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Congressional leaders are blaming each other. The world is watching the debt ceiling deadline is fast approaching. Mike has more from the white house. There is growing alarm in washington among government officials an certain that the government is coming far too close playing with fire. Without action from congress and toward it coming right now. John boehner the House Speaker says while he agrees that the debt ceiling will have catastrophic results on the worldle wide economy. Hes not going to...

Real money on twitter. Its day two of the government shut down. Congress has bigger fish to fry in the coming days. It needs to pass legislation before october 17th after which the treasury says it cant pay the governments bill. The legal debt limit is 16. 7 trillions. The treasury already hit that money in may but has been using extraordinary measures to keep paying the bill. October 17th is really, according to trerb try secretary, the end of the line. Democrat want to raise the limit. Republi...

Deadly cholera epidemic. The disease has killed thousands of people there. Good morning, and welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. President obama is expected to nominate janet yellen to replace ben bernanke as the head of the Federal Reserve. Yellen is a respected economist who has a long history with the fed. Patricia takes a closer look at the woman who could soon hold one of the most influential jobs in the world. In the class photo of the g7 financial Leaders Summit in may, shes t...

Tell us what you think about our programming this weekend. You can tweet us at booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an email. Nonfiction books every weekend on cspan2. And now from the 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas, a discussion of president Lyndon Johnson and first lady ladybird johnson. This is just over 50 minutes. Hi, and welcome to the texas book festival. D my name is carol dawson, and iw love being a moderator every year at the texas book festival, and i part...

The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our stronghold and defense, your judgments and will are perfect, so we place our trust in you. Thank you for the privilege of speaking to you in daily prayer. Forgive us when our prayers are so other worldly they are no earthly good. Forgive us also when we put politics ahead of progress. Lord, strengthen our senators today, helping them to not throw away their confidence in you. Inspire them to persevere in seeking to do your will, knowing that your promis...

1. And i ask for five more minutes. The presiding officer is there objection . Hearing none. Ms. Landrieu so this is the record. When people say democrats havent been willing to negotiate, that is false, false, false. We have been trying to negotiate for six months, and the way you negotiate is going to a budget committee. Now we are in control of the senate. The people elected us. No one appointed me here. The people of the United States elected us in a fair and square election. Some of us won ...

Applause ] [[ applause ] welcome governor martinez. We are pleased to have you here. Good afternoon. Lieutenant governor; Senate President pro tempore; mr. Speaker; democratic and republican leaders; esteemed members of the new mexico legislature; honorable members of the judiciary; former new mexico governors; tribal governors; senator udall; representative lujangrisham; representative lujan; distinguished guests; the states first gentleman, my husband, chuck franco; my stepson, carlo; my dear ...

Start on an issue that all of us i think are coming together on, no matter what party were in, and thats whats been happening to our military families. On sunday, as noted by the senator from kansas a few moments ago, Sergeant Patrick hawkins from carlisle, pennsylvania, was killed in action in afghanistan when his unit was attacked with an i. E. D. He was moving to the aid of a wounded range whefers killed. Due to the shutdown, Sergeant Hawkins family cannot receive the death benefit freu provi...

A Strong Economy relies on fairness and inclusion. And if we follow this, we will do three things. Create more jobs and deliver stronger education and build an economy that works for everyone. Of course, Economic Growth starts with jobs. Recovery began in january of 2010 and illinois has added 280,000 private sector jobs. Unemployment was at 11. 3 at the height of the great recession. Today it is at its lowest point in almost five years. Since last may billina has led the midwest and new jobs cr...

While were on the subject of Public Safety, im once again asking this legislature to repeal the dangerous law that gives drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. [ applause ] weve seen several fraud operations busted recently. Just last year, an elaborate scheme was uncovered in eastern new mexico where hundreds of drivers licenses were sold to illegal immigrants. The ringleader bragged that he made 30,000 a month. Ive put forward a strong compromise to repeal this law and still allow driving pri...