CSPAN schedule for Wednesday, March 29.

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C-SPAN daily alert by the DU CSPAN group. To join and assist, go to http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=320

Every night, the CSPAN GROUP reviews the next day’s schedule and prepares this analysis. The annotated schedule assists DU members when calling or emailing CSPAN JOURNAL by providing information related to the guests and the organizations they represent.

CSPAN JOURNAL telephone numbers:
Democrats [phone]
Republicans [phone]
Others [phone]

CSPAN JOURNAL email: http://www.c-span.org/community/submitwj.asp


CSPAN

07:00 am
3:00 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Washington Journal
C-SPAN, Washington Journal

10:00 am
1:00 (est.) LIVE
News Conference
Judicial Nominations
People for the American Way
Ralph G. Neas , People for the American Way

12:00 pm
2:00 (est.) LIVE
Forum
Military Draft
Center for American Progress
Lawrence J. Korb , Center for American Progress
Phillip Carter , Washington Monthly

05:00 pm
2:15 (est.) LIVE
Forum
The Limits of International Law
American Enterprise Institute
Christopher DeMuth , American Enterprise Institute
Edwin Williamson

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CSPAN2

09:09 am
1:09 (est.)
Forum
Military Transformation Issues
Cato Institute
Charles V. Pena , Cato Institute
Daniel Goure , Lexington Institute

10:19 am
0:40 (est.)
National Press Club Speech
The New European Constitution
National Press Club, Newsmaker
Mark Hendrick , Labour/Co-op, United Kingdom

12:30 pm
1:15 (est.) LIVE
Forum
Political Reform in the Arab World
Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace
Nathan J. Brown , Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace

06:30 pm
1:30 (est.) Forum
Digital Future: Quantum Computing
Library of Congress, Kluge (John W.) Center
Derrick De Kerckhove , Kluge (John W.) Center
Juan Pablo Paz , University of Buenos Aires

08:00 pm
1:30 (est.) Forum
Digital Future: Meaning of Digital
Library of Congress, Kluge (John W.) Center
Brian Cantwell Smith , University of Toronto
Deanna Marcum , Library of Congress

09:30 pm
0:32 (est.) Video Magazine
Soldiers Wounded in Iraq
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
James K. Gilman , Walter Reed Health Care System
Michael Oreskovic , U.S. Army
Duckworth

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CSPAN3

07:01 am
1:07 (est.)
Speech
Freedom from Fear
Hungry Mind Bookstore
David Kennedy
Christopher Hubbuch , Hungry Mind Bookstore

08:08 am
0:55 (est.)
Speech
A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles
Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
Steven Hahn

09:04 am
0:55 (est.)
Speech
An Army at Dawn
National Book Festival
Leonard Downie , Washington Post
Rick Atkinson

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1. 10AM - Ralph G. Neas

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2033

Ralph G. Neas Biography

President, People For the American Way &
People For the American Way Foundation

Ralph G. Neas began his public service career as Chief Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-MA) from 1973-1978, then worked in the same capacity in 1979 and 1980 for Senator Dave Durenberger (R-MN). From 1981 through 1995, Ralph served as Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), the nation's oldest and largest coalition. During that time, he directed the national campaigns that strengthened every major civil rights law, in a political climate not particularly hospitable to civil rights. Landmark laws enacted, with huge bipartisan majorities, included the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, the 1988 Fair Housing Act Amendments, the Japanese American Civil Liberties Act, and the 1982 Voting Rights Act Extension.

In 1987, he led the successful effort by LCCR and its members, including People For the American Way, to block the nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Edward Kennedy, in a 1995 Senate floor statement, described Ralph as the "101st Senator for Civil Rights."

As President of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation since 2000, Ralph has increased the members and supporters of People For from 300,000 to 675,000. He has been a national leader in the efforts to preserve an independent and fair judiciary and to challenge the far-right movement to reverse decades of social justice progress. In addition, he has helped put together and lead coalitions to block a permanent and massive tax cut, to establish the Election Protection program (to help make sure every vote counts), to help build a progressive movement and infrastructure across the country, to amend the USA Patriot Act, and to defend and reform our nation’s public schools.

Ralph has been interviewed many times on ABC's Nightline; CBS Sunday Morning; NBC's Today Show, ABC's This Week; PBS Lehrer News Hour; the nightly news shows of ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox; National Public Radio; and cable television talk shows. He has been profiled in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Congressional Quarterly and The Baltimore Sun.

In October 1987, Ralph was named ABC's "Person of the Week" for his successful efforts on the Bork Supreme Court nomination. During his career, he has been personally criticized in 50 editorials by the right-wing Wall Street Journal editorial board.

He has been honored by organizations representing the spectrum of issues to which he's devoted his career, including the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from LCCR; the Benjamin Hooks "Keeper of the Flame" Award from the national NAACP; the Flag Bearer Award from Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; the Public Service Achievement Award from Common Cause; the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund; the Isaiah Award for the Pursuit of Justice from the American Jewish Committee; the Edison Uno Memorial Civil Rights Award from the Japanese-American Citizens' League; the University of Chicago Alumni Public Service Citation; "Citizen of the Year" from the Guillian-Barre Syndrome Foundation International; and the “National Good Guy Award” from the National Women's Political Caucus.

Ralph G. Neas, a native of Brookline, Massachusetts, earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Ralph has taught at Georgetown University Law Center, the University of Chicago Law School, the University of Iowa Law School, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. From 1995 through 1999, Neas was president of The Neas Group. In 1998, he was the Democratic candidate for Congress from Maryland's 8th Congressional District.

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4. Judicial Nominations CSPAN 10:00 am

10:00 am
1:00 (est.) LIVE

News Conference CSPAN

Judicial Nominations

People for the American Way
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
Neas, Ralph G., President, People for the American Way
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=2033

The People for the American Way Foundation will launch a multimillion dollar national advertising and grassroots campaign urging senators to preserve the 200 year old Senate rule known as the filibuster.

From Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0329-09.htm

Senator Jefferson Smith and Republican Firefighter Ted Nonini “Go to Washington” To Save the FilibusterPeople For the American Way Foundation Launches $5 Million Public Education Campaign

WASHINGTON -- March 29 -- Tomorrow, Senator Jefferson Smith and Ted Nonini, a Republican firefighter who twice voted for George W. Bush, team up together in People For the American Way Foundation’s (PFAWF) multimillion-dollar ad campaign to preserve the Senate filibuster.Sounding the theme that “America works best when no one party holds absolute power,” the TV, print and online campaign is the brainchild of legendary TV producer Norman Lear, founder and co-chairman of People For the American Way Foundation. Mr. Lear worked closely with Joe Lockhart and Carter Eskew of the Glover Park Group to produce the ad.Radical Right Senators Bill Frist, Trent Lott and Orrin Hatch are threatening to pull the trigger on the “nuclear option” soon, perhaps as early as the first week of April. The nuclear option, by eliminating the judicial filibuster, would obliterate more than 200 years of Senate rules, precedent and history. It would remove the last check and balance left in the legislative branch of government.

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2. Noon - Lawrence J. Korb

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=2486

Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow

Lawrence J. Korb is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a Senior Adviser to the Center for Defense Information. Prior to joining the Center, he was a Senior Fellow and Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. From July 1998 to October 2002, he was Council Vice President, Director of Studies, and holder of the Maurice Greenberg Chair. Prior to joining the Council, Mr. Korb served as Director of the Center for Public Policy Education and Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, Dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and Vice President of Corporate Operations at the Raytheon Company.

Mr. Korb served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Logistics) from 1981 through 1985. In that position, he administered about 70 percent of the Defense budget. For his service in that position, he was awarded the Department of Defense’s medal for Distinguished Public Service. Mr. Korb served on active duty for four years as Naval Flight Officer, and retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Captain.

Mr. Korb’s 20 books and more than 100 articles on national security issues include The Joint Chiefs of Staff: The First Twenty-five Years, The Fall and Rise of the Pentagon, American National Security: Policy and Process, Future Visions for U.S. Defense Policy, Reshaping America’s Military, and A New National Security Strategy in an Age of Terrorists, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction. His articles have appeared in such journals as Foreign Affairs, Public Administration Review, New York Times Sunday Magazine, Naval Institute Proceedings, and International Security. Over the past decade, Mr. Korb has made over 1,000 appearances as a commentator on such shows as The Today Show, The Early Show, Good Morning America, Face the Nation, This Week with David Brinkley, MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, 60 Minutes, Larry King Live, The O’Reilly Factor, and Crossfire. His more than 100 op-ed pieces have appeared in such major newspapers as the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Christian Science Monitor.

Books by Lawrence J. Korb:

A New National Security Strategy in an Age of Terrorists, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Three Options Presented as Presidential Speeches

Reshaping America's Military: Four Alternatives Presented as Presidential Speeches

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5. Military Draft CSPAN 12:00 pm

12:00 pm
2:00 (est.) LIVE

Forum CSPAN

Military Draft

Center for American Progress
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
Korb, Lawrence J., Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF...

Carter, Phillip, Correspondent,
http://www.intel-dump.com /

The Center for American Progress will hold discussion on whether the military draft is necessary. Phillip Carter, correspondent for Washington Monthly will argue for the draft. Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, will argue against the draft.

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3. 5PM - Christopher DeMuth

http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.11,filter.all/scholar.asp

Christopher DeMuth

DeMuth researches government regulation. He has been president of AEI since 1986.
Professional Experience
-President of AEI since December 1986
-Editor-in-chief and Publisher, Regulation magazine, 1986
-Managing Director, Lexecon Inc., 1984-1986
-Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1984
-Executive Director, Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, The White House, 1981-1983
-Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Director, Harvard Faculty Project on Regulation, Harvard University, 1977-1981
-Associate General Counsel, Consolidated Rail Corporation, 1976-1977
-Attorney, Sidley & Austin, 1973-1976
-Staff Assistant to the President, The White House, 1969-1970
-Director, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2004-present
-Chairman of the Board, Clean Burn, Inc., Millcreek Manufacturing Company, and DeMuth Steel Products Company, 1993-present
-Director, Insurance Services Office, 1992-1996
-Visiting Committee, University of Chicago Law School, 1998-2001, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1995-1998

Selected TV and Radio

NBC Today Show
PBS NewsHour and Think Tank


Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School
A.B., Harvard University


Articles and Short Publications
Letter to Alexander Lukashenko

Why the Economy Must Remain Job One

Guns, Butter, and the War on Terror





Books
An Agenda for Federal Regulatory Reform

The Neoconservative Imagination



Events
The Patent System and the New Economy

Making the Endangered Species Act Work for Both Species and Landowners

The Case for Democracy

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6. Political Reform in the Arab World CSPAN2 12:30 pm

12:30 pm
1:15 (est.) LIVE

Forum CSPAN2

Political Reform in the Arab World

Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
Brown, Nathan J., Senior Associate,
http://home.gwu.edu/~nbrown /
Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace
http://www.carnegieendowment.org /

The Carnegie Endowment's Democracy and Rule of Law project will hold a discussion on political reform in the Arab world.

<snip>
Featured
Political Reform in the Arab World
Please join the Carnegie Endowment's Democracy and Rule of Law project for a symposium on new steps toward democratization in the Middle East. The discussion features two leading Arab experts on political reform in the region: Mustapha Kamal al-Sayyid and Amr Hamzawy. Tune in on Wednesday, March 30, at 12:45 pm (U.S. ET), for a Live @ Carnegie audiocast.

from
http://www.carnegieendowment.org /

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7. Freedom from Fear CSPAN3 07:01 am

07:01 am
1:07 (est.)

Speech CSPAN3

Freedom from Fear

Hungry Mind Bookstore
St. Paul, Minnesota (United States)
Kennedy, David, Author
Hubbuch, Christopher, Coordinator, Hungry Mind Bookstore, Events

Mr. Kennedy talked about his book Freedom from Fear: The United States, 1929-1945, published by Oxford University Press. The book examined the years of the Great Depression and World War II and how the American people dealt with those events. After his prepared remarks he took questions from the audience.


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Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This book tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities.


The Depression was both a disaster and an opportunity. As David Kennedy vividly demonstrates, the economic crisis of the 1930s was far more than a simple reaction to the alleged excesses of the 1920s. For more than a century before 1929, America's unbridled industrial revolution had gyrated through repeated boom and bust cycles, wastefully consuming capital and inflicting untold misery on city and countryside alike.


Freedom From Fear explores how the nation agonized over its role in World War II, how it fought the war, why the United States won, and why the consequences of victory were sometimes sweet, sometimes ironic. In a compelling narrative, Kennedy analyzes the determinants of American strategy, the painful choices faced by commanders and statesmen, and the agonies inflicted on the millions of ordinary Americans who were compelled to swallow their fears and face battle as best they could.

More at…
http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Histor...

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8. A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles C3 8:08 am

08:08 am
0:55 (est.)

Speech CSPAN3

A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles

Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
Atlanta, Georgia (United States)
Hahn, Steven, Author


Steven Hahn spoke about his 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning book, A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration, published by Harvard University Press, at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta. In the book, Professor Hahn looks at the political activity of Southern blacks during slavery. During his talk, Professor Hahn gave an overview of his findings and explained how he became interested in the subject. He took questions from the audience following his remarks.

Book Reviews -

Original and deeply informed, the book does an excellent job of rendering those devoted 'to the making of a new political nation while they made themselves into a new people.'
--Publishers Weekly


Steven Hahn's A Nation Under Our Feet is the most comprehensive account yet of black politics in the rural South before, during and after the Civil War. Whereas most previous work has focused either on the slave experience or on post-Emancipation struggles, Hahn's book encompasses both and shows the continuities between how blacks fought for self-determination in the two periods...Based on prodigious research in primary sources, A Nation Under Our Feet is one of the most important works in American social history to appear in recent years...This book a major achievement and a landmark in African-American history.
--George M. Frederickson, The Nation

from -
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/reviews/HAHNAT_R.html

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9. This schedule is not perfect!

CSPAN guests are subject to change. I was blindsided by seeing Richard Perle at 9:30 (was not on last night's schedule).

Lesson learned, we need to check the schedule early in the morning, and periodically during JOURNAL (7-10AM).