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today, we are asking your thoughts about the health care vote in the house. this is the first time the house has tried to repeal the bill known as obamacare. do you think it is worth the effort. when you think congress should go from here? you can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media sites on twitter, fiscal -- facebook andy can you tell us at journal.cspan.org. some reaction already coming in on facebook on the health care repeal. one person writes it is a typica...

"the los angeles times" says -- "the orange county register" also with a top headline above the fold -- "the chicago tribune" also tells its viewers what is going on. one of the border states wrestling with its own issues, texas has "the houston chronicle." "the pittsburgh post-gazette" looks at the case. "the atlanta journal constitution" -- georgia is one of its states that has its own controversial immigration law on its books that may be affected by what happened in the supreme cou...

point, of the democracy will respond. id like to think thats the case. its close as i can get to optimism. >> thank you for this. youve been wonderful, thanks. [applause] . . representative hastert recounted his years as a civics teacher, football coach and member of the u.s. house of representatives. he also discussed how he handled the daily responsibilities of the house immediately after the september 11 terrorist attacks. watch an encore presentation of this interview now on booktv...

pointing out that three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail and that is wrong. >> now charles ferguson is back with a new book, "predator nation: corporate criminals, political corruption, and the hijacking of america." >> it is up to the american people to get angry enough to force the leaders to act. it has happened before, and im optimistic it can and will happen again. >> all of that and more coming up. ...

pointing out that three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail and that is wrong. >> now charles ferguson is back with a new book, "predator nation: corporate criminals, political corruption, and the hijacking of america." >> it is up to the american people to get angry enough to force the leaders to act. it has happened before, and im optimistic it can and will happen again. >> all of that and more coming up. ...

[inaudible conversations] >> youre watching the tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> james wright talks about the experiences of u.s. military veterans going back to the revolutionary war. its up next on book tv, although less than an hour. >> good evening. and on behalf of the marines memorial association, i would like to welcome you to tonights program. on the book, "those who have borne the battle." the author is doctor jim wright, and doctor wri...

veterans organization chartered to honor the memory of and commemorate the valor of members of the united states armed forces who were killed, lost or who died in military service. among its list of duties, amongst the list of duties for the marines memorial association is were responsible for maintaining this extraordinary club, the marines memorial club. as a living memorial to those who have gone before and to pay tribute to those who carry on. to learn more about our organization, ...

will look back on the carter years as the good old days? >> newt gingrich gives new meaning to the phrase "lukewarm endorsement." >> is mitt romney conservative enough? my answer is simple -- compared to barack obama? >> no crying in baseball, no lying to congress. order clemmons on file for perjury -- roger clemens on trial for perjury. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- secretary of state hillary clinton, long an advocate of human rights, rights in chin...

to afghanistan. what is our exit strategy? >> as you stand up, we will not stand alone. >> mitt romney tries to go on the offensive. >> who would have guessed we will look back on the carter years as the good old days? >> newt gingrich gives new meaning to the phrase "lukewarm endorsement." >> is mitt romney conservative enough? my answer is simple -- compared to barack obama? >> no crying in baseball, no lying to congress. order clemmons on file for perjury -- roger clemens on trial f...

Creation of 333 jobs during the same month, present he presided 115,000 jobs created. when you extrapolate that from april to april in each respective presidency, reagan created more jobs than obama each around every month for a year two to one. now, david, some historians say he worked closely with tip omeal neal and he cut deals in the best interested of the public and helped speed the recovery. is that in your mind also a difference between reagan and obama who doesnt appear to be working wit...