as -- of eight medicaid expansion. -- of a medicaid expansion. perhaps some tax credit that will help people for their coverage. they are looking at what the cost of the bill is. they want to get it under a trillion dollars. also in the senate, the health committee has started their mark up of their bill. it is very contentious. it has republicans offering tons of amendments to the bill. chris dodd has been handling things. he is trying to get consensus on that panel, but that could go till the end of the week. in the house, republicans have come up with that the outline of a product that would look at private

sunday on "q&a" douglas brinkley talked about the wilderness warrior. president obama has announced a number of changes to the financial regulatory system. the the plan would dismantle large financial companies and for the first time into was regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. >> i administration has an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. we have taken action to repair our economy and working hard to build a new foundation for sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. this recession is not the result of one failure but many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place of the course of decades. that is why we are seeking to build an energy economy that creates new jobs and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. system that instilled in each generation certain ideas of innovation. the american medical association, we want to reform our health-care system so we can remain healthy and competitive. this new foundation also re

publishing with angela is a new edition of a narrative of the life of frederick douglass which contains douglas's narrative as well as essays by davis that were part of a course that she talked at ucla in the '70s. and it really brings two life that sa and will include a new essay written by her this year. we're hoping people who have read the narrative before they will be enriched by the new and the old works. we're also publishing the awaken her the long awaited a memoir by hellman weaver it is about her life with jack kerouac and greenwich village in the fifties and is also involved in the publishing scene in the '50s so it is more than focusing just on jack kerouac but a bigger and literary life in new york and with it which it continues always to be of interest. we are excited about that one. the latest book that just came out is called the people diaries and what he is talking about is at one time everybody was interested in pop culture because they are fascinated by celebrities but he coined the term peep culture that the focus has gone from celebrities to the focus on yourself that you ac

and following that it's "q&a" with historian douglas brinkly. >> the ffrlt c.c. should be a model for transparency, openness and fairness. >> monday on "the communicators" a discussion on julius genachowski's president's obama's person to lead the f.c.c. and fawn johnson, what the f.c.c. would look like under a new chairman monday at 8:00 on c pan 2. . communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome jon- christopher bua, white house correspondent for british television. tony blankley is here for the summer. [laughter] what is next for iran? what is next for iran? guest: this is a moment where the years of history are changing. where it will go into high gear, or out -- not to get lost in a metaphor, but i do not think that the iranian relationship to the people will be the same, even if the regime old son. -- holds on. this is potentially a transition moment for the iranian people. host: you posted on your blog, the world is watching. guest: these protests have gone from protesting election results to protesting the behavior of the sup

. >> sunday on "q & a" the first of douglas brinkley, the wilderness warrior. >> friday president obama took part on a white house townhall meeting of father hood and responsible responsibility, and several talked about their experiences as fathers and their outreach. >> good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you so much for coming today, for this conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility, it's good to be here to talk about something so close to the president's heart. i am chief of staff of government affairs, and i have been working with the president as a paralegal back in chicago and as a chief council in the senate and i know how much fatherhood means. he's a dad and he views that as the most important job he has. but he was also a son that grew up without a father in his own life, know of the impact. and it's something that i shared. my father left before i was born, but i was lucky to be adopted by the man who married my mother. and i a dad myself. i have a teenage son what we are working to guide and i have a son that has autism, and i have a young daug

. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours would douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio r.d. spent -- download the c- span podcast. >> a discussion now on iran, general motors, healthcare, and other political news with syndicated columnist george will. he was a guest this week on "washington journal" for about an hour. morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and w

the best way to capture the lincoln-douglas debates was to take the two sets of newspapers and bring them together as cspan did and you found that each side cover the other in very interesting ways. we are moving back to that. i expect msnbc to be a rapidly left-wing channel. i am sure that james expects fox to be very right wing. >> in most countries, it is a labor paper and a tory paper. it is this or that that may be fine. we also know for a fact that this whole industry is changing by the day. the chicago drop-in, "the los angeles times, "the new york times, is not like it is the same period the speaker made a point that when you were our age, you can go -- right now co. the big change i see -- >> none of them think they will be our age. . i am from nebraska. what do you guys think is the biggest lesson you can take away from the academy? >> challenge yourself and critically think about all of the important issues of the day. it beyond your biases. >> just accept the role. there is a role for everyone. >> stay informed, know what is going on and know how things work. you will be

then a conversation with linda douglas of the white house healthcare reform office. later, bob schaeffer of cbs news. washington journal begins each morning at 7:00 eastern with the day's news. over on c-span 3, work

. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilbert s. warriors. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, for download the c-span podcast. >> senate judiciary committee chairman, patrick leahy on supreme court nominee, judge sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing will begin july 13. this is about 35 minutes. let's hear at the university of the district of columbia. i am also a privilege to serve as the president of the leadership conference on civil rights. for those of you who don't know, the leadership conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build an america as good as its ideals. today the introduction of this year is a lecturer is a very special honor for me. there are few individuals, and i can honestly say without fear of contradiction, and even fewer in congress who exemplify the integrity, the passion and commitment to building and america that we all want to live in. ted kennedy is one, john lewis is another, and so is the man i am privileged to introduce this morning, senator patrick leahy