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the reagan library and the foundation, mike and nancy, i just want to say thank you so much for coming, it was just fascinating. were so happy that youre here. >> thank you. ms. . [applause] >> youre watching booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. congressional scholars thomas mann and norman ornstein examine partisan politics in the u.s. government. they contend the level of hyperpartisanship has resulted in a disfunctional political process thats m...

for about a decade. back during the final years of the clinton administration the u.s. had a budget surplus. in the year 2000 the federal government took in $236 billion more than it spent. in the presidential election that year then texas governor george w. bush running against al gore pledged to give that money back to the taxpayers. >> we dont believe the surplus is the governments money. we know the surplus is the peoples money. were going to send some of that money back to the peo...

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tax and spending cuts. whoever is the next president, will they have to adopt something like that next year to solve this problem? >> i think so. that would be the wisest course politically. the problem is when you look at samson-bowles -- simspon-bowls, which came out with the same basic approach. you have to look at the long term. you have to look at social security. and on tax reform to, you have to broaden the base and lower the rates. that was the key and our commission to getting...

first full day in the white house and he will need all 24 hours to get through all of his day one promises. >> what would a romney presidency be like? >> reporter: in his latest tv ad mitt romney lays out an ambitious agenda, he demands they play by the rules. >> reporter: its romneys second day-one ad and he would not only confront china on trade, but seek business regulations and push for tax cuts and -- >> president romney issues an order to replace obama care with common sense, hea...

police suspect her husband, a prominent scientist and he says he was out of town at the time and she doesnt remember. were digging deeper. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com mitt romneys latest campaign ads are full of pledges about what hed do on day one of his presidency, but our reality check shows hed have to wake up extra, extra early on january 20th to start on that to-do list. its a long list. our national political correspond...

>> by then, it was really too late. a lot of the people were left in oklahoma city a few days before the bombing. she, herself, was i blew largely suspected of being an informant. what is shocking is that from the point of view of the fbi and the atf, talking to the agents who were deeply concerned about this problem. they fully expected that the fbi but then somebody else, they would send agents in and start to interview people. and they never did. in the meantime, all kinds of other ...

And what were now seeing is the ultimate triumph of that. you have -- look, american politics has always had two factions. one that wanted somewhat more government, one that wanted somewhat less government. he understood the legitimacy of the other. there were no democrats that dont believe in a free enterprise system as a generator of wealth and goods and services. and most republicans used to say, yes, and we need a government that sets the rules and works together. thats now out of whack. you...

lay low from now. "they took out the openly gay foreign policy strategist. he was told to hide. why is mitt romney letting an advisor get silenced. here is romneys chance to show he is not afraid of the right. what happens for you win a brutal nomination? does anyone like this guy? plus the chinese disdent. republicans are on the attack, why this could be a big moment for better or worse for hillary clinton. and the congress that cant do anything. two scholars say blame the republicans...

virtually millions of people to mars and then going out there and exploring the stars. >> brown: judy woodruff talks with veteran congress-watchers thomas mann and norman ornstein, about extreme partisanship, the subject of their new book, "its even worse than it looks." >> weve never seen it this dysfunctional so unfortunately the title may be alarmist, but its true. >> suarez: and we close with a look at the record-breaking $120 million price tag for one of the worlds most recognizab...