putting in david petraeus was critical, and resource were critical. he has done both things in afghanistan. the other part that was critical which people don't pay allegation much attention to was the quality of civilian leadership. ambassador croaker was absolutely critical to the success, and the president's own personal commitment-- that's commitment of time, commitment of energy, and commitment of will. and that is part of what he has to do. >> ifill: you can respond to that. >> i was just going to say i think he has made the commitment. he shaved the goal down to a manageable, potentially achieveable level from a while -- a fanneddacy of democratic afghanistan, and he's tripled the forces which is huge commitment. i certainly don't disagree there's dysfunction , also. but i think his commitment to is-- can't--. >> ifill: david, let's talk about this deadline, the july 11 beginning to pull outta date. i don't think he exactly called it a pull-out date. but there is still some discontent, especially on capitol hill, about whether that's even someth

david petraeus is our best hope. if things do not change, nobody can pull it out buof a afghanistan. we are not doing as well as i would like. there is uneven progress for the civilian side is completely dysfunctional. the relationship between the civilian leadership and president karzai has to be changed and repaired. this is a chance to start over. i would urge the president to look at this as a chance to put new people on the ground. if we do not change quickly we will lose a war we cannot afford to lose. i think we can win. america can win. if america loses, this is a nightmare that none of us will be able to live with very long for the july, 2011 policy is confusing. it on the cuts the war effort. it empowers our enemy. confuses our friends and i think it needs to be re-evaluated. general petraeus said in an open hearing that he believes he had the ability to go to the president in july, 2011 or earlier and tell them that things are such in afghanistan that it is not wise to withdraw troops. we may need more. he

senate has confirmed general david petraeus as the new commander for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. the vote today was unanimous. senators from both sides of the aisle had nothing but praise for the four-star general. >> david petraeus has proved that he say winner , and we need to give him every opportunity and remove every obstacle so that he can can help the united states and our allies win in afghanistan. >> we can be certain that when confirmed, he will bring highly experienced leadership and a profound understanding of the president's strategy in afghanistan , which he helped shape as commander of the u.s. central command. >> sreenivasan: petraeus was a key architect of american strategy in iraq and afghanistan. he replaces general stanley mcchrystal, who was fired for criticizing civilian leaders in the obama administration. also today, nato reported another american soldier killed in afghanistan. that made 59 u.s. deaths this month. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: the administration's war strategy has co

host: david petraeus and what is expected to be an easy confirmation. many questions on the troop withdrawal the line. vice-president joe biden is heading to the gulf coast today. president obama is meeting with a group of senators to talk about the energy bill. it is tuesday, june 29. we will begin for the next 45 minutes or so on yesterday's ruling by the supreme court, a 5-4 decision dealing with the second amendment and local laws. our phone lines are open. "washington journal" calling it a five-gun salute, and the supreme court: it the bill of rights. you can join the conversation on line. here's a look at some headlines beginning with the philadelphia paper -- the high court limits the gun ban. meanwhile, from this paper, the justices broadened gun rights. and from the editorial pages -- their right to bear arms, but -- the editors indicate that the decision from yesterday's both correct, and potentially troubling. we will read more from the editorial pages, and more of your reaction on this case decided yesterday, a 5-4 release. the four dissenti

central command general, david petraeus, to replace general stanley mcchrystal as the top commander in afghanistan. let's take a look at the president's remarks earlier today. then we'll talk with michael. watch. >> but war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general or a president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchrystal, i believe that it is the right decision for our national security. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. >> larry: all right, michael hastings, the obvious first question is, how did you get this? how did you get access? how did you get this whole thing done? >> when my editors and i at "rolling stone" came up with the idea to do a profile of general mcchrystal, i simply just e-mailed general mcchrystal's press staff, said we wanted to do a profile, and said if you could give us anytime to hang out with the general that would be great. i was expecting actually no access or perhaps, you know, one or two days or 45-minute interview. when the respons

. >> brown: then interrupts from another confirmation hearing, this one for general david petraeus, the newly named u.s. commander in afghanistan said the u.s. has a long-term commitment to the war. >> it is going to be a number of years before afghan forces can truly handle the security tasks in afghanistan on their own. >> ifill: we examine the fallout from yesterday's arrests of 11 alleged russian spies living undercover in the united states. >> brown: ray suarez talks to film maker carol dysicker. her documentary explains whether afghan army troops are trained and ready. >> a lot of what i saw and came away feeling was not that there was so much something wrong, you know, with them as much as there was something kind of wrong with our expectations. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by chevron. this is the power of human energy. bnsf railway. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation, dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of th

that hearing was taking testimony of general david petraeus, who fell ill during it. you saw just a few minutes ago that the general did return to the room and he is fine. he said that he may have been slightly dehydrated. the hearing was adjourned. senator levin announced that they hope to resume the meeting tomorrow. we have a few minutes of the hearing up to the point where general petraeus took ill, and we will show you that now here on c-span. >> well, do you agree with the comment of president karzai's former intelligence chief that karzai has lost confidence in the ability of the united states and nato to succeed in afghanistan, general? >> i do not, senator. as i mentioned earlier, we just did a video teleconference, it weekly teleconference, with the general mcchrystal. he spent the bulk of that sunday with president karzai in the process of conducting the shura council in kandahar. going to and fro with him as well. in that process, there was no sense on general mcchrystal's part, nor on those of the others who weee with him, that there was a lack of confide

david petraeus agrees with the strategy, and with the timeline for the drawdown in 2011. when he gets on the ground, he will dassess the situation for himself, and at some time make recommendations for the president. that is what in the military commander should do. the president will welcome those recommendations, but at the end of the day the president will decide whether changes are to be made in the strategy, but i would tell you as a going in the proposition, we are all on board. not because we disagree on legislation, because we do that often. but the fact of the matter is, we are so cavalierly dealing with the first amendment, we're so cavalierly dealing with free speech, we're so cavalierly dealing with essential that is the president's decision. and that is everyone's, as far as we're concerned. >> today, stephen harper holds a news conference at the g-20 summit in canada. the leaders of france, germany, china, india, the 19 them, and the u.s., among others are attending. it is focusing on the financial crisis and ways to cut the high debt levels of countries. -p

general david petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watch his appearances at events online any time at the c-span video library. it's washington, your way. >> starting monday watch the hearings for elena kagan. and see re-airs every night at 9:00 eastern on c-span two. to learn more about the nation's highest court, read c-span's favorite book. candid conversation with all the justices. providing uniqueness about -- "washington journal" continues. host: as the g-20 summit wraps up in front and we focus on the reform bill going to the house and senate this week. our two guests talking about the economy and definite spending and where the world stands world bide. with the economic policy institute the vice president of that institute, thank you for being with us and tony fratto contributor of cnbc. thanks for being with us. >> thank you, steve. host: you posted that financial regulatory reform bill -- guest: one is the fact that so much regulatory discretion was left to the regulators that we're going to see three or four years going for

general david petraeus testified yesterday on capitol hill. here is the headline from "the wall street journal." "bipartisan criticism as setbacks star of concern." starting at 9:00 we will have live coverage of that on c-span 3. joining us on the phone, roxanne coming to us from "of the hill." -- from "the hill." what do you expect to come out of today's hearing? caller: good to be with you. i would expect more of the same line of questioning and concerned, but the senate hearing this morning and later on in the house. the main areas of concern are the 2011 deadlines to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan and a date to study the conditions in afghanistan. both democrats and republicans are starting to become significantly concerned with u.s. strategy in afghanistan and are going to ask a lot of questions

then, we hear from general david mcchrystal -- general david petraeus. on tomorrow's "washington journal," we will talk to the house armed services committee member todd akin about the decision to replace general mcchrystal as head of forces in afghanistan, and we will talk to the hon. minister. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> next week, watch the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee elena kagan. watch it on the c-span networks and its c-span.org, and watch it replay on c-span2. >> today, president obama announced he was removing general stanley mcchrystal from command of allied forces in afghanistan. this move came after a "rolling stone" magazine interview went general mcchrystal made comments. this is at the white house. >> good afternoon. today, i accepted general stanley mcchrystal resignation as commander of the international security assistance force in afghanistan. i did so with considerable regret. but also, with certainty that it is the right thing for our mission in afghanistan, for our military, and for

on the "newshour" tonight: afghan and other allies embraced mcchrystal's replacement, general david petraeus, and the senate set confirmation hearings for tuesday. we get three views on what will be different with petraeus in charge. >> brown: then, marcia coyle of the "national law journal" walks us through today's supreme court rulings narrowing the scope of a law used to convict prominent white-collar criminals. >> woodruff: we tell the tale of the longest match in tennis history, finally won by american john isner at wimbledon after 11 hours of play over three days. >> brown: paul solman has a very different kind of sports story: basketball star lebron james' economic impact on the city of cleveland. >> no one really knew where cleveland was. maybe is it close to new york? is it close to chicago? now lebron james gets on the team. "where you from?" "i'm from cleveland. you ever hear of cleveland?" "come on man, i know cleveland-- lebron james!" >> woodruff: and a conversation with scientist francis collins about cracking the human genetic code 10 years later. >> it is just the foundation

general mccrystal and david petraeus and secretary gates have supported that. the only way that you can get the afghan people to focus on the needs to take responsibility for the security of their own country if they understand that this is not an open ended commitment. there is a long-term commitment to afghanistan. this is not an open ended commitment. this is not if you will continue year after year to rely on american troops to provide you with the principal source of your security. the army in afghanistan is the most respected institution in afghanistan. this is not true with the police or the government. this is true with the army. there is no reason given the size and percentage of that army that is able to take the lead according to anyone's analysis that they should not be in the lead. i have made that point repeatedly and from the beginning because i was not even favoring a surge in troops, i felt that we should be sending in equipment and trainers and to get the army to be the one to do the training. we will support troops and tried to do everything

host: what do you think about the selection of david petraeus to replace him? guest: david petraeus has a good reputation on the hill. mcchrystal was a very capable guy. he was particularly effective in terms of special operations. he was very much a get the job done, kind of kick them in the sea, kind of guy, and a man's man, and all. both were viewed as competent, somewhat in different ways. host: david petraeus and general mcchrystal, an architect of the coin strategy, which is being deployed in afghanistan. are you a supporter of it? guest: yes, i think there has to be some kind of overall strategy when you are in one of these counter insurgency situation spirit that has to be a tactic that you are employed in. another general, general allan, a very competent guy, marine corps, was somebody that we got to know when he was at the naval academy. but the combination -- there has to be some sort of a strategy for how you win hearts and minds and develop these situations. one of the big mistakes we can to make is we come from washington, d.c., and if there is a

central command general, david petraeus, to replace general stanley mccrystal as the top commander in afghanistan. let's take a look at the president's remarks earlier today. then we'll talk with michael. watch. >> but war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general or a president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchrystal, i believe that it is the right decision for our national security. the conduct represented in the re cently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. >> larry: all right, michael hastings, the obvious first question is, how did you get this? how did you get access? how did you get this whole thing done? >> when my editors and i at "rolling stone" came up with the idea to do a profile of general mcchrystal, i simply just e-mailed general mcchrystal's press staff, said we wanted to do a profile, and said if you could give us anytime to hang out with the general that would be great. i was expecting actually no access or perhaps, you know, one or two days or 45-minute interview. when the respon

senators like ted kaufman of delaware questioned david petraeus about the withdrawal timeline of july , 2011. >> the point at which, again, the term responsible drawdown of the surge forces begins at a rate to be determined by the conditions. >> so it's not whether we're going to draw down. it's the rate determined by the conditions on the ground. >> that's correct. >> there will be no more new introductions of troops. >> that is not the intention right now. i would never rule out coming back and asking for something more. i think that would be irresponsible. >> also today, defense secretary robert gates cautioned against getting overly negative about the afghan war. he said while the current narrative among politicians and the media may be negative that progress is being made. the military in krygyzstan tried to regain control of osh after days of ethnic killing. the death toll grew to 189. at least 1900 others have been wounded but other estimates range far higher. most of the victims were minority uzbeks, and thousands tried to flee but they've been denied entry into uzbekistan and

later, general david petraeus will update a senate panel on the security situation in afghanistan. our live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern in from the senate armed services committee. coming up this hour, senator byron dorgan will discuss the bp involvement over the gulf oil spill. he serves on the energy and natural resources ommittee. after that, an update on the financial regulation bill. the house senate conference committee will try to work out differences today on the two versions of the bill. versions of the bill.

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put the united states, as general david petraeus said earlier this year, and testified that this weakens the united states and its ability to be an honest player in the middle east and inn the resolution with other nations simply because we are seen as being too pro israeli and uncritically supportive of israel. and i think what complicates it all, if prime minister netanyahu feels threatened at home politically by his own political-- political right. and the way to reestablish as we all know a political leader who is beleaguered is to introduce a foreign threat and to stand up to international pressure. and president obama is not popular in israel because he, ironically, is seen as too pro palestinian and sufficiently uncritically supportive of israel. >> woodruff: it was unfair to ask you but i did and i thank you for your answers. mark shields, david brooks, thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, back to the question of jobs. but this time, a story about the enduring appeal of wall street to some of the nation's top college graduates, even in the wake of the finan

general david petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watches hearings on line at any time on the c-span video library. it is washington your way. >> c-span recently joined members of an environmental group on a visit to grand bayou, louisiana, and a village of native american fishermen. one fisherman gave a tour of oil polluted marsh areas. >> this is the grand bayou village. we have been in this region for centuries upon centuries making our homes and having a life peer in this region. we are native american. we have lived in this region, as i said before, forever. we have seen over a period of time the changes that at come to the environment. some of it is natural, but the majority of it has been human induced. we have managed to adapt and adjust our way of living in order to remain here. we are facing a situation right now with the gulf disaster and the oil and the dispersants used to sink that oil. we are facing something we had never faced before, the unknown. we have no idea how this will impact our communities and the marine life

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begin also connected this on twitter, facebook, and the youtube. >> general david petraeus held a senate committee meeting that he will review the process of engagement for th. it is about an hour and 15 in the -- an hour and 50 minutes. >> good morning. the following begin today's hearing, i want to comment on the loss that our committee, senate, and nation suffered yesterday morning. robert byrd was a member of this committee for nearly three decades. to says he did in all of his senate work, he was a relentless advocate for the enduring traditions of the senate often the shah -- senate including our respect for the legislative authority. hands to exercise and to defend. . . his life's work and legacy will help guide dense and will guide future since -- and senates. we consider the nomination of general petraeus to be commander of the need to international security assistance force and the commander of the united states forces in afghanistan. the general, you testified before this committee just two weeks ago. certainly, no one foresaw the events that bring you to testify here again. w

petraeus whether you could do this in 18 months. sir, i am confident that we can train and hand over to the a.n.a. in that timeframe," general petraeus replied. the president replied that if you cannot do we use a and 18 months, no one is going to suggest that we stay. there was agreement on that. he goes on to say that obama was trying to turn the tables on the military to box them in after they had spent most of the boxing him and. if after 18 months, the conditions in afghanistan stabilized, then the troops could begin to come home. if the conditions did not stabilized enough to begin an orderly withdrawal of u.s. forces or if they deteriorated further, that would undermine the pentagon's belief in the effectiveness of more troops. at the conclusion of an extra field in his west wing office, referring to vice president biden, he was adamant that in july of 2011, he will seek a lot of people moving out. you can bet on it. i do not know if that book is adequate. it does have quotations in it. -- i do not know of the book is accurat

i'm also pleased to nominate general david petraeus to take command in afghanistan, which will allow us to maintain the momentum and leadership that we need to succeed. i don't make this decision based on any difference in policy with general mcchrystal as we are in full agreement about our strategy. nor to i make the decision out of any sense of personal insult. stan mcchrystal has always shown great courtesy and carried out my -- out my orders faithfully. for him and his long record of service in uniform. over the last nine years, with america fighting wars in iraq and afghanistan, he has earned a reputation as one of our nation's finest soldiers. that reputation is founded upon his extraordinary dedication, his deep intelligence, and his love of country. i've relied on his service particularly to design and lead our new gentleman ji -- strategy in afghanistan. all americans should be grateful for general mcchrystal's remarkable career in uniform but war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general, or a president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchryst

general david petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watch his appearances at hearings, briefings and other events online any time at the c-span video library. it's washington your way. a thaw week on "q&a," our guest is the director and producer of a new documentary on charter schools. it's called "the lottery." >> madeleine sackler, what was your immediate reaction when you read in the "new york times" the first sentence of a review when jeanette solos said was a little tweaking, "the lottery," would fit nicely into the marketing materials for the harlem success academy. >> i mean, i think it's an unfortunate description. i've talked to all the families in the film about it at length, because this is a film really about them and about their experience, and they think all of them were a little bit hurt by that because this is a true story. i mean, these are real kids that are experiencing something very difficult and the families are experiencing something very difficult. and so i think to reduce that to, you know, proff grand aor call

forces, general david betray us, -- general petraeus, was here at the committee. he said -- he fainted halfway through this hearing, due to what he described as dehydration. >> we are receiving testimony on the progress in afghanistan, with the commander of central command. the troops deserve our support, and the committee gives them that full support. and the support of their families as well. >> thank you. >> last month, it was announced for the first timm that more soldiers are in afghanistan and in iraq. year since general stanley mcchrystal took command of the naked-let the news from afghanistan has been largely negative. the increase in casuallies -- coalition, and afghan security forces. the mixed results in marjah and the apparent return of taliban intimidation and assassinations of local officialssthere. the failure of afghan government officials to deliver much-needed services to win local alllgiances. the delay in the kandahar campaign. the resiggation of two senior afghan security officials who seemingly were among the most competent members of the cab

that should help the >> we will leave this confirmation hearing of the general david petraeus at this point. live coverage continues on our website, c-span.org. we go live to the u.s. kept all for coverage of today's session of the u.s. house. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend paul powell, first baptist church of tyler, texas. the chaplain: would you bow with me for prayer? our father in heaven, we bow our heads and our hearts before you today to recognize you as the maker of heaven and earth and the author of our liberty. and we thank you for the freedom we enjoy today. grant that these we have chosen to lead us may have the courage and the conviction to preserve that which is good from the past and to lead us wisely into the future. and may they ever be worthy of the trust we and you placed in them. we believe that righteousness exhausts a nation, and so may justice and mercy and truth prevail throughout the land. cause us always to look to you, to bow before you, and to humbly follow you it's my prayer in

host: i wanted to ask you about the general david petraeus' appeared before the armed services committee. he was quickly confirmed. i wanted to ask about strategy in afghanistan. do you believe the u.s.-led coalition there is doing the right strategy? guest: at this point, we are, but there are challenges. i talked about afghanistan not getting enough resources a couple of years ago. we have now put more rhesus -- resources in there. i think the president's target of july -- we are going to determine how many people are coming out to see if it is a good approach. july is the target date to begin the process. host: you do not believe it should be a firm deadline where they begin withdrawing? guest: i hope to be there in october and get some information from general petraeus. then as we move into july, the president will say, we have to do something. the volume should not be determined today. that is something that we should look at next year. i get frustrated with the same old political speeches. we do not know how many people will be withdrawn. let's wait and see the process. but i think

some have suggested that general david petraeus could take over the afghanistan mission himself. "the new york times" in other publications talking about potential successors to general mcchrystal. in that meeting today with his national security team, president obama will have hillary clinton, joe biden, tim geithner, rahm emanuel, and the list goes on of those who will be meeting with the president about afghanistan and pakistan. we want to know what you think this morning. should president obama fire general mcchrystal? marsha on the line for drepublicans, what do you think? caller: i do not think general mcchrystal should be fired. this is nothing but a witch huntt pt is awfully funny that he is making these kind of comments about the war when his own fiancee was murdered by al-qaeda insurgenns. none of the quotations else was directly related to general petraeus. -- i am sorry, general mcchrystal. they were all mentioned by unnamed advisers. i would think that in this day and age of reputable journalism, someone would want to mention those names. host: what do you think shou

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." >> general david petraeus testified on afghanistan this week before the senate armed services committee. he can't tell you to support the plans -- he continued to tell support the president's plans of with a drawl. you can see that testimony later this week. >> take a new look on his tour of america. he has a new book. this is sunday on q&a. >> supreme court justice clarence thomas and the prospect of a new justice. >> it changes the whole family when you bring on a new member. it is different today than what it was when i first got here. i have to admit, we great -- regrow very fond of the court. >> with the confirmation hearings of kagan on june 28, learn more about the nation's highest court in this book, "the supreme court." you'll get unique insight about the court. it is available in hardcover and also as an ebook. >> a member of the afghan parliament talks about what he sees under president car site and offers suggestions for improving the lives of afghans. this is at george washington university. it lasts about 90 minutes. you to george washington university, to the elliot schoo

petraeus continued to support the president's planned to withdraw american troops from that country. we will show you his testimony tomorrow starting at 12:20 eastern on c-span. and now, a member of the afghan parliament talks about what he sees as afghanistan's ineffective government under president karzai and of offers suggestions to improve the lives. this lasts about 90 minutes. >> good morning, and let me welcome you to george washington university and to our roundtable, our ambassador round table series. even though not a formal ambassador, he has an ambassador to the afghan people of the united states and vice versa. this is, i believe, the forty fifth in the series where we have ministers with responsibility for counter terrorism or we have had ambassadors representing their countries in the united states to talk on some of the challenges their countries are facing both domestically as well as regionally. estically as well as --. we are delighted today, and we have some competition. if i were not here, i would be glued to the t.b like many of my friends are, with your consequ

host: kevin barren joins us here to talk to us about general david petraeus and his confirmation heargs set for next tuesday as well as getting a reaction to what happened here in washington during the week with the acceptance of general mcchrystalal's resignation by president obama and the jonl going u.s. strategy in afghanistan. welcome to the program. guest: thanks for having me. host: this is not one of your articles, but this headline, obama managing expectations in afghanistan. how is the administration being perceived as managing the expectations in afghanistan by troops in the field and by afghans in afghanistan, the people that the troops have to deal with? guest: well, in the last week we have seen the pentagon roll out a new kind of talking point that even though things aren't going as well as advertised and from mcchrystal's worlds himself there's a lot of progress, and we have seee a lot of administration officials speaking to the press from secretary gates, from general petraeus, telling the troops, telling the afghans the story of the last year really since mcchrystal cam

. >> david petraeus said he will want review the rules of engagement in afghanistan. this is about an hour and 50 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. before we begin today's hearing, i want to comment on the loss that our committee, senate, and nation suffered yesterday morning. robert byrd was a member of this committee for nearly three decades. just as he did in all of his senate work, he was a relentless advocate for the traditions of the senate. including our respect for the legislative authority that the constitution places in our hands to exercise and to defend. . . general, you testified before this committee on afghanistan just two weeks ago, and certainly no one foresaw the events that bring new to testify here again today. when confirmed, you will bring highly experienced leadership and a profound understanding of the president's strategy in afghanistan, which you helped shape as commander of u.s. central command. i want to thank you for your willingness at the president's request to leave that position to take charge of the campaign in afghanistan. we appr

then general david petraeus, the president's nominee to take over in afghanistan testifies before the senate armed services committee. that is set 9:00 friday a.m. eastern. now lawrence summers on the plan to increase the spectrum available for wireless devices. he spoke for an hour on the new america foundation for job creation and technology. >> my name is michael, and it is so great to see a full house. and it looks like standing room only, and larger numbers are watching on our webcast and will be viewing this on c-span, which has cameras recording today, which means offices on the record, and at that and, larry summers -- which means this is on the record, and at the end we will take questions. sand and identify yourself. there is a microphone that will go around, because we want to make sure everything gets on of these video feed securewe're vey -- video feeds. we are pleased to have larry summers to talk about how we can create jobs and sustain economic growth. it isn't testament to the growing importance of broadband if the president would his send his chief economic adviser t

petraeus who has been put in command of u.s. troops in afghanistan. a recent poll questioned citizens from 22 nations about their attitude toward president obama. we will talk to richard wike. it is live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. tonight, harry reid and it mcconnell talk of unemployment benefits. and house oversight committee meeting on a mortgage foreclosures. president obama talks on the regulation bills. >> let me say to the american people but this is a change in personnel and not a change in policy. he fully participated in our review last fall. he both supported and helped design the strategy that we have in place. >> learn more about the president's choice to head u.s. forces in afghanistan. in general petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. what his appearances online anytime online at the video library. it is washington your way. on thursday, an effort to extend the eligibility of unemployment and if it failed in the senate. here is some of the discussion on the issue before and after the vo

then members of the senate armed services committee question general david petraeus about the war in afghanistan and later, president obama's meeting at the white house with b.p. executives. >> from tomorrow's -- on tomorrow owes "washington journal," joe wilson and a talk with kathy castor about the gulf oil spill and david michaels on protecting the safety of those working in the clean-up effort. >> this weekend on c pan 2's book tv. growing up between arabs and israelis. charles bowden. and on afterwards vietnam veteran on the novel that took him to 30 years to public. matterhorn. find the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and join us on twitter. more than 30,000 viewers already have. >> defense secretary robert gates and joint chief of staff chairman were on capitol hill today to talk about next year's defense budget. president obama is requesting $708 billion for the next fiscal year. it is the largest defense department budget request since world war ii after adjusting for inflation. members also asked questions about military operations in iraq. we begin with questions by

petraeus testified on afghanistan this week before the senate armed services committee and continue to support the president's plan to begin withdrawing american troops from that country beginning next summer. we will show you his testimony tomorrow, starting at 12:20 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a member of the afghan parliament talks about what he sees as afghanistan's ineffective government under president karzai and offer suggestions for improving the lives of afghans. this event at george washington university last about nine minutes. -- about 90 minutes. >> good morning, and let me welcome you to george washington university, to the elliot school here and to our roundtable -- our ambassador roundtable series. even though not a formal ambassador, he certainly is an ambassador for the afghan people to the united states, and vice versa. this is the 45th in a series where we have had either ministers with responsibility for counter-terrorism or ambassadors representing their countries in the united states to talk on some of the challenges their countries are facing, both domest

petraeus. much of the credit has gone to general petraeus. the credit is richly deserved, but not enough people understand absolutely indispensable role that general odierno played both in conceiving of the surge strategy, and driving it day in and day out, hour by hour, toward victory. there is no way that the surge could have succeeded without him. general odierno's forward- looking and adaptive leadership make him an ideal choice to head of our joint forces command. you'll be in the forefront of defining and shaping our force under a diverse array of challenges in the years ahead. from into it -- from uncertainty to a humanitarian relief embark -- from insurgency to a humanitarian relief effort. general austin carried out the critical work of consolidating the success of the surge and beginning the transition to an iraqi leadership. perhaps the highest compliment i can take to general austin is that he took over for general o'donnell as is operational - general odierno as operational command

general david petraeus has been on c-span more than 40 times. watches appearances on line, any time, at the c-span and video library. it is washington, your way. >> the supreme court confirmation hearings of the elena kagan are set to begin next monday. we are the only network bring you in -- bringing you on and drop the coverage. that is live monday on c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. joini us here is quin hillyer. senior editorial write wear the washington times. we're talking about elana kagan confirmation hearings beginning on monday. in fact the washingtonimes has a two thirds after page editorial this morning. the case against kagan. mr. hillyer, it seems, before we get into the specifics, it seems that not a lot of people have paid attention to this supreme court nominees. that affair statement? >> i think that's fair with the oil spill in the gulf and everything going on in afghanistan. this just hasn't made it to the top of the news. next week, it will. the hearings start. host: case against kagan. this is what the washington time