Today's Highlights
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Hearing on Financial Oversight
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Christopher Cox, Security and Exchange Cmsn. Chair., is expected to react to criticism of the SEC made in yesterday's Senate Banking Cmte. hearing. He joins fmr. Fed. Reserve Chair. Alan Greenspan & fmr. Treasury Sec. John Snow at today's House Oversight Cmte. hearing.
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Recent Programs
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) hosts a press conference to announce legislation establishing a national blue-ribbon panel to investigate the causes, handling and way forward for America in the midst of the current economic instability.
Washington, DC
: 36 min.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) conducted a press conference on national security, the economy, and his tax proposal, and responded to questions from reporters. Following that, he spoke to voters at a campaign rally in Richmond, VA.
Richmond, VA
: 39 min.
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks to voters at a "Road to Victory" campaign rally in Manchester, NH.
Manchester, NH
: 27 min.
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Wells Fargo Chairman Richard Kovacevich spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California. He discusses the evolution of banking and finance from WWII to the present and beyond. He also touches on the battered banking industry, American culture and the iconic company that he heads.
San Francisco, CA
: 1 hr. 8 min.
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Martin Luther King III convenes a meeting of the world’s foremost civil rights and social leaders to galvanize a national debate to confront poverty, civic disengagement, and violence.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 54 min.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson talked about the global economy and financial markets, economic relations with China and the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). This was the keynote speech at the annual gala of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
New York, NY
: 16 min.
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British P.M. Gordon Brown answers his weekly set of questions from the members of the House of Commons. This week, the session focused largely on the national & international economy, government efforts to rescue banks, and government programs to help homeowners.
London, Englad
: 32 min.
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The Council on Foreign Relations hosted the 2008 Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa Policy in Washington. Jacob Zuma, President of the African National Congress, South Africa, discussed the state of South African politics, South Africa's role in addressing regional challenges, and his thoughts about his country's future.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
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Stabilizing the financial markets will require a "society that spends less and saves more," believes Alice Rivlin, the first woman director of the OMB (1994-1996). She testified before a House Financial Services Cmte. hearing on possible market regulations.
Washington, DC
: 5 hr.
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The two Senate election campaign chairmen talked about the state races during a National Press Club breakfast. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) described Senate seats in play and the status of campaign efforts.
Washington, DC
: 59 min.
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This Week on C-SPAN
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Confronting Childhood Obesity, Morehouse School of Medicine
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Senate Banking Cmte. Hearing on Regulatory Response to the Credit Crisis
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House Oversight & Government Reform Cmte. on The Role of Federal Financial Regulators
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Maine Senate Debate - Sen. Susan Collins (R) v. Rep. Tom Allen (D)
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Friday at 10am (ET)
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House Education and Labor Cmte. Hearing on Economic Recovery: Spurring Job Growth
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Saturday at 7pm (ET)
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America and the Courts: 2008 Election & the Supreme Court
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Saturday at 10pm (ET)
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After Words: Andrew Bacevich, ''The Limits of Power'' interviewed by Ivan Eland
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