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A little more than a year since the disastrous government shut down by a do nothing congress. They agreed on a spending bill that will keep the government funded through september. Lawmakers have until tomorrow evening to read it before a suspected vote hours ahead before the trigger point of another government shutdown. Republicans only approved funding for the department of Homeland Security until february. Homeland security handles immigration, so the bill will give republicans a chance this ...

More a benefactor beneficiary. Nevertheless, when you look at the amounts of dollars that are coming in based on the exploits of the student athlete, you know, should there be some balance in the equities . Absolutely. But are they in the form of salary . Should the whole relationship be in the form of terms, wages, conditions, and benefits which seem to inure more to the idea of employee as opposed to beneficiary, then i would say no, that we need to take a look at how we can balance those equi...

Your ancestors walked on and now their bones lay beneath. Not for sale. The American History tour continues with a new mexico plow and a new mexico pueblo visit to a Spanish Mission in florida that was aimed at converting native americans to christianity. All sunday at 2 45 eastern here on cspan. James rosen on how the u. S. Government wastes millions of taxpayer dollars on the war on terror. Really the only u. S. Official who became who really try to investigate what happened to all the money t...

More on the state of college byletics at an event hosted the big 12 conference. Athletesters, former and University Officials discuss the pros and cons of the current how things might change if some athletes were paid for performance. From the National Press club in washington, this is about 1 15. Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. Of our panelion discussion today, organized and sponsored by the big 12 conference. Collegeathletes athletics occupies a unique position in our...

Is id imagine for texas football. I want to close with a question to each of you. If you had to fix one thing regarding the money aspect of where we are heading or one thing that concerns you most of the road were heading down, what is it, pete . I think one of the things one of the places where were headed right now, jimmy, thats scary to me, is that as and especially at the lower tier schools in the big five, as they struggle to build buildings to compete, as they struggle to catch up, i think...

We have breaking news right now on the sony hack. Cyber criminals behind the breach escalating threats invoking images of terrorism. A new online warning states quote, the world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of september, 2001. The message is urging people to stay away from theaters showing sony film, the interview. Lets bring in Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino and barrons Senior Editor jack hough and we have deputy editorial director of wall street journal i think this is serio...

Chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell. But first, do no harm . We will look at the central role the Health Professionals played in the cia torture program. Ddid doctors violate the nuremberg code banning human experimentation . Then to the 25th anniversary of the u. S. Invasion of panama. Clear this invasion was illegal. It is not debatable. The goals of the United States have been a safeguard the lives of americans, to defend democracy in panama. How in the world do restore that whi...

Allegations the American Psychological association, the largest association of psychologists in the world, secretly colluded with the cia in the torture program. Then we speak to former senator mike gravel. The people must know the full story of what has occurred over the past 20 years within their government. The story is a terrible one. It is replete with duplicity against the public and public officials. I know of nothing in our history to equal it for extensive failure and extensive loss in ...

The shocking new Senate Investigation of the cias post9 11 Interrogation Program. We will speak to reed brody of Human Rights Watch who has spent a lifetime trying to bring torturers to justice around the world. Should Bush Administration officials be the next ones prosecuted . Then to the u. N. Climate change conference here in lima, peru. As the World Marks International human rights day, we will look at how peru has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world for environmentalists...

Administrations use of waterboarding. Ive come to believe firmly that torture is wrong under any circumstances. It is not something that a Civilized Society should sanction. It is something that we as americans should oppose. John kiriakou is the only official to be jailed for any reason relating to the torture program. If we are going to make prosecution or initiate prosecution, those prosecutions cant just be against the people who blew the whistle on the torture or who opposed the torture. We...