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Have you come over this is booktv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Heres our prime time lineup. Tonight at 6 45 p. M. Eastern, chris paps reports on the only state capital to file for bankruptcy. Then at 7 45, pulitzer prizewinning science and Technology Reporter john markoff examines the future of robot technology. And at 9 p. M. On after words, minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar discusses her life and political career. Then at 10 eastern, juliana bar bass saw with the Associated Press t...

In wrapping up the list will have information on the oregon trail. Many of these authors have or will be appearing on book tv. You can watch them on our website, book tv. Org. Historian jay winick is next on tv. He examines the political and military decisions that influenced fdr in 1934. [applause]. Thank you very much for that introduction steve. I want to give athe lights out there very bright dash i want to give a quick thanks to those who made this possible. This is their stepchild or brain...

To talk about two examples, case studies, if you would come of the approaches that we took when i was in the senate to actually get things done and move things forward. Ive had fellow senators during my tenure who had come to the end of 5 years and say they werent even able to get an amendment that theyve introduced to a vote on the senate floor. I will take two cases here to show you the way that we were able to do this. The first is on the post 9 11 g. I. Bill which i believe is the greatest E...

As president , but warning against taking them out on an arbitrary time line next year. The president announcing today that he would keep nearly 10,000 troops in the region until october 2016 and then cut back to 5,500 in early 2017. In a statement the majority leader said the decision to reduce troop numbers should be left to the next president. You can read more here at the washington examiner. Weve heard from the chair of the Armed Services committee, who released a statement saying given the...

Found to be acceptable. There will be a much more impartial and objective approach that says, that is looking at this issue. If the waivers are perceived on a large scale. Thank you. We are about to take a 10 minute rate but before we do, join me in thanking our guest. [applause] on the next washington journal, a look at efforts to renew funding for transportation and highway projects as Congress Heads toward an october 29 deadline. Kiesling of the hill newspaper joins us. Discusses a terrell ne...

Were what was different about the protein that had the mammoth version versus the protein team with the elephant he found the mammoth was better at caring oxygen to the body at low temperatures. This is a pretty good target for something to change if we want to take a tropical adapted elephant and turn it into arctic mammoth. Theres a team around the corner that has been working on this question compiled a list of genes that are different between elephants and mammoths. They have attempted to ma...

Climate change, they are a top predator that is very precisely adapted to their particular habitat. Youre youre right, when that habitat disappears, they dont have any diversity which would allow them to adapt to different habitats that are around. The bears have an interesting strategy dealing with this. We discovered recently. Not only that its happening right now for Climate Change it every time the Climate Changes rapidly in the past, the same things happen. They breed with brown bears. They...

You are talking about, sir. Lets hear from cheryl in florida, the independent line. Good morning. Caller good morning. Very glad to be here. I would like to ask the guests this morning if he thinks the United States of america is too dependant on chinas money . Go ahead. Its true that the largest external creditor for the government is china. If china had not been able and willing to lend a lot of money to the United States, who would have . Somehow the u. S. External deficits had to be financed...

You are talking about, sir. Lets hear from cheryl in florida, the independent line. Good morning. Caller good morning. Very glad to be here. I would like to ask the guests this morning if he thinks the United States of america is too dependant on chinas money . Go ahead. Its true that the largest external creditor for the government is china. If china had not been able and willing to lend a lot of money to the United States, who would have . Somehow the u. S. External deficits had to be financed...

There is a way things are going today in the United States. Were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied if you are asked the same question, how would you respond . We want to hear from you. If you are satisfied from with the way the country is going, tell us. If not, tell us why. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. And for independents, 202 7488002. 250 people so far post and on our facebook page. If you want to send an email, go to journal cspan. Org. Some of the respondents on t...