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[applause] booktv is on facebook. Likes to enter act with booktv guests and viewers. Watch videos. Facebook. Com become tv. And now on booktv, npr media correspondent David Folkenflik talk about the rice and near fall of rue bert Murdoch News Corp and how mr. Murdoch was able to survive the recent bribery and phone hacking scandal in england. This is a little over an hour. [applause] thank you. Thank you for coming. Just turn the lights up. You have to make noise every now and then and well know...

We must be suspicious of legal classifications based solely on sexual orr orientation. And we must endeavor in all of our efforts to uphold and advance the values that once led our forbearers to declare unequivocally that all are created equal and entitled to equal opportunity. Now, this bed bedrock principles immutable, timeless, and it goes to the very heart of a what this country has always stood for even though the cause of civil rights has shown our understanding of it evolves over time. As...

Riders from new york to boston than all other airlines put together. 50 of people that travel this distance. And between washington d. C. And new york city, amtrak carries twice as many passengers as all Airlines Come bind. Today it carries 75 of inner city travel letters between new york and washington. Amtrak has done all this with the threat of funding cuts and privatization especially of the profitable northeast corridor hanging over its head. We know that in other parts of the world privati...

Her decision. Later today, she will have a face to face meeting with the president. The focus has turned to john kerry. The hill will be relatively quiet today. The house and senate not in session. John boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. They did meet last night for about 50 minutes. It is friday, december 14. We are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. Her decision to take her name out of consideration. What does this tell you about washington ...

Form 1040, they have a pie chart that shows this goes to defense, this goes to social spending, paying interest, but i really think it could be much more detailed. I think that kind of education, letting taxpayers know where their money is going, will make a more informed citizenry and update the debate on where you want your money to go as the tax paying public. That is something that i am strongly advocating. I think that will go far. That is the first step to saying, wait a minute, i do not w...

Across the nation more than 82 billion in direct spending in one year. The highest burden is in the south where it cost about 35 billion in one year. Are you concerned not expanding medicaid would exacerbate the disparities and leave more people as the sickest in our nation and increase the financial costs in the end . They are going to come to you at some point without having Preventive Care or Health Care Maintenance when they are very sick and cost the state more. Thank you very much to focus...

He was finishing a press conference down the hall. With every passing day, the republicans are calling on john banner to guarantee tax cuts to the middle class. Today, sen. Cornyn will be the second ranking republican next congress. Theyll call upon john bennett to the reasonable thing. They will have this below sooner or later. Those rates go up by operational law on dec. 31. Luol and he said this all, this is true. Within threequarters of the American People including 61 of republicans agree w...

Federal Health Care Benefits to be tested for drugs. For our first 45 minutes, talk about the details of the case. We want to gain your thoughts on the topic. Heres how you can reach out to us on the phones. The numbers are on your screen. On our social media channel, you can reach us on twitter, facebook, or email. As far as the polling, we posted a question must night. There is responded this morning. For those taking it, 75 say that yes, people should be tested. No,t 594 people said welfare r...

Agreed on. Betty. Ken, Union Leaders call this a close vote tonight, but in the end, the contract was ratified and there will not be a strike. Here are the specifics. In this third deal, it calls for a 9. 5 pay raise over three years for members and Health Insurance premiums will go from 0 to 120 a month. Local 192 represents about 1700 bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers and clerical and other workers. They rejected the two deals between the Transit Agency and Union Leaders. They were close to ...

The rain is likely around the bay area. Here is a look at your numbers 36 for fairfield. 46 and antioch. Mild and San Francisco 53 degrees. 39 in novato. As retail look at your afternoon highs evethe upper fiw 60s. 57 for richmond. San francisco 61. Here is the big weather story satellite and radar is monitoring the system that will push in from the pacific with that we will experience light rain here in the bay area however, this is not a huge rain maker. The majority of the rain is falling lat...