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for this program on jane pierce first and harriet lane. both of our guests have books available l where you can read more about these first ladies. one is "remembering the ladies," and "first ladies an intimate portrait of the women who shaped america." thank you to both of you for being with us, and thank you to all of you for being our audience this evening. ♪ 6 >> our series of first ladies continues next week. we will look at mary todd lincoln. we will travel to her childhood hom...

supporting personnel, while at the same time controlling costs in this segment of the budget and would conclude that congress has the responsibility here, too. we look upon you, the general and others to make difficult decisions in your budget submission. we are going to have to look to be a partner and make difficult decisions as well going forward. i acknowledge that and look forward to your testimony again. mr. secretary, sorry we interrupted your statement, but we are prepared to h...

of the newspaper, from news, politics, and policy, who died during 2011, and ask which of those have, in your eyes, the most significant legacy, that their legacy lasts beyond their years with us. were going to give you a number of names and talk about them. richard richard norton smith is at the table with his opinions on some of those. our phone lines and other tweets and facebook also our email lines all open for your participation. here are our phone lines. 202-737-0002 for republi...

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link is absolutely everything. you start how many words, how many letters. you have to compress the length. there are a couple things you cant do with that land. hard to tell narrative story. takes time to set up. hard to do in-depth reporting which by the time he set a scene you have 600 of your 800 words. a calm compared to that is one idea and you hammer that idea. i tried to use michaels more negatively. try to tell a story. it is really compressed. with a book you can spend a coup...

>> host: lets talk about writing a book and the differences from writing a column. >> guest: they are totally difference. a column is 800 words, and length is absolutely everything. you start how many words, how many letters, you really have to compress the length so theres a couple things you cant do at that length. first, its hard to tell a narrative story because it tames time to set up, hard to do in-depth reporting because by the time you set up a scene, you ate 700 of your 800 wo...

600 of your 800 words. so a column you just have one idea, and you hammer that idea. i try to do my columns more narratively, try to tell a story, but its really compressed. with a book you can spend a couple years on something, in-depth knowledge and do it in a more narrative forum, more natural thinking in terms of. and you can do a little better of capturing the climate of something with a column its pretty much whos doing what, and its very specific. but i think were actually influ...

golfer dave stockton. >> most of you when you putt and look at a line youre generally going to look as if youre shooting a rifle at it. up to the make it, youre going ing to try to make it and generally youll miss it low every time. it as important in follow-through as a free-throw. i think the follow-through in putting is crucial. it doesnt have to be much but if it can rollit. the goal for me it sotee the ball roll over that st. by the te it rolls over it i know its going to go into ...

comes to finding authentic viewings to the problems were facing. >> rose: we conclude with a putting lesson from the great golfer dave stockton. >> most of you when you putt and look at a line youre generally going to look as if youre shooting a rifle at it. up to the make it, youre going ing to try to make it and generally youll miss it low every time. it as important in follow-through as a free-throw. i think the follow-through in putting is crucial. it doesnt have to be much but if ...

facing. >> rose: we conclude with a putting lesson from the great golfer dave stockton. >> most of you when you putt and look at a line youre generally going to look as if youre shooting a rifle at it. up to the make it, youre going ing to try to make it and generally youll miss it low every time. it as important in follow-through as a free-throw. i think the follow-through in putting is crucial. it doesnt have to be much but if it can rollit. the goal for me it sotee the ball roll ove...