Today's Highlights
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New Visitors Center
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C-SPAN cameras recently went on a preview tour of the new Capitol Visitor Center, scheduled to open on Tuesday. Watch highlights from the new Emancipation Hall and two Orientation Theaters. And this Sunday on Q&A, Roll Call reporters discuss issues facing Alan Hantman, then-Architect of the Capitol, as he worked on the project.
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Presidential Election Recap
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Today, C-SPAN focuses on the Nov. 4 elections. First, the Univ. of Virginia’s Center for Politics & CQ Politics hosts an American Democracy Conference with a panel on the 2008 elections (5:10pm ET). Then, pollster Peter Hart asks Republican, Independent & swing voters why they voted for Pres.-Elect Obama (8pm ET).
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Distinguished Authors
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For the next three days, Book TV is broadcasting all day on C-SPAN2. On Friday we present a day of comprehensive interviews with authors discussing their work. You will be able to see authors Steven Pinker, Christopher Buckley & Charles Kesler, Sarah Vowell, and others.
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Recent Programs
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to reporters at the State Department to discuss her upcoming trip to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. Sec. Rice also discussed an upcoming meeting of the 6 Parties Heads of Delegation being attended by Asst. Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill in Beijing.
Washington, DC
: 39 min.
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 Sec. Rice Press Briefing
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Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto conducts a daily briefing at the White House.
Washington, DC
: 33 min.
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White House Press Briefing
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This week, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced to members in the House that the U-K will host the April 2nd G-20 meeting on the global financial crisis. President-Elect Barack Obama has said he will attend the meeting. The economy dominated most of the questions during Question Time. Members asked the Prime Minister about lowering the Value Added Tax, or VAT, and on rising fuel prices during the winter season.
London England
: 30 min.
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Prime Minister's Questions
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The Brookings Institution host, “Voices of America: U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century." The panel discusses the future of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Also, a report from the Institute that gives suggestions for the incoming Obama administration.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 41 min.
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The Brookings Institution Event
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President Bush was accompanied by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on the Treasury Bell Entrance Steps as he made a statement on assistance for Citigroup and cooperative efforts being taken during the presidential transition period.
Washington, DC
: 2 min.
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Pres. Bush Statement
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The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on U.S.-Latin American relations. U.S. and Latin American scholars, leaders, and diplomats discussed a range of hemispheric challenges, including energy, trade, migration and security.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 25 min.
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Discussion on U.S.-Latin American Relations
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The Center for Strategic & International Studies Energy and National Security Program hosted the release of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) “World Energy Outlook 2008.” The presentation focused on future prospects for oil and gas production and post-2012 climate scenarios.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 28 min.
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"World Energy Outlook 2008"
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Colonel Pete Johnson conducts a daily briefing from Afghanistan. He commands the 4th Brigade Combat Team’s 101st Airborne Division in the east-central part of the country and talked about the state of military operations and insurgency attacks.
Washington, DC
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Colonel Pete Johnson Briefing
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This Week on C-SPAN
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Saturday at 6:30pm (ET)
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Communicators: Emily Sheketoff, American Library Association, Washington Office Executive Director
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Saturday at 6:30pm (ET)
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Newsmakers: Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
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Saturday at 7pm (ET)
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America and the Courts: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens & U.S. District Court Judge Jose Gonzalez
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Saturday at 10pm (ET)
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After Words: Rick Wartzman, Author of "Obscene in the Extreme," interviewed by Susan Shillinglaw
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Sunday at 8pm (ET)
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Q&A: Opening of the Congressional Visitors Center
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Wednesday at 5:30am (ET)
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Speech by Queen Elizabeth II at the State Opening of British Parliament
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