the most striking thing, frankly, is the presence of hillary clinton in the cabinet. there was more rancor around him and they are now working together on a staff level. it was an extraordinary move to bring her in. this was a decision that he made before the primary was over. he obviously has a number of republicans in their. they have been smart about pulling in republicans. certainly not because congress is going to flip over because of ray lahood, but it showed his willingness to be reasonable on a middle ground. the flip-flop question is interesting. the supreme court debate is obviously very alive right now. when chief justice john roberts was nominated to the court, he was convinced by his staff not to vote for roberts because of the flak that he would take. having voted against roberts, he went out and wrote a piece saying that you progressive liberals out there, do not attack those who voted for john roberts. there is saying pattern in his behavior to pick a fight with people that would naturally support him, challenging him, testing them. on the politics, lo

please go ahead. >> caller: i was just as convinced falling hillary clinton and the statements and the obama but i was falling over the phone and it brought back memories, how very much i was going for missing hillary and then obama came up and i haven't heard of him that much and i had to catch up on a lot of reading and i am looking forward to reading your book, sir. >> guest: thank you. >> host: y secretaries date and not vice president? >> guest: president obama told me in the oval office, i interviewed him early on and he said he picked her before the primaries were over and there is an interesting point he didn't consider her for vice president. there was no serious consideration. they met at senator feinstein's house as the primary ended and the conversation the wheeled down the to senator clinton saying i don't want to be vetted, i don't want to go through vetting unless you are serious about me getting the job because you know everything, everyone knows everything there is about me. that wasn't actively the view of obama and his team. there was plenty default wasn't known espe

honestly, i think that the obama administration, hillary clinton, they're just sick of it. they're like no way, no more. i don't think no matter what he says, i understand the politics. you have to have the people in israel, you know what i mean, because you were voted in, et cetera. i understand it's a democracy. the thing is, i will tell you i can already see this happening, especially if hillary clinton says it, forget it. when the american people -- the obama administration including hillary clinton and the state department, then it doesn't matter if he does a fine line they're not going to change course, hard-line, no more settlements, no more natural growth and no more outposts and it's done. i think the american people including the obama administration is over it. it seems like oh, yeah, what are you going to do about it. like he said, what are you going to do about it? they're going to stop giving israel money and not help him with this iran thing. host: sir? gues guest: not living up to the palestinian settlement freeze. i'm not sure that is a good argument to mak

i had no use for hillary clinton. and i think it goes back to being a kid raised in the atlanta suburbs looking at the '60s radicals and looking at the world from my parents died in. of course, 10 years later i read about this in the book -- i'm embarrassed by some of the things i said about bill clinton that my goal and i think i have gone there in 46 now as opposed to being 30 when i started campaigning to understand everybody has something to bring to the table and understanding while they couldn't understand bill clinton and they couldn't stand us anymore he hit it is, he thought those young right-wingers are from another planet, trying to undo all the great things that we achieved in the 1960's and beyond. we now look at each other and i really like hillary clinton and so much because we have taken this and she too is not the same hillary clinton that came to washington in 1993. we understand that we paint each other's heads but we balanced the budget. we reformed welfare. we paid down the debt. we saved medicare

the first lady hillary clinton and that time worked very hard on it. it was something the bush administration was very committed to working on once they came in. the same is true of the obama administration. today's president of the secretary seining information both here and abroad is a marker as far as a continuation of the commitment of the persian ministration to fighting human trafficking in modern slavery but shows continued efforts by in hillary clinton and the obama administration. people like myself 11 federal prosecutors, how we are investigating the cases, we are seeing a lot of positive responses to its. elk we will see an improvement in the coming year as far as the counter trafficking response. there is a notion that because we are in a time of economic crisis, and foreign debt workers a very vulnerable because of the way in which recruitment is done, we see a problem in our presence abroad and in the united states. many are affected by country's seven large programs that none had any safeguards built into them. we saw this in the united

caller: #1, we have hillary clinton as the secretary of state. she is powerful, but she needs to act. president obama needs to give her more leverage so that she can act with these countries. we need more support from allied countries as well. nato and united nations affiliate's. we need that to back them up. we need to get more stern in the nuclear area over there. we need to get inspectors to find out what he is doing and not allow this to continue. host: thank you, secretary. the secretary of state, in canada, made remarks over the weekend. "we obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the iranian people." back to the phones and our discussion around the iranian election and the position that the united states has been put in. especially with regards to the nuclear situation. georgia, republican line. go ahead. caller: the media had it like ahmadinejad was going to lose. he won in a landslide. obama said that they should be able to make their own nuclear power? that there should be to states in israel and palestin

yes, we need to look at it, but i support hillary clinton's position and i think she can handle it. let her candle lit. she is the secretary of state and i believe -- let her handle it. it. she is secretary of state, and i

yes, we need to look at it, but i support hillary clinton's position and i think she can handle it. let her candle lit. she is the secretary of state and i believe -- let her handle it. she is secretary of state, and i believe we have great sibilant the state department. my step father was going -- but he stayed here in california in camp pendleton. what is your degree anyway, i was curious? guest: well, i have one of those useless master's degrees in foreign policy. but i think the point i want to take away from the caller is -- color is this. you cannot neglect one part of the world in order to cope with another. the united states is a world power and has to cope and treat world problems. the way crises become crises is by neglect and by not focusing the due amount of attention on each region of the world. . guest: they are doing an excellent job. and i predict that they will play a very important role in support of the oas in the return. >> an update on this story we're covering from the associated press. republican norm coleman conceded to alfred can -- to al franken today. he a

guest: i'm not sure about the hillary clinton comment. is >> regarding the supreme leader, it seemed like he was backing down when he said the charges needed to be looked at. he came back strong on friday, after confrontation on the scene, those in the revolutionary guard. he figured this is a time to step up and warn these protesters. for the most part, translations were correct and proper. again, you have to understand, i believe the case with almost any other language as it is being translated, some words, some phrases that have some specific nuances which only the indigenous people might understand and would not really reflect the same thing when you are translating. a great deal was said when ahmadinejad was talking about wiping off the map and talking about israel. a big debate about that. the words were not what came out in the western media, be that as it made. as far as commenting, "death to u.s.a." the usual chant is "death to israel" or "down with great britain" as well. essentially, these are groups that are put together. some

on tuesday, i had the honor of attending with secretary of state hillary clinton the state hillary clinton the release of t inside iran as a tier 3 country, among the worst, as a regime that does little if anything to prevent men, women, and children from being trafficked for sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude, slavery. likewise, the state of burma's human-rights report for 2008 reported iran's poor human- rights record worsened and it come continue to commit numerous serious abuses. the government severely limited the citizen's right to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections. authorities held political prisoners and intensified a crackdown against women's rights reformers, an ethnic minority rights activist, a student activist, and religious minorities. it is a pattern for decades. so we must look beyond the past week which was only the most recent demonstration of the regime's brutality and of authoritarianism. the iranian regime is not just a threat to its own people. we cannot afford to lose sight of the threat that it presents to our own national

host: hillary clinton 1 by 2% in the granite state -- won by 2% in the granite state. here is the concession speech by barack obama. . the yes, we can speech. a critical moment of testing for his speech writers, too. fascinating seeing them react and seeing him react. when they realized that the numbers weren't coming in, especially around the man chester area, there's this obviously stunned reaction inside his circle. and a handful take the long walk through the hotel to obama's suite where he and michelle obama were staying. david axel rod, the senior strategist, his campaign manager and otherors. and they knock on the door, david says, we've come up short. it looks like we're not going to make it. and they're all looking to see how he is going to respond. and they were surprised themselves. now, these guys were not exactly short of respect and adulation for their candidate. but they were surprised. his reaction was, what happened? what do you think happened? so they go through it and they say, well, there was a massive flip roonched. the undecided voters went for he

secretary of state hillary clinton is back to work sporting what they call a big cast and a slang, following surgery or a broken arrow -- elbow. last week she slipped and had undergone surgery. the injury suffered last wednesday forcing hillary clinton to cancel plans to attend a series of international meetings in italy and greece later this week. meanwhile, inside " the wall street -- the "the wall street journal" is a piece about independence warming -- warning for obama. the canaries in the coal mine are independent voters, telling the leader whether the air is safe or starting to fill up with toxic gases. in the peace he points out the shifting attitude among independent voters in fact is the most significant change to emerge from a new wall street journal/nbc inebriating poll. in that survey mr. obama's job rating slipped a notch to 56% from 61% in april. that is not much of the drop, and is in keeping with the pattern for a new president at this point in his turn. but the slide was much more pronounced among self- identified purely independent voters, that is, americans who expressed

clinton was then associated with the president of the united states william clinton and he formed a commission that she headed, and they spent considerable time and energy reviewing where we should go with their healthcare system. once the product was developed itself, i think many a message was sent to the congress that we would be well served by reflecting upon-- that package, out there for long enough that essentially the people got a chance to understand what was in it and they didn't want it very much. they send messages back to us that were very clear and rather direct. they said first, that the chairman suggested that i believe your statement suggested people want first to be able to keep what they have and above and beyond that, that they want to ensure that they maintain choices as the go forward with such a package. i do not know what a government single-payer system might lead us to come up but a lot could be learned by also not just looking at the hillary clinton commission, but some of that which john maynard keynes might have taught us about what socialites process the

one person they know could not be here tonight is secretary hillary clinton. as most of you know, hillary broker elbow a few days ago on her way to the white house. we all wish for a speedy recovery. i do have to say, while it has been reported as an accident, there were some suspicious circumstances. just before the incident, secret service spotted richard holbrooke sprang to be 40 all over the driveway. -- spraying wd-40. on top of the cost of health care and energy, we have another fiscal problem. fortunately, the lawyers telerate -- tell me that hillary is ready to settle. [laughter] i have to admit, it was not easy coming up with fresh material for this dinner. a few nights ago, i was up tossing and turning trying to figure out exactly what to say. finally, when i could not get back to sleep, i rolled over and ask brian williams what he thought. [laughter] [applause] now the truth is, brian williams is actually a terrible houseguest. he put an empty milk carton back in the fridge, leaves his wet towels all over the roosevelt room, and were pretty sure he

hillary rodham clinton, gen and appalling tunnel, bill richardson, bill ritter, can salazar, mark warner, and dlc leaders all make their mark on the national spotlight. the new dlc chairman harold ford, jr. continues to speak out as one of the nation's up and coming senators. rahm emanuel leads democrats back into the majority on capitol hill after penning with bruce reed a plan in 2006. in continuing with the tradition of helping young leaders emerge and the stars, the dlc founds a new program with an eye towards the future. a quarter-century later, barack obama and joe biden's historic victory in 2008 proves that the party is ready. the new administration and congress have the chance to build a long lasting change and reform, and the opportunity to carry out a new democratic agenda. education reform, national service, health reform, energy, fiscal responsibility, and long- term growth. on the democratic leadership council, the organization that al built from the ground up is taking on a new challenge. under bruce's leadership, house legacy lives on. the power of a good idea can still i

secretary of state, hillary clinton, visited china a few months ago to finance u.s. debt. she said that human rights should not be allowed to quote, interfere with that and other issues. willingly or not, that attitude enables the chinese leadership to continue fertilizing its own people. and while i respect president obama's outrage in cairo, that event could have been scheduled for any other day but the 20th anniversary of tiananmen square. bad priority. this remembrance of tiananmen square, and the crushing of the victims bodies, but not their hopes, should be the white house's priority today. there is a bipartisan support on capitol hill. republicans and democrats that care deeply about human rights of the people of china. but we need to do more than say and talk, words have meaning, deeds have more meaning. it's time for deeds, we need to relink human rights and trade for other parts of our relationship. secretary geithner will be in china pushing treasury bills. we should be talking about human right, we should be visiting at every level. those in tiananmen, that spo

clinton, who are now the vice president and secretary of state. this year president obama, the vice president, and the secretary of state have gone silent on the bill. when asked about it, the vice president's communications director said no comment on this from here. the legislation goes exactly in the wrong direction. so much so that even president obama, the vice president, and the secretary of state are running away from it. so should we. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. i recognize the chairman of the full committee. >> thank you. the president is running away from a lot of things, said this is just one more of them. -- so this is just one more of them. that does not mean that consideration is just as important. we have been here before, ladies and gentlemen. there are some secrets we have to keep away from citizens and congress people and everybody else, bloggers, but wait a minute. which ones? that is what we are here to try to sort it out. we did not say obama state secrets. state secrets have been used so much to keep things secret

hillary clinton now talks about the report. we are delighted to have with us members of congress who have been working with us on this issue for many years. this is the first time we have introduced this in this way because we want to show that this is a partnership between the state department and the congress. without them we would not have the legislation and the kind of our reach that these members and others have been doing. i am grateful that they could take the time out of their busy schedule, to be here with us. let me introduce carolyn maloney, ben cardin from mar yland. johnson from texas, chris smith from new jersey, and i think that is all of the members with us. there may be some others who will be coming later. this is one of the significant days in the calendar for the country, and the state department. we have so many people who have been affected by this significant issue over the years, and this is fitting that we will hold the announcement here, where we have a great diplomatic history, of so many things in t

but how it affects her -- you all know hillary clinton. she is already probably plotting how to get back to the office as quickly as possible. they're just going to assess this on a day-to-day basis. >> it was not a compound fracture. >> some of this may not be totally known until you get into surgery. my impression is that it is a simple fracture. >> when will she had surgery? >> it is not scheduled yet. >> she fell. did she tripped over something? [laughter] >> did she get into a fight with the israeli foreign minister? >> we await the the movie and the dramatization. she fell. there is a formal procedure, given that the boss fell. >> was in the garage? >> it was in the basement. >> it was not in the garage. >> it was in the basement. i think she came down the elevator, walking distance to her car. somewhere along that line, she fell. >> [unintelligible] >> i do not know the nature of the meeting. >> does she plan to be the white house for the president's signing of the memo on the benefits? >> i do not know. i do not think that was on h

clinton even at the height of the primary. secondly, the court might try to expand the as applied challenge in wisconsin to suggest that movies really have a different standard because, as justice scalia said, this isn't about willing listeners, willing speakers, the constitution protects that as sacrosanct, and the final out reach movies. the downside of that from those who want to regulate campaign finance, we will see a lot more movies like the hillary movie around election time. it is possible that this case could be used as a vehicle for overturning the decision. when we talk about the personnel of the court, it is important to understand it is different in important respects from justice o'connor and already seems to be much less sympathetic to campaign finance restrictions than justice o'connor. the context in which we might see a decision reversing mccain, another issue that came out of the oral argument is many of the justices became very uncomfortable when they realized the theory of the mcconnell case would allow th

clinton violated those laws. it could reshape the way american political campaigns are run ahead of the 2010 midterm and 2012 presidential elections. republican leaders say norm coleman's challenge has been worth the money. since election day, republican senators and the rnc have given hundreds of thousands of dollars more. the government experts vote today on whether michael and other combination cold medicines should be pulled from the market. the fda has assembled experts to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdosing. the pain relieving. the reducing ingredient in tylenol and others medications. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: we want to hear from you. the numbers are on the screen. republicans, 202-737-0001. democrats, 202-737-0002. independents, 202-628-0205. send us an e-mail or a tweet. on the front page of "the wall street journal" -- dick cheney is on the front page of "the washington times." from "the washington post" -- the "chicago tribune" -- and the front page story

but for those that want to regulate campaign finance will just have more movies like the hillary clinton movie. i think it is possible that this case could be used as a vehicle for overturning the mcconnell decision. what we talk about, just as alito, it is important to understand from justice o'connor. he seems to be less sympathetic to can pipe -- campaign finance restrictions than justice o'connor. that is the context in which we might see a decision reversing it. another issue that came out of the oral argument is that the justices became very uncomfortable when they realized that the theories of the mccormick -- mcconnell case will allow the government to prevent books and films from coming up 60 days before an election if they were considered to be an election communication. this seemed to be extremely troubling to the court. what would be more corp. first amendment speech than a book about a candidate right before an election? i think that underscores what i think is the first commitment doctrine. it is pushed in many ways and yet narrowed. i expect the court to allow films like h

for the last eight years, and i think he is doing a swell job and he should be one term and then let hillary clinton take two terms, and then he'd come back for the next term because this democratic thing is working your right. . >> last night of the annual congressional baseball game. it's hard ball, not softball, democrats against the republicans. c-span was there, and it was a rout, at 15-1. >> an update on the senate health committee and their mark-up on the reform election, it's been pushed back half an hour, with sessions to last more than a week, and as they speak with session getting under way at 10 eastern and you can follow it online at c-span.org. >> people don't want to look at policy. >> from devil lake across the country, on the way through the west. >> roosevelt was the only politician of the day that absorbed darwin and bird migrating patterns and understood deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a",. >> "washington journal" continues. >> on this thursday morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, o

on tuesday, i have the honor of attending with secretary of state hillary clinton, the release of the state department's annual trafficking report which cited iran as a ti er 3 country among the worst. the regime does little, if anything, to prevent men, women, and children from being trafficked for sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude. slavery. iran's pour human-rights record worsened, and continued to commit serious abuses. the government severely limited the citizen's right to change their government peaceably through free and fair elections. authorities held political prisoners, and intensified a crackdown against women's rights reformers, ethnic minority rights activists, student activists, and religious minorities. we must look beyond the past week, which is almost the most -- which is only the most recent example. we cannot afford to lose sight of the threat that it presents to our own national security interests, and indeed, to global peace and security. iran draws even closer to crossing the nuclear point of no return. admiral mike mullen, the chairman of our joint c

you can visit c-span.org to watch past sessions of prime minister questions and find hillary clinton links to the websites -- and find links to the websites of the house of commons and prime minister. >> tonight on c-span, remarks from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on establishing a palestinian state. and former house speaker newt gingrich at the annual g.o.p. fundraising dinner. later on "q&a" larry arnn, not accepting state and federal funding. >> tomorrow on c-span 3 a look at efforts to prevent polio around the world and a look at efforts in developing vaccines. the world health organization is the host of this event and you can see it live at 1:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe some government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money, i'm sure. >> by taxes. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. as a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now israeli prime minister netanyahu calls on pa

they delayed their decision in a case whether a documentary critical of hillary clinton should be considered subject to the same restrictions as campaign advertisements. new arguments will be heard in september. the court rejected the movie and television industry's bid to block a new and digital video recorder system that could make it easier for viewers to record programs and skip commercials. they claim that it violates copyright law. >> this weekend on "book tv" discover and unfamiliar side of the nation's first president as we are live from the mount vernon estate on the ascent of george washington. joint are three-hour conversation on sunday. it is part of our three-day holiday weekend starting on friday morning on a "book tv." >> the u.s. supreme court overturned a lower-court decision in ricci v destefano, also known as the new haven firefighters' case. the case has been watched closely because sotomayor was one of the judges that decided the case at the appeals court level. joining us to talk about the decision is a supreme court reporter for bloomberg news. thank you for joining us

clinton worked really hard on. it was a bipartisan law with bipartisan facts. it was something that the bush administration was very committed to working on when they came in. the same is true of the obama administration. the cable that the secretary ascending to diplomatic corps is here in the united states, it is a marker as not just a continuation of the commitment of the bush administration to fighting in the trafficking in modern slavery, but in anticipation -- but an intensification of the obama administration. i think it's something that those of us who work in the field whether it is here in the state department, people like myself web and federal prosecutors and investigators working with the ngo's, that is something we're seeing a positive response to. as far as the counter trafficking response, i would like to leave you with two things. one of which is the notion that because we are in a time of economic crisis, guest workers are particularly vulnerable because of the way in which recruitment is often do

clinton will meet with the israeli foreign minister. >> on washington journal this morning, we will discuss the situation in iran with a visiting scholar at johns hopkins university. you will hear reactions to obama and his plan from the house financial services committee. and we will be joined by george will. washington journalists live every day at 7:30 eastern. the senate health committee continues work on health-care legislation. live coverage on c-span 3. >> every weekend, "book tv" has the latest offers on c-span2. it on "afterwords," eduardo galeano talks about the history of the world, and he talks with the columbia university professor, this is sunday night at 9:00 eastern. books on the economy as john talbot exposes myths about the less session -- about the recession and what it will take to recover. and then offered talking about how he believes capitalism is the best way to heal the environment. and overheating, how americans can control their eating habits. there are more books and authors on "book tv." the website has the schedule and streaming video, and archives, sim

this forced hillary clinton to cancel plans to attend a series of international meetings later this week. meanwhile, inside the "wall street journal" is a piece on independence morning for obama. it says american politics, the canaries and the coal mine are the independent voters telling the leader if the air is safe or filling up with toxic gases. the shift in attitude among independent voters is the most significant change to emerge from a new poll completed last week. mr. obama's job approval rating among americans overall slipped to 56%. that is not much of a drop and in keeping with the pattern for a new president, but the slide has much more pronounced among self-identified sure the independent voters. that is americans to express no loyalty to either party. among these people, who reside in the middle of the spectrum, the job approval rating is 45%, falling from 60% in april. herman is on the phone from georgia. good morning to you. caller: good morning. i wanted to comment on the economy. i am pessimistic about that. it just doesn't look like things are shaping up here in georgia

later, a look at human trafficking with secretary of state khaled hillary clinton, followed by a briefing on the recent annual trafficking and persons report. >> today on america and the courts, a few commencement addresses at this year's graduation ceremonies, given by anthony kennedy and the georgia supreme court justice. that is at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington jounral, a look at iran and the debate. and tom davis talks about health care and republican politics. later, a look at the cover story in "harper's magazine," brock hoover obama, the best and brightest blow it again. -- barack hoover obama. >> people don't want to think that says as a policy as much of a passion. he put aside to under $40 million -- 240 million acres of wild america. now as people are talking about environmentalism, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a, the first of two

. >> this past wednesday secretary of state hillary clinton met with the israeli foreign minister to discuss how to advance the israeli-palestinian peace process. they also spoke with reporters at the state department. secretary clinton responded to a question on the iranian elections. this is just over 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. it is my pleasure to welcome foreign minister leiberman to the state department for his first official visit to washington in his new role. it gave me the opportunity to reaffirm the united states' deep unshakable friendship and bond with israel. our commitment to israel's security is and will remain a cornerstone of our foreign policy. i was pleased to have this chance to express that personally to the foreign minister. the united states has no glare al al -- no greater ally in the middle east. because our countries are close friends we spoke honestly and openly about a range of issues, and we are looking forward to continuing that dialogue in the u. u.s.-israel strategic dialogue which has provided a useful forum for a discussion of shared concerns and

it he was the chair of the democratic party in the 2004 cycle, and the chairman of hillary clinton's campaign. i would be nothing but for this woman. >> he finally recognize that. we are married. thank you, terry. >> there is not a government program that exists that is worth a dime if it does not serve you. the program serves you, you do not serve the program. and what we say is, let you be free to choose. but you take your money and put it in a private retirement account. if you want to stay and social security, you can. if you want to put your own money in your account that you manage, you should be free to do so. not that difficult, very simple. in the security you have will be what you are determined. you'll take the first percent of what you own and do that. >> i want to take this time to thank you for joining us today. thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with us today. >> how come we don't have music? [laughter] >> i was standing 5 feet away and could not hear a word out of his mouth. god bless dick armey, he just kept plugging right ahead. >> while the

the court is considering whether a movie that was critical of hillary clinton during her presidential campaign should be subject to the same regulations as campaign ads. finally, a third case concerns state's ability to investigate alleged discrimination in lending by national banks. two weeks from today the judiciary committee begins in the u.s. senate. to mount carmel on at the democrat's lead. what are your thoughts? caller: yes, i favor probably fdr's policy. i watched a bush. he invoked the power of the unitary executive and basically he had a lot of trouble with the commissions to set up. and also not giving the prisoners lots of rights, on the other hand i would not like to go all the way for there would have middlmiranda rights. i like to see something in the middle ground. on the other hand, i like to see them tried in civilian courts. but i'm not very comfortable with them being housed in the united states. those are my ideas and i would really like to hear more about how fdr handled the situation. host: lechery more from this article this morning -- let's read more from thi

secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the situations in honduras, iran, and iraq at the state department briefing. she spoke for about 15 minutes. >> hello, how are you all? i actually missed you. and i want to thank you for the flowers. they are immeasurably adding to the healing process. i wanted to come down because there's a lot going on, and there are a number of important issues to address today. but i want to start with yesterday's unfortunate events in honduras. they were a test of the inter-american systems ability to support and defend democracy and constitutional order in our hemisphere. the united states has been working to fashion a strong consensus don demming the detention and expungs of the president and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in honduras. our immediate priority is to restore full democratic and constitutional order in that country. today foreign ministers of the rhee yo group will attend a previously scheduled meeting in nicaragua to address the issue of honduras and tomorrow the oas will hold an extraordinary general assembly. as

hillary clinton already spoke of crippling sanctions. haven't we some how box ourselves and all ready with comments like that and even the dateline of the end of the year? what should the response be in this country if they don't come back and then just a question about obama speech yesterday there's been a lot of criticism that he was a bit too squishy in terms of his use of language he talked about violent extremism. he never talked about islamic extremism. he didn't talk about terrorism. did he go to far on the other side in his effort to reach out? thank you. >> well, if iran chooses not to come to the negotiating table, then it will set in motion consequences we do not need to talk about before they take that decision. i certainly am not so and i need a person has to think if they don't come to the table it should have no effect whatsoever. it will have an effect obviously but we don't need to try to entice them to come to the table by issuing implicit or explicit threats because that would be counterproductive. my sense is that the

clinton and o bah massachusetts best-selling you authority scott jar o and now a golden boy with an all-american up bringing in a chicago suburb has emerged as obama's pick. a dream job according to his wife julie, we could not be happier she says. before boarding a flight to washington where her husband's nomination was said to be confirmed by the senate. she said canada is the most beautiful place in the country. democrat line? >> i wanted to talk a little bit about the smoking thing. if you put yourself in a garage with a running car for an hour. you are going to walk out dead. if you put yourself in a garage with a carton of cigarettes, guess what? you'll walk out alive. who are you people? bu bye. >> wichita falls, texas. joe, republican line. >> yes i have a comment about education. how can we look at talking about what needs to be done when there's a systematic problem of equality when you still have school districts that are still under lawsuits for integration. how can we talk about equality, equity and educating all students when in fact we're still under 1970 lawsuits for

. >> 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 the rio group will be attending a previously scheduled meeting of central american leaders to address the issue

now secretary of state hillary clinton talks about that report. she is joined by members of congress and the state department's and the trafficking coordinator. this is just under an hour. >> in morning. we are delighted to have with us some keen members of congress who have cared about and work on this important issue for a number of years. mrs. the first time we have in should -- this is the first time we have introduced this report in this way because we want to demonstrate this truly is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congress, we would not have legislation. we would not have the follow-up. we would not have the kind of outreach these members and others would be doing, and i am grateful they could take time out of their very busy schedules to be with us. you will hear from two of them in a moment, but let me introduce carolyn maloney from new york, ben cardin from maryland. we have eddie johnson from texas, chris smith from new jersey, iliana from florida, and i think that is all of our membe

. >> a short while ago at the state department, hillary clinton reported on human trafficking throughout the world. this is the ninth year the state department has issued its human trafficking report. >> good morning. we are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. this is the first time we have introduced new report in this way because we want to demonstrate that this is a partnership between the state department and the congress. if it were not for the congressman would not have the legislation. we would not have the follow up. we would not have the average that these members and others have been doing. -- we would not have the out reach that these members have been doing. you will hear from two people in a moment, but let me introduce carolyn maloney from the york, ben carden from maryland. we have eddie johnson from texas. chris smith from new jersey, someone from florida, and i think that is all of our members here with us. there may be others who will come later. then i will be

secretary of state hillary clinton's testimonial of sojourner's legacy and the campaign to place the memorial was a fitting tribute to a woman whose social justice strategy was bottom-up. actor sicily tyson recitation of her speech "ain't i a woman" shows her struggle for emancipation. first michelle obama bond bespoke how far we have come as a nation. there was unplanned synchronicity in those two events. i was inspired to write a biography of sojourner truth because she was a radical, an egalitarian and a humanist who did not read and write but nevertheless was extraordinary in rising above enslavement, poverty, nonliteracy and gender proscriptions. at a time when mainstream society identified women and african-americans as other, sojourner truth defied that category. most notably, she helped foment the second american revolution, black emancipation. but as a radical reformer, sojourner embraced many other progressive causes, among them women's rights, temperance, anticapital punishment, and she worked tirelessly among her freed people for a homeland. one of sojourner's cohorts rem

these folks wanted to publish a movie that was harshly critical of hillary clinton and wanted to distribute it and ask for it in the run-up to an electoral cycle, and the question is, should we treat that as a campaign act, but it was put on the table. the profound question of whether it should overrule prior preference filling with corporate speech in the run-up to the election, so i think the court will decide as with a couple of terms ago when john roberts nearly decided the finance question but said the table for more aggressive steps. next to there are five or six highly congressional questions were the court will continue to move to the right. i think this court can afford to be quite patient on the questions on which it is moving along, because it is very unlikely there will be any opportunity to. the court membership to the left in the next eight years -- to pivot the court membership to the left in the next eight years. the next will be justice stevens, who is about 130 years old, and still doing great, but nonetheless, i think it is fair to say in the next couple of years is likel

clinton and the obama administration. that is something that those of us who worked in the field, whether in the state department, people like myself who have been federal prosecutors investigating the cases working with the ngos, that is something we have seen a lot of response to world wide. we will hopefully see an improvement in the coming year as far as the countertrafficking response. 2 things i would like to leave you with, one of which is the notion that because we are in a time of economic crisis, especially workers, foreign guest workers are particularly vulnerable, it is too often done, we see a problem in programs. a number of rankings are affected by countries having large guest worker program is who did not have any safeguards built into them. in the united states in territorial possession, which had its own guest worker, it has been overturned by congress last year ballooning it replicates itself in too many countries around the world which is the notion that the first step the boss has when dealing with la

clinton as well, and i have to say that the personality came across

clinton's campaign in 2008 was every bit as transformative as the president obama's. but without further ado, gail collins. [applause] >> thank you. it's great to be here. this is so exciting. thank you, joe. this is really my first time out with this book. i'm very excited to talk about how it came to be your i'm starting to think about it myself for the first time. this really all began in 1999 when the millennium was approaching. and i was working at "the new york times," which was preparing its millennium coverage here to those of you who read the times a lot know that when the times decide it's really going to cover something, there is no stone unturned. you really go at it all the way. so we had stuff prepared on diseases over the last thousand years, and wars over the last thousand years, religion over the last thousand years, dogs over the last thousand years, trees and everything. book called the millennium bug and i was a woman so i was really way up in front for the nominees for writing the introduction to the millennia women's issue and it turned out thoug