eric schmidt in my 11th interview with eric last december, i said to him, i just left the president of stanford in he said he thinks the original mistake that was made with the internet was not having either michael payment subscription, not just being reliant on advertising. do you agree with hennesey? he said i do not. i think for use the best model, and our last interview with eric which was april of this year, so four months later, i said eric still agree with what you said to me in december? and he said, i don't. i've changed my mind. chris amazon reaudit book called free. it came out in july. he added a chapter of the end of the book which is called go to and essentially what he says in the last chapter seems to contradict a bunch of what he said in the book. he said free is not the answer and i think what happened, the recession which began in late 2007 really was a wake-up call for silicon valley and people whose businesses in the digital world to realize you were making the same mistake that the broadcast networks may. you are going back to the future in relying on a source of

you know, it is funny because -- eric was right. if government can help the small business owners or come up with a game plan to do that, then small businesses what really makes america go. because we employ so many people. so i would love to help president obama in his game plan of what he wants to do to put people back to work. >> larry: have you talked to him? >> not yet. i know he is having this and i will be talking to him or some of his people. >> larry: tony, you talked about retooling. 52-year-old autoworker on the job 25 years. all he knows how to do raise a family and how to make a car. how does he retool? >> well, lot of people say how does he. he doesn't have a choice. if he gets that he will take action because it is a must and not a should. you do what's next. right now there's tests coming out. a car that goes 250 miles. it is all electric. the future. there will be jobs there. people bring this up. i'm too old. katheri katherine, lady from "desperate housewives," 42 years old. her mother had cancer. two kids. husband

we talked earlier about eric holder. eric holder said something that i think is notable. drugs are being allowed to be carried into black neighborhoods around the country. but eric holder once said that somebody can bring the drugs in, but that does not mean we have to use it or sell it. i think that that context has to be added as well. >> i have read wikipedia text before and never once had anybody tell us is not accurate. >> it is an open source. i think that it compromises the legitimacy or validity of something that comes through. it is better than it used to be. when i first started seeing students use it, some of the stuff was patently false. i'm sort of say -- sort of relating open source research. >> but it is not that nothing ever goes wrong. we were involved with several conversations when wikipedia accused him of something very wrong. i just wanted to hear your response. here are some more quotes. from jeremiah wright -- >> is there anything you disagree with? >> you're killing me, brian. >> we have an amendment process. there are those about equal protection,

. >> larry: what's google do, eric? >> in our case we are back in business in terms of hiring. we are going to hire a couple thousand people over the next 12 months. from our perspective, it is all about keeping our employees current and also trying to help these businesses especially small businesses get some money. in the case of the autoworker perhaps that autoworker is a

allowed eric fehr to get in the shooting lane. just high and made. >> joe: fleischmann, laich or fehr, who would you like to play more senter? >> i would say fleischmann may show more flash and dash. >> joe: thatting be something we see in the future. sundaying that one neatly wide, milton. finally the whistles coming from the referees. the caps and oilers no score. this is the nhl, comcast sportsnet. (announcer) we call it the american renewal. because we believe in the strength of american businesses. ge capital understands what small businesses need to grow and create jobs. today, over 300,000 businesses rely on ge capital for the critical financing they need to help get our economy back on track. the american renewal is happening. right now. >>> no score in this one. big pick banner, any banner. this edmonton oilers squad for a quarter of a century, they have been ruthless when it comes to winning cups. >> craig: one behind pittsburgh and new jersey. montreal and colorado have had a couple of peeks recently. >> joe: truth be t

eric margolis, author of "american raj." here in los angeles harry humphreys, founder and president of the global studies group and former navy s.e.a.l. peter bergen, what is the yemen connection? >> well, by the suspect's own account, he received the device in yemen. yemen is probably arguably the second most important place in the world right now for al qaeda, substantial al qaeda presence there. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the name of the group. we've seen a connection to yemen in the ft. hood shooting with the cleric who went on al jazeera recently to explain that major hasan the lead suspect in the ft. hood shooting had asked him if it was okay to kill fellow soldiers. so we've seen that yemen is sort of a hotbed of militancy. >> larry: frances, apparently the suspect is claiming ties to al qaeda and talking a lot. what do you make of that? >> well, that he's talking a lot is good news. but the real test will be, what can vergts and intelligence official corroborate? as peter mentions, the terrorist ties back t

pfeifer eric holder -- fire eric holder. >> ladies and gentlemen, all decent americans agree with us. all decent muslims agree with us. we have many muslim supporters. i want to introduce to you a doctor, chairman of the board, founding member of president of the american forum for democracy. he was featured in "islam vs. islamists"which at first was not broadcast. >> thank you. i stand before you today as a father, husband, a doctor, and the soldier. i served 11 years in the navy probably. on navy scholarships. i stand before you as a devout muslim. most importantly i stand before you as an american. [applause] while i don't have a personal family member that lost their life or sacrificed on 9/11 or on 11/5 at the massacre in texas, i'd share deep feelings with all of them, especially the last 13. they attacked the very ideal of who we are as a country of liberty. these barbarians seek to destroy our country that my family came from syria that to their muslim land would not give them. like all americans on 9/11, my heart sank for the loss of our countrymen, the men and women that gav

we will hear from a panel that includes david gregory, eric cantor and joseph lockhart. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> please welcome daniel franklin, eric cantor, joseph lockhart, adam boulton, and david gregory. [applause] >> pete has taken you around the world wants and we will go around the world but start with this country. let me introduce our panelists first of all. congressman eric cantor, very familiar to everyone not just in this town but this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him. joseph lockhart was chief spokesman for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner of the [unintelligible] which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is a familiar face on british television but knows his way around washington as well. he was here for the first 100 days of the obama administration, but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics but politics around the world. last but not least, david gregory who is the h

we have a video montage of eric holder. [booing] >> can you give me he a case in the united states history where an enemy combatant caught on a battlefield was tried in civilian court? >> i don't know. i'd have to look at that. i think that, you know, the determination -- >> we're making history here, mr. attorney general. i'll answer it for you. the answer's no. why would you take him someplace different than ksm? >> well, that might be the case. i don't know. >> does it matter if you use the law enforcement theory or the enemy combatant theory in terms of how the case would be handled? >> well, i mean -- >> if we captured bin laden tomorrow, would he be entitled to miranda warnings at the moment of capture? >> again, i'm not -- that -- all depends. >> well, it does not depend. if you're going to prosecute anybody in civilian court, our law is clear that the moment custodial interrogation occurs, the defendant, the criminal defendant, is entitled to a lawyer and to be informed of their right to remain silent. the big probl

. >> medical doctor eric schiveian who shared the 1985 nobel peace prize for spotlighting the effects of a new clare war on global health. >> so this is unprecedented. >> he's now speaking out about the threat of climate change as director of harvard medical school center for health of the global environment. harvard's museum of natural history was his seting for the current warning which has received considerable attention. that global warming presents a clear and present danger to biodiversity. the broad but ever-narrowing range of plants and animals on earth. >> so there is global warming. let's say it is exacerbate bid humans and it threatens biodiversity. but what's biodiversity ever done for me, i mean why should i care if global warming wipes out a whole lot of species. because species have evolved. unique physiologys and biochemistries over millions of years. that have an enormous amount to teach us about how our bodies work. in health and in disease. let me give you an example. two species of what are called gastric brooding frogs were discovered in northeastern australia. th

eric mentioned the fact that the train stations and bus terminals were segregated. he didn't say anything about airports. here in nashville as clca southern christian leadership conference under the direction of one of the ministers here they would meet at the airport. they could go in the front door at the very fields, those of you from nashville old enough to remember the field which is at the same place where the airport is now where he would go to the they would meet at the airport. they could open the front door, they could use any restroom they wanted to. and so they would have their meetings at the airport. we started out here in nashville under the guidance of the reverend james lawson. he had been in india three years studying the methods of gandhi and he brought those back to nashville and started workshops in nashville in the churches and a couple of schools. fisk university and clark memorial was the home base. and we would go to these workshops and you hear about them on campus. there is as the eye and said there's a new game in town. come and see what

>> eric can. [laughter] >> i know who wants to be the president of europe. >> well, he didn't get it. >> i know. >> i think it's not a pressing question as far as america goes, because i think europe is a trusted place in this country. they think -- you know, we didn't agonize very long about going in head-long into military conflicts in europe in the last decade, because it was europe. while we young our hands, while there were exponentially more devastating genocide being committed in africa. and not taking a position, it's just a way of highlighting the deep connections between. so i don't think we worry much about europe. i think as europe integrates and becomes more powerful, we may over time, because i don't think the average american thinks of europe in the way that europeans want to. >> actually, one of the concerns about the obama administration in europe anyway has been that he tended to take his allies for granted in focusing on reaching out to some of the parts of the world where relat

player of the week, eric bledsoe. a fine guard joins him in the back court. another great freshman in demarcus cousins. the junior preseason pick for sec player of the year patrick patterspatterson. dave loos, head coach of the austin peay state governors. for the fourth straight year, he is the only man in the nation not only the head basketball coach, but alston the athletic director of his school. >> kyle: the first decision as athletic director not to fire the basketball coach. >> matt: what a decision for him. >> kyle: the austin peay team without the game started, they'll be tough and grind it out. offensively, run down the ucla high post set. they'll work hard. give you everything they have when they're on the floor. >> matt: kentucky in their home white and austin peay in road red. cousins and fraley. mike stewart, bird, smith is the officiating crew. kentucky starts on offense. john wall, 6'4", 194 freshman out of word of godacademy. many had him number one recruit in the nation when he signed on with the wildcats. lived up to the billing. patterson

after that, house minority whip eric kantor and a joke la carte. then come up william eggers shares his thoughts. -- then, author william eggers shares his thoughts. >> in the 1990's, newsweek named him one of the 50 most influential people to watch in cyberspace. since then, he has created a social network black planet.com, founded a charter school in brooklyn, and explained new technologies on oprah. tonight, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. >> now available, c-span's book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president, a great read for any history buff. it is a contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and relevance today. in hard cover at your favorite bookseller, and in digital audio were ever done most are sold. require average download -- wherever downloads are sold. >> historians and journalists were joined by edward kennedy's widow. this is just over an hour. clock>> i think you for coming o this very

how dare eric holder imply that we lack courage? courage is carrying on after watching your loved ones die, knowing that they burned to death, that they were crushed to death, or they jumped from 100 floors up. courage is carrying on even as we waited for something of our friends to bury. more than 1100 families are still waiting for something to barry. how dare the attorney general suggest that we firefighters, police officers, construction workers, and military veterans who oppose this trial need to man up? how dare he suggest that we allow this in any of america to mock our brothers in the courthouse. there? let me refresh the attorney general on the meaning of courage. courage was going into the buildings that day, knowing we might not come out alive. courage was my best friend, capt. terry hatton, hugging me in the lobby of tower 1 telling me that he loved me and might never see me again as he went into the stairwell to save lives. i never saw him again. courage was digging for nine months on hands and knees, breeding and toxic

when you look at the fact that he has appointed an african-american, eric holden, who will deal with protecting civil rights in blacks in the works place and the arguments with a23ir78 tifa. when we look at the fact that hes a drissed the naacp. so i think there is a difference between trying to make the president an activist lead sbeg dealing with the tollcy. bill clinton who had a policy of welfare reform, and a better policy than barack obama, i don't understand how one can say that. when you look at the fact that this president has said we must deal with unploemts across the board, the worst thing that can happen is they make the jobs to give them conservatives a way to willie horton us. i hope the president does not go for that bait. >> i'm not suggesting that bill clinton's policies for positive. however, barack obama has instituted a set of policies negative to the black people. this year, $85 million were cut from the education budge as an example. >> larry: we will be right back. tightness in my chest came back- i knew i had to see my doctor. he told me i had choices in cont

we'll see you then. >> larry: that's eric hill on top of the scene. we meet representative sheila jackson-lee and she's a he member of the homeland security committee and she chairs the subcommittee on transportation security and infrastructure protection. representative ron paul is a republican of texas, member of the international relations committee. he was a flight surgeon in the air force and ob/gyn in civilian life and ben stooin and columnist with "for tyne." >> were you satisfied with the president's statement today? >> absolutely, larry. i believe the president has always been on top of this issue of securing the homeland. it is not a partisan issue, democratic issue or republican issues. he stood today and indicated we're now moving forward to some items we've already done and improving our security and screening, looking to ensure that we are going after the terrorists whoment to come after us. finding al qaeda wherever it is, and yes, doing an inventory and investigation on what happened and why. but i believe that there are several issues

and because of this critical role, attorney general eric holder has really called it the crown jewel of the department of justice. it takes a very special person to lead the civil rights division. thomas perez was educated at brown university, harvard's john f. kennedy of government and harvard law school. he has devoted his life to public service areas he has worked in every branch of government and at every level, federal, state, and local, serving at different times as a career of pointed and elected official. his background has given him a deep and broad set of experiences to draw from. i will detail his entire background here. you have a handout that does so. that i will highlight a couple of aspects that make them particularly well qualified for his current position. tom's first job after a clerkship was as a career attorney and the civil rights division. he knows firsthand the work the division does every day. he went on to leadership positions in the civil rights division and then served as the direct or of the office for civil rights at the department of health and human ser

. >> c-span christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including eric cantor and david including eric cantor and david gregory, buzz aldrin, and fellow

ahead to 2010 politics, including eric character and david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the war. a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. . the debt deal labor leader fielded questions. the former -- the deputy labour leader fielded questions. she also took questions on the british economy and foreign policiey issues. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have been asked to reply. i am sure the whole house will join me in sending out profound condolences to the family and friends of the two soldiers from the third of volume rifles to die in afghanistan yesterday. we send out the deepest sympathies to their families. this christmas will all be thinking of the bravery and dedication of our armed forces overseas and especially at this time of year. overseas and especially at this time of year, the families who support them. my r

then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very speci

>> eric can. [laughter] >> i know who wants to be the president of europe. >> well, he didn't get it. >> i know. >> i think it's not a pressing question as far as america goes, because i think europe is a trusted place in this country. they think -- you know, we didn't agonize very long about going in head-long into military conflicts in europe in the last decade, because it was europe. while we young our hands, while there were exponentially more devastating genocide being committed in africa. and not taking a position, it's just a way of highlighting the deep connections between. so i don't think we worry much about europe. i think as europe integrates and becomes more powerful, we may over time, because i don't think the average american thinks of europe in the way that europeans want to. >> actually, one of the concerns about the obama administration in europe anyway has been that he tended to take his allies for granted in focusing on reaching out to some of the parts of the world where relat

c-span christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including eric cantor and david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslims in america. then a former c.i.a. intelligence officer on the strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. all next week a rare glimpse into america's highest court through unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting next monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now available c-span's book abraham lincoln great american historians a perfect gift for the history buff. a unique and contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists and writers from early years to the life at the white house an its relevance today. abraham lincoln in hard cover now on digital audio to listen to any time. learn more at c-span.org/lincoln book. host: we wan

that moralistic writer eric was then and continues to be enormously affect this area. but if a fact academic curriculum precept is fascist and bad than what is good? the answer has been hands-on projects in the class and the practicing of formal skills. if it's bad to impose a lot of inter- world learned fact then students will chiefly need to learn how to think. hence the goal became critical thinking skills. but you can see that critical thinking skill as a formal educational goal is a scientific mistake. vertical thinking skills is informal and character. it's powerfully knowledge dependent in every case. just as language skill is powerfully knowledge dependent. such fundamental scientific errors allowed justify a full scale abandonment of the anti-curriculum movements. the most memorable observation about failed education -- arrangements of american schooling was offered in a fine book the learning gap by harold stevenson and james pickler. they said that the chief problem of the american classroom is not racial or ethnic diversity or economic diversity, but divers

>> eric can. [laughter] >> i know who wants to be the president of europe. >> well, he didn't get it. >> i know. >> i think it's not a pressing question as far as america goes, because i think europe is a trusted place in this country. they think -- you know, we didn't agonize very long about going in head-long into military conflicts in europe in the last decade, because it was europe. while we young our hands, while there were exponentially more devastating genocide being committed in africa. and not taking a position, it's just a way of highlighting the deep connections between. so i don't think we worry much about europe. i think as europe integrates and becomes more powerful, we may over time, because i don't think the average american thinks of europe in the way that europeans want to. >> actually, one of the concerns about the obama administration in europe anyway has been that he tended to take his allies for granted in focusing on reaching out to some of the parts of the world where relat

we will hear from a panel that includes david gregory, eric cantor and joseph lockhart. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> please welcome daniel franklin, eric cantor, joseph lockhart, adam boulton, and david gregory. [applause] >> pete has taken you around the world wants and we will go around the world but start with this country. let me introduce our panelists first of all. congressman eric cantor, very familiar to everyone not just in this town but this country. republican whip and a busy year ahead of him. joseph lockhart was chief spokesman for the clinton white house and is now a founding partner of the [unintelligible] which is a large and flourishing specialist in media relations, and very familiar around this town as well. adam boulton is a familiar face on british television but knows his way around washington as well. he was here for the first 100 days of the obama administration, but he is also one of the most experienced and respected commentators on not only british politics but politics around the world. last but not least, david gregory who is the h

a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor and david gregory, buzz aldrin and other astronauts on a legacy of apollo 11, a discussion of muslims in america and the world. . >> there is less spent a month left to enter the contest. create a video on one of our country's greatest strength. it must incorporate c-span programming and show various points of view. winning entries will be shown, on c-span. do not wait another minute. go online for rules and info. host: we will spend the next hour asking you about your favorite books of 2009. the phone lines are open. we hope to get a lot of your comments and your calls. for republicans, 202 737-0002. for democrats, 202 737 0001. independence and others, 202 628-0205. we do this in conjunction with "book tv." september of 1998, 11 years of "book t v." we have a program in every weekend on c-span-2 and this weekend as well. we will bring you some of the events which have covered in the past. the author of "the could soldiers. " we will give back to your calls. -- "the good soldiers." >> "another had not got angry en

including republican congressman eric kantor and david gregory. buzz aldrin on the legacy of apollo leaven. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al-qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now available -- c-span's book "abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president." it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from journalists and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. abraham lincoln -- in hard cover at your favorite bookseller and now on digital audio to listen to any time, available were digital audio downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org/ lincolnbook. >> glenn tilton talks about his company and its growth over the year. united operates 100 daily scheduled fight -- flights. it's remarks that the executives club of chicago are about -- his remarks at the executives club of chicago are about 40 minutes. >> during our presentation, we will have staff members circulating in the au

i will also note that eric was y clear in saying that vermont's success would not be possible without the federal funding through the debbie smith program. having said all that, it's clear we would not be here today, though it is still not a problem. despite the good strides made, and the significant federal funding for backlog reduction we have seen alarmingly reports. a study last year found 12,500 untested rape kits in the los angeles area alone. while los angeles has since made progress in addressing the problem, other cities are reporting backlogs almost as severe. the justice department released a report last month finding that 18% of open unsolved rape cases evidence had not even been submitted to a crime lab. the justice department goes to one key component of this problem. no matter how much money we send to crime labs for testing, samples can help solve cases sit on the shelf in police evidence rooms and never make it to the lab and & it does no good. police officers have to understand the importance of testing this vital evidence. they must learn when testing is appropriate

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory, buzz algren and fellow astronauts and the role of muslim americans in the world, later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al-qaeda and afghanistan and starting at 8:00 pm eastern remembering the lives of william f. buckley, jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ... >> now we're going to examine some disturbing reports that despite the important progress we've made to insure justice for rape victims, in too many jurisdictions large numbers of kits continue to sit untested. when dna evidence taken from rape victims that could be used to convict c

we begin with paul bremer, he was served on presidential encoy voi in eric and chairman on the national commission on terrorism from '99 to 2000. thanks being with us. the president says that humanen and systemic failures on the christmas day bombing. what is your say assessment? >> i think tech kalg problems and tech kalg problems involve massive data bases and how they are handled or not handle. and thirdly, the incident showed there is a massive failure of the screening system. both the physical screening and the conceptual on how you screen, the fact that this guy paid cash for his ticket, didn't have balgage. alarms should have gone off. i think the technical problems are troulging. they are not surprising to me. much more concern are the conceptual problems. >> like? >> well, you know, this administration since it came in office since day one down played the question whether weer involved on a war on terror. they tried to redefine it as not a war on terror. and i think that this has -- this conceptual problem has showed itself in the high firls in the ft. hood incident and this in

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, an nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslim americans in the world. later, a discussion on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreci

., eric cantor and joe lockhart are part of a panel discussing the political events and trends that will shape 2010. >> in the mid-1990's, he was named one of the 50 most influential people to watch in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current study at harvard and what is ahead. >> up next, this is a discussion of the life and career of william f. buckley, jr. he passed away in figure it 2008 at the age of 82. we will hear from richard brookhiser. it is about an hour. >> it is a pleasure for me to be invited to this event. as a guy who works in this liberal city i am sincere because it is a pleasure for me to be invited anywhere. it does not happen very often. [laughter] [applause] to give you an idea of the strange existence a conservative has in the city, for the longest time, the offices of "national review" was located above a rap music studio. the most interesting part of this juxtaposition is when the weather would get warmer and we would open up the windows, this unmistakable odor would waft up and i regret to tell you that " national review" has been produced in a haze

then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very speci

. >> c-span, christmas day a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric cantor and nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy against al qaeda and afghanistan. and start at 8:00 p.m. eastern membered lives of william f. junior and senator ted kennedy. >> we now continue our coverage at the health care debate. next come the senate democratic leaders are joined by the president of the american medical association. the ama has endorsed the senate health legislation. this news conference is just under 25 minutes. >> dr., don't be bashful. we stand closer than ever to making it possible for every american to afford to live a healthy life. never have we been so close to reforming america's broken health insurance system. we're not over the finish line, but we would never have gotten this far without the support of doctors, nurses, medical professionals. we know we did action, not excuses anymore. excuses are no

>> eric can. [laughter] >> i know who wants to be the president of europe. >> well, he didn't get it. >> i know. >> i think it's not a pressing question as far as america goes, because i think europe is a trusted place in this country. they think -- you know, we didn't agonize very long about going in head-long into military conflicts in europe in the last decade, because it was europe. while we young our hands, while there were exponentially more devastating genocide being committed in africa. and not taking a position, it's just a way of highlighting the deep connections between. so i don't think we worry much about europe. i think as europe integrates and becomes more powerful, we may over time, because i don't think the average american thinks of europe in the way that europeans want to. >> actually, one of the concerns about the obama administration in europe anyway has been that he tended to take his allies for granted in focusing on reaching out to some of the parts of the world where relat

then, eric cantor and former white house press secretary joe la carte or part of a panel discussing the political events and trends that will shape 2010. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw a unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. a three disc set, one of the many items available at c- span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> that evening. -- that evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very special forum and thank those watching on c-span or listening on the radio. for me this fall will forever be a sacred space, the si

with that, ambassador eric goosby. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to have an opportunity to talk with you. i would like to begin to -- with acknowledging the efforts of many people from the state department,, usaid, cdc, peace corps and other agencies that all contribute their expertise and field headquarters to make this program work. it is a combination of people all over the world who support people in country to put the programs in place. quite an orchestration. i would also like to acknowledge the efforts of president bush and members of congress from both sides of the aisle for creating and supporting this program. i have been working in hiv-aids for 25 years, both domestically and internationally, and i can remember the days before this program was in place. -- when patients were two-three and a bed, but under the bed, on the floors and the hallway and most of the sub-saharan african countries waiting for treatments that were not available. today the situation is markedly different. we have brought home to millions of people

eric from indiana? what do you hear that you like? >> caller: 31 million more americans are covered by health insurance. things will kick in next year with people being able to extend health insurance through that age of 26 and other stipulations for children to cover pre-existing conditions through the age of 19. i think the foundation of a prosperous nation is healthy and well educated citizens and this is a preamble to us to be able to progress to the 21st century. it is ironic the last caller was talking about been gripping the country. but the lasted ministration ran up a previous debt larger than the last 42 presidents combined. buydown finally glad we're spending money on helping six people then i on a war and the things that do not help our nation. >>host: alabama? did evening. fred. are you there? let's try tenn. >> caller: i have considered myself a republican but i voted for the president but i support the bill because there are millions of people who either cannot be covered by health care or would not be covered orenda cu

. >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics, including republican congressman eric cantor, an nbc's david gregory. buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11. a discussion on the role of muslim americans in the world. later, a discussion on u.s. strategy against al qaeda in afghanistan. and starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr. and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990s, newsweek -- "newsweek" named omar not wasow one of the most interesting people to watch in what -- in cyberspace. sunday night, he talks about his current studies at harvard and what is ahead. that is on c-span's q&a. host: in just a moment we will return to afghanistan tuesday to a number of u.s. service members who are spending this christmas day in afghanistan. as you heard from general gary patton, it is about 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. there in afghanistan. we will get to our service members, marines, soldiers and sailors in just a bit. here is a commentary in the philadelphia inquirer. we're joined by a marine joined bylyle stiffarm. we appreci

attorney general eric holder spoke in october after raids in the u.s. netted 300 suspects. >> i think we have to keep hitting them. to the extent that they do grow back, i think we have to work with our mexican counterparts to cut off the heads of these snakes, and get at the heads of the cartels. >> reporter: still, the cartels have billions of dollars at their disposal. they stepped into a void after the top colombian drug runners were taken down. they now dominate the distribution of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines in the united states. in turn, the mexican groups bring back large caches of weapons bought illegally in the u.s. along what's been dubbed "the iron river". those weapons have so far allowed the cartels to outgun the mexican forces sent to stop them. >> woodruff: and for more on the mexico drug war, i'm joined by david luhnow, "the wall street journal's" latin america bureau chief in mexico city. david, first of all, what more can you tell bus the gunning down of this navy commando's family? >> well, the operation seemed to

. >> eric's journal is filled with hate, hate, hate all the way through. it starts up cleanup onward by the opening night is i hate the act in world and it paid on every page. he started out wanting to kill any ended up killing over the course of the year. but with dylan it's completely different. dillon spent two years writing his journal and the most common word in his journal is love. it's completely unexpected trade to meet dylan was the revelation of his case. he was a loving and sensitive boy with a whole lot of anger, but his anger was mostly direct it in word. he was angry at himself for being such a loser, such an outcast. he wasn't. it was objectively untrue, but that's how he thought. >> host: to atlanta we go. here is an independent color. what was your favorite nonfiction book of 2009? oligo good morning and merry christmas. my favorite book is douglas black men. i believe he cover this book on c-span as well. the subtitle is displacement of black americans from the civil war to world war ii. and i learned a great deal from that book. >> host:

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. >> woodruff: sll, a top house publican, eric cantor of virginia, said his par simply believeshe president's ideas are wrong. >> that is not sething that we think woed back in january, nor do we lieve that it'll work again tay. you just can't snd money that we don't have and keep doi it. >>oodruff: in the meantime, a survey today by the "busins roundtab" found the number of major compans planning layoffs in theext six months outnumber those plning to hire. >> woodruff: we get me analysis of r own now about the presidens proposals and ether more should be done to spur jobreation. it comesrom paul krugman, profesr of economics a princeton unersity and a coluist for the new rk times. he wonhe nobel prize for econics last year. anbruce bartlett. he serd as an economic adviser in the reagan administrationnd in the treasury department during the george h.w. bush administration. he's aolumnist for forbes and writes a blog on econoc issues. his late book is "the new erican economy." thank you both for being wh us. paul krugman, toou first. you've been callinon the president for some timto do more to

eric prints, his family history and basically how he was born and bred into this person who created this blackwater basically mercenary army who feels it's their obligation to destroy the muslim face as christians, basically christian crusaders. >> host: thanks for the comments this morning. here is austin texas, martha on the independent line as we look for your favorite nonfiction book of 2009. >> caller: my favorite nonfiction book is power of illusion by chris hedges. chris hedges is a senior fellow at the institute. he spent two decades as a foreign correspondent. the book says a culture that cannot distinguish between the reality and illusion. are we dying now. he's talking about how and gossip passed for news and information and i think an example of that is sarah palin. look how much publicity she has gotten from the book that has nothing in it and i don't think much of her. but he does talk about the culture of delusion. he goes on to say -- he talks about capitalism which is complicated and unregulated turning in debt into magical assets, corporations manufacturing base had bee