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american community. it added to problems that a lot of neighborhoods had been facing long before the storm of this recession. long before this recession, there were black men and women throughout our cities and towns who'd given up looking for a job, kids standing around on the corners without any prospects for the future. long before this recession, there were blocks full of shuttered stores that hadn't been open in generations. so, yes, this recession made matters much worse, but the african american community has been struggling for quite some time. it's been a decade in which pro...

left as well. the house and the senate return this week. the senate will take up the defense authorization bill and language in that legislation on the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. go to c-span.org to find out about our coverage on those events. front page of the "new york times" this morning, touching off debate, missouri tells judges the cost of sentences. we want to know from you this morning do you think judges should know the cost of a sentence before they give it out? phone numbers are on your screen. when judges here sentence convicted krms, a new and unusual -- w...

"washington journal." here is the last word from dallas. caller: i want to thank c-span for being there for me. i listen to you every morning. i do not understand why you had someone on the right to represent -- to talk about the issues of shirley sherrod. wouldn't you have someone else beside him to give a more balanced view? host: we are focusing on the conference taking place, that is why we did that today. . also tomorrow morning, a round table discussion on race relations in america. that's all tomorrow morning. and matthew lee with an assessment of hillary clinton's trip to afg...

you had to leave at noon and i will abide by that and not even ask my own question. i know that you understand as a former member of congress when bells ring, i speak for the chairman when i thank you both for very important testimony here today. the hearing is in recess until after the vote. >> thank you. you can see continuing coverage of the oil spill cleanup on the c-span networks. tonight, a kentucky senate candidate forum with republican rand paul and democratic attorney general jack conaway. the candidates discuss agriculture and other national issues including health care, im...

through the tutoring and mentoring of our students, and it through the choice that many of our students have three made through teach for america. we remain to -- committed to confronting the pressing issues. the united states secretary of education comes from a family of educators. his late father was a professor at the university of chicago. his mother has run a south side triggering program for inner- city children since 1961 -- tutoring program for inner-city students since 1961. he helped fund a college education for a class of inner- city children under the i have a dream progr...