liz? >> certainly we've seen lately about a real sort of constructing of the variety of news sources, all owned by a couple of companies, you know, that is troubling that there aren't a multiplicity of sources. i will say, though, there has been an explosion in terms of alternative sources for media. we see the story of i ran coming out through twitter which is just amazing and facebook which is amazing so while there are tendencies toward this conformity in the media, there are also amazing alternative outlets we can all seek but again, yes, i think there is -- when the nation perceives itself to be at war and national security to be threatened, there is an enormous amount of let's say walking on egg shells about what kind of speech is acceptable. there was one of the cases that inspired this film was a teacher who was trying to put on a play about i rack war in connecticut and she wanted the kids in the drama class to be able to read letters that soldiers had written home, actual letters

the news, liz. guest: certainly, we've steen lately about there's been a real constrictive writing of news sources. they're all owned by a couple of companies. that is troubling, that there aren't a multipolicety of sources. i will say, however, that there has been an explosion in terms of alternative sources for media. we see the story of iran coming out through twitter which is just amazing, and facebook, which is amazing. is while there are tendencies towards conformity, there are also amazing alternative out lets that we can seek. but yes, i think when the nation perceives itself to be at war and national security be threatened, there is an enormous amount of, let's say, walking on egg shels about what kind of speech is acceptable. there was one of the case that is inspired this film was, as a teacher who was trying to put on a play about iraq war in wilten high school in connecticut. and she wanted the kids in her drama class to be able to read let thears soldiers had written home. the principa

liz cheney is the left's worst nightmare. smart, articulate and a conservative woman and she is one of the few leaders in this country who is not afraid to stand up to the obama administration on critical issues like our national security. mrs. cheney is an attorney and specialist in u.s. middle east policy and recently served as principal deputy assistant secretary of state for them at least affairs. in this capacity she was the second ranking state department official responsible for u.s. policy in the middle east. she practiced law and the international of international product finance and served on assignment with international finance corporation where she provided legal led vice on investments in the middle east and central asia. from 1989 to 1993 mrs. cheney served at the department of state the agency for international development. during the 2000 and 24 campaigns she managed vice presidential debate preparation and served as national sarah get for the bush-cheney campaign. she's currently collaborating with her fathe

liz? >> i just, he just have this capacity. in fact, and it is completely in forming. we were at this fancy dinner last night, raising money for the schools, that harold washington rewards kicks off the book fair and dave eggers is the winner of the award and we are sitting at this dinner. dave eggers, he has done so much with his reading and tutoring centers throughout the nation and has done so much for publishing for writers and kids. i said, how did you get that way? and i heard myself. i remembered so vividly that i had been sitting at studs house with ed curve, e.l. doctorow and dr. row was talking about his own life instead said, how did you get that way? doctorow said nobody has really ask me that. and, i realized that studs has given me this gift, kind of internalized his world view. >> dave eggers thanks eeyore this mardis human being he has ever met now. >> what do you think paul? >> intellectuals, but writers and so forth of which this conference is rightly famous, book festival is rightly famous, have one big fights in my opinion and that is we tend to loo

. >> liz well knows, and talk about this liz, one of the great things about studs, studs was a trained actor before he started doing oral histories. he fell into different radio shows and was really good at that and he was the most mechanically inept human being in the world. most or all historians would go in and say, please let's talk and just sit there. studs would-- >> he would always say one of his grated vanishes was that he was inept. and then one of his amazing stories, just i love this story, tells of a woman in public housing. amazing, this story, and public housing and he is interviewing her and her small child is after the interview, or before the interview is messing with the tape recorder and then they have the interview and the boy goes back to the tape recorder and said as studs tells it better than i, watches the kid, and suddenly the tape plays and it is the woman's voice, and she says, i never knew i felt that way. and i feel like, that is what studs is about. >> that was the genius, that was the genius of it, wouldn't you think paul, that he was able to come in bree

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liz cheney has all the qualities that make great conservative women. by standing so firmly, you inspire all conservatives to be more courageous and feisty and not to back off when we know we are right, but it might be easier to back down. many liberals do all they can to silence women like her. at the clare boothe luce policy institute, we are eager to honor leaders like liz chaney. so we want to recognize her today. she is a leader, like clare boothe luce, beautiful, persuasive, and principal. for standing up and defending all that makes our nation unique and special, we would like to give you this special award, the 2009 leadership award with are grateful thanks. [applause] >> thank you very much, michelle. it is a real honor for me to be here and a thrill to see so many young people in the audience today. i did bring my daughter, elizabeth, with me. we believe in the cheyne family that you can never start politics or fly-fishing too early. i am proud to say that elizabeth is accomplished at both pursuits. she also is here today because she got to le

many liberals do all they can to silence women like liz cheney. but at the clare boothe luce policy institute, we are eager on

i want to thank mike stevens, the majority clerk, dave moroni, liz dawson, the minority clerk, jenny casilla, megan medley and ian on my personal staff, each of whom have put in long hours for this i support this fiscally responsible bill which is millions of dollars below the request. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida reserves. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. aderholt: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman. mr. aderholt: this is my first appropriations bill to help manage on the floor. i very much enjoyed the process and consider it a privilege. i do want to commend the chair, ms. wasserman schultz, for her ms. wasserman schultz, for her professional and courteous e way she conducted the process over the last several months for producing fiscal year 2010 legislative branch appropriations bill. we have worked closely and very much in the spirit of bipartisanship to meet the funding needs of the legislative branch agencies. in addition, the chair operate

liz this is what everybody thinks. the worst is when nobody knows what that means. i do think that we can come together with a broader agreement. there are consequences. you're more likely to get broader, the mayor were the decision is. but as for people are going to spin off -- that is where people are going to spin off. i think that is a good thing. >> i am delighted to be here. thank you for the friendly welcome. >> it is a pleasure to have you with us. i understand that the children came with the. -- ken with you. -- came with you. that is just for me. >> which have got a great pet and coming up. -- we have got a great panel coming up. do not go away. we have some wonderful commentary to come. i want to thank the chief justice once again for his role in making this such a splendid conference. >> it was a lot of fun. >> the thank you, judge. >> now, ruth better ginsburg spoke at the second circuit judicial conference earlier this month of talk about the supreme court nominee. this event is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> i am very glad to be with you and wish tha

and lives -- liz garbus talks about her film, "shouting fire." >> how is c-span funded? >> locally funded. >> donations? >> government. >> c-span didst funding for taxes. >> a funding thing. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, with no government mandate or government money. >> and now, from the annual judicial conference of the fourth circuit court of appeals, a conversation with chief justice john roberts, followed by discussion by a group of legal analysts on the decisions of the supreme court, who complete their term monday. this is about two hours, 40 minutes. >> could we have you take your seats, please? good morning. we have a very extra special program this morning, and it will focus entirely on the supreme court. chief justice marshall worried that the supreme court's role in the tripartite government would not be fulfilled if the court continued issuing multiple opinions, one from each justice, as was the custom in england up a time. he thought it important that the court speak unanimously as an in

and when fdr in the 30s and 40s, we real liz looized we weren't connected with electricity. we brought electricity to rural areas with rural electric co-ops. i really hope that your tenure at the fcc shows the leadership to lead out on broadband. i applaud senator warner for the bill in thinking through how we put this in. one of the areas i would like you to think about and address in your opening statement is indian country with we have some real problems out there in terms of not only broadband and telephones. i remember when president clinton was trying to demonstrate the digital divide. and i think i told you this in our meeting. he started out in the silicon valley and ended up in ship rock, new mexico. the young lady who introduced him was a star student. she got up and did the introduction and she talked about how she won a computer because of her academic prowess, and then she took it home, but she didn't have a phone line, she didn't have the ability to plug it in. and he used that trip from the silicon valley to ship rock, new mexico, on the navajo reservation to

and later, liz talks about her film, shouting fire, stories from the edge of free speech. that's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> sunday on c-span 2's book tv. former reagan analyzers on why the president believed destroying nuclear weapons would bring and end to the soviet union. >> nicholas talks about his two years in pakistan. he sits down with ralph peters. and next weekend for the holiday, three days of book tv starting friday morning at 8:00. including a historian and author. life, sunday from george washington's mount vernon estate. the entire schedule is on line, including streaming video and easy to search archives. >> and now, washington national's president stan kast en at the national press club. he talks about the team which moved to washington in 2005. >> good afternoon. welcome to the national bless club. i am a reporter with u.s.a. 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 ed

through with huge democratic margins in the house and senate over the opposition of the american medical liz's negation again and the opposition of almost all republicans was able to enact medicare in july of 1865 president johnson signed it. we heard accusations than from opponents that it was socialized medicine and was too expensive and that it wouldn't work, that the bill was too long, it was too complicated, what ever. and we know the popularity of medicare and put me illustrate with a story i know senator alexander will particularly appreciate. my first year in the house of representatives in 1993 was a figure that this house and senate tried to enact serious health care reform and i remember getting at least half a dozen perhaps ten letters that read something like this from constituents in my ohio district and northeast ohio. people would say i'm against the clinton plan, i don't like socialized medicine. please keep the government out of my health care. i've been on medicare for 15 years and works just fine. so we know how well medicare has worked and we understand middelkerke's popul

indiana fever forward yolanda griffith has suffered what might be a career ending tear of her left akill liz. patrick schuster was drafted in the 13th round by the d-backs with the 396th overall pick, and the nfl is starting a spinal treatment program for retired players. coming up, much more on what webb down in game three. the magic are back in this nba finals. we'll have reaction as we look ahead to tomorrow night's game four. (announcer) what does greatness taste like? a miller lite. (announcer on call) ...he throws it across the field. he's got something! 30...40...50...he's got it! 40! he's got it! 20...10...he's got it! 5!...endzone! touch down! there are no flags on the field! it's a miracle! (announcer) that's what greatness tastes like. triple hops brewed. great pilsner taste. miller lite. taste greatness. do you remember when making dinner meant finding just the right stick for your hot dog. when new every fork on the trail led to a new adventure? then keep the tradition going with great father's day gifts from bass pro shops. like a 22-piece bbq tool set for only $9.94 and a prow

we'll talk to mike radhames liz yo about that and -- rizzo and get information about how iwent down. >> going out of the organization is joel hanrahan who had so many problems recently and lastings milledge who hasn't come back to the majors since he broke his hand. so, a good deal maybe for both ball clubs? maybe better for the nationals. >> i like us. hanrahan wasn't going anywhere. johnny didn't put it together. lastings milledge, some people passed him. i think he was a guy they didn't feel good about in the organization. all kinds of ability, but he moved on. i hope both those guys well. you know, sometimes you get a new breath of fresh air, things go good for you. i'm excited we're acquiring a speed outfielder that can steal bases and cover ground. sean burnett, a guy who was a number one ranked prospect in 2001, 2002 as a starter, johnny, put up phenomenal numbers. 38-18, four years in the minor leagues. he hurt his arm and had surgery. now he's coming out of the bullpen. last year, he made 64 appearances for pittsburgh. right now he has an earned run average just above 3.00.

liz drops down to bowie pitching elsewhere tonight, frederick winning over winston- salem 5-4. delmarva down lakewood 4-2. other games in the orioles minor league system, aberdeen lost to brooklyn 8-0 and bluefield a loser 8-2 tonight. major league baseball highlights from the red sox- nationals game. pick it up. jon smoltz american league debut. first inning. anderson hernandez drives in dunn and josh willingham to give the nationals a 4-0 lead on a two-run single by hernandez in the first inning. moving into the sixth inning, bases loaded, nobody out. cristian guzman comes through with a two-run single. willie harris and hanley ramirez will score. nationals take a -- anderson hernandez will score. nationals take a 7-0 lead. big news on alex rodriguez. he comes through with his 10th home run of the season to dead center field. this home run ties him with reggie jackson on the all-time list at 563. congratulations there to alex rodriguez. jon smoltz -- jiewn excuse me, that home run was by alex rodriguez. nationals beating the red sox 9- 3. nationals will be in baltimore starti

i lost half of them in the prairie winds because the pages come liz. i would open it up then, there goes chapter 6. anyway this comes first. what i do in these terrain today is simply jot down phrases. here is an account for things that happen today. you can't see that back there but just a few little words. tonight or tomorrow morning i will sit down and look of these phrases in that will remind me of what was going on and give me a chronology and allow the memory to kick in. then i go to one of these, and there were two of these from "road to quoz." this is volume to from "road to quoz." you can see it is a that the income of 517 pages or something. i learned after "blue highways" and riding "blue highways" i had no idea what i was doing. i was merely trying to put my life together and if you read the book you know what i'm talking about. i was taking notes on the backs of napkins and matchbooks and i was trying to write on the steering wheel of it than that it traveled then hand at that time the tulane wrote and montana's were not what they were tod