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>> fortunately, i am blessed. with dark skin and this beard. >> host: did it make at difference?ficu >> guest: it allowed me to blenf kandah in. >> host: here is his most recent book, rajiv chandasekaran, "little america: the war within the war for afghanistan." thank you, sir. .. captured by wall street and corporate money. both parties are owned by corporate money. the democrats rather shamefacedly or critically. that said, both parties are not equal responsibility for our system. they at least take a stab at governing, even if results are mediocre at best. the republicans by contr...

looking at public opinion, and i was struck by the fact if you ask americans whose the strongest leader barack obama or mitt romney, barack obama wins the contest every time. why do you think this? it's a pretty big gap between the candidates at this time. >> guest: i was shocked by the public opinion polls that barack obama and i can't see why because the democratic convention the achievement a tactic that is killing them lowden. >> host: that's the thing most people remember but i also think that obama has been on the front page in terms of foreign policy and retired in terms of th...

>> you have two options. turn your tv. turn on your computer. you can watch them both. if you happen to be in the area, a beautiful day in washington. about 70 degrees, low humidity. come on down and say hi. the c-span bus is here. you can pick up your booktv bookbag and say hi. we would love to see you. that's our lineup for today. all day long live coverage from the national book festival. in just a minute susan hertog will be starting in history and biography tent. she'll be introduced by the librarian of congress, who is doing a bit of an award right now. when she joined in progr...