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House Begins Debate on Health Reform

House Begins Debate on Health Reform

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The House is now debating the rule for debate on health care legislation. Members will have four hours to debate the Democratic bill (H.R. 3962) and an hour for the GOP bill. Also, coverage of events with Pres. Obama, House Democrats & Republicans.

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Swine Flu Outbreak

Book TV Commemorates 20th Anniv. of the Berlin Wall

Book TV Commemorates 20th Anniv. of the Berlin Wall

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This Saturday, fmr. U.S. diplomat W.R. Smyser recounts meetings between JFK & Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in, "Kennedy and the Berlin Wall." Then in "Tear Down This Wall," Romesh Ratnesar dissects Pres. Reagan's speech in West Berlin on June 12, 1987. Later, reporters Shushannah Walshe and Scott Conroy relate their coverage of the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign in their book, "Sarah from Alaska."
Cmte gets Flu season update, considers additional action

Cmte gets Flu season update, considers additional action

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In June, Congress appropriated $7.65 billion for agencies to use to respond to the H1N1 "Swine" flu. Last week, the House Appropriations Cmte. examined how those funds are being used for public health programs. Witnesses also provided an update on the distribution of the vaccine.

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Pres. Obama Weekly Address In his weekly address, President Obama discusses the shooting at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas and pays tribute to those who helped end the violence.
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  • Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) Address at the Iowa Republican Party Fall Event

  • After Words: Harry Maclean, Author, ''The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption''

  • Newsmakers: Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte. Chair Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

  • Q&A: Melvin Urofsky, Author, ''Louis D. Brandeis: A Life''

  • Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses the 2009 General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federations of North America

  • 20th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Addresses by German Chancellor Merkel, Russian Pres. Medvedev, and US Sec. of State Clinton

  • Prime Minister's Questions, British House of Commons
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