C-SPAN Schedule

< Thursday, February 23 >

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7:00 am ET Approx. 3 hr. LIVE Washington Journal Program 02/23/2012 7:00-7:45 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:45-8:30 TUCKER CARLSON
Daily ...
7:00-7:45 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:45-8:30 TUCKER CARLSON
Daily Caller Editor in Chief
& Fox News Commentator

Topic: Reaction from last night's Republican debate in Arizona and a look ahead to the Michigan & Arizona primaries next week.

8:30-9:15 REBECCA WILKINS
Citizens for Tax Justice
Federal Tax Policy Senior Counsel

Topic: President Obama's announcement yesterday that he is proposing a cut in the corporate tax rate from the current 35% to 28%, and ending dozens of loopholes and subsidies he said lead companies to move jobs and profits overseas. Manufacturers would receive incentives so that their effective tax rate could be even lower. Many leading congressional Republicans have proposed a 25% corporate tax rate.

9:15-10:00 LOREN STEFFY
Uplink Houston Chronicle
Business Columnist
Locator: Houston

Topic: Guest will discuss the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to work together on oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Host: Peter Slen
7:00 am ET Approx. 45 min. LIVE WJ: News Headlines & Viewers' Calls
7:45 am ET Approx. 45 min. LIVE WJ: Tucker Carlson (Daily Caller Editor in Chief) on Republican Debate
8:30 am ET Approx. 45 min. LIVE WJ: Rebecca Wilkins (Citizens for Tax Justice) on President Obama's Tax Proposal
9:15 am ET Approx. 45 min. LIVE WJ: Loren Steffy (Houston Chronicle) on Gas & Oil Development in Gulf of Mexico
10:00 am ET Approx. 1 hr. LIVE House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee: Hearing on Women's Health LIVE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE
10a Hearing on Women s Health ...
LIVE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE
10a Hearing on Women s Health
Chair: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi( D-CA)
Members, Democratic Steering & Policy Committee

Witness: Ms. Sandra Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University, who was
blocked from testifying at a recent Oversight and Government Reform
Committee hearing by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

10:00-11 am 340 Cannon House Office Building
For more information :
11:00 am ET Approx. 1 hr. LIVE WH: Gene Sperling (Nat'l Econ Council) Jon Leibowitz (FTC) & Sec. John Bryson
2:30 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. 50 min. LIVE WH: President Obama Energy Speech in Miami, FL
5:30 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. LIVE CSIS: TCU's Schieffer School of Journalism Series on "Iran: U.S. Policy Options"
8:00 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. 33 min. World Economic Forum (Day 4) WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM WKND STAFF/TBD
5:30am-7am ET / 10.30-12.00 Global Economic Outlook ...
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM WKND STAFF/TBD
5:30am-7am ET / 10.30-12.00 Global Economic Outlook 2012
What trends and issues will shape the global economic order in 2012?
Ali Babacan , Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs of Turkey
Furukawa , Minister for National Policy, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Science and Technology Policy of Japan; Global Agenda Council on Japan
Lagarde , Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; Foundation Board Member
Osborne , Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
Tsang , Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
B. Zoellick , President, The World Bank Group, Washington DC
Chaired by: Martin Wolf , Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, United Kingdom
FTP (Available for Air - Weekend OR Week of 1/30)
6:39 am ET Approx. 1 hr. The Emergency State David Unger
7:39 am ET Approx. Book TV Website
7:40 am ET Approx. 2 hr. 49 min. Cyber Security Act of 2012 Witnesses testified on the Cyber Security Act of 2012, bipartisan legislation that would give the ... Witnesses testified on the Cyber Security Act of 2012, bipartisan legislation that would give the Homeland Security Department power to identify vulnerabilities and set regulations requiring operators of critical networks to improve security or face penalties.

This program was pre-empted by a House pro forma session. Part 2 is continued in program identification number 304463-101.
10:30 am ET Approx. 40 min. LIVE RTTWH: Mitt Romney Addresses Associated Builders & Contractors in Phoenix, AZ Road to the White House in Arizona
Thursday, February 23, 2012

LIVE on C-SPAN2 & ...
Road to the White House in Arizona
Thursday, February 23, 2012

LIVE on C-SPAN2 & c-span.org

10:30am ET
Mitt Romney Addresses Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Board of Directors Meeting
Arizona Biltmore Hotel
Phoenix, Arizona
www.abc.org

NOTE: He will be introduced by ABC National Chairman Eric Regelin. The event will last about 30 minutes as our crew will only be able to cover his remarks and not the entire meeting.
10:30 am ET Approx. 40 min. LIVE RTTWH: Mitt Romney Addresses Associated Builders & Contractors in Phoenix, AZ Road to the White House in Arizona
Thursday, February 23, 2012

LIVE on C-SPAN2 & ...
Road to the White House in Arizona
Thursday, February 23, 2012

LIVE on C-SPAN2 & c-span.org

10:30am ET
Mitt Romney Addresses Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Board of Directors Meeting
Arizona Biltmore Hotel
Phoenix, Arizona
www.abc.org

NOTE: He will be introduced by ABC National Chairman Eric Regelin. The event will last about 30 minutes as our crew will only be able to cover his remarks and not the entire meeting.
5:31 pm ET Approx. 10 min. Rubio & Bolden portion SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION-SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENC AND SPACE TAMARA/CH. 8
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SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION-SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENC AND SPACE TAMARA/CH. 8
Future of Human Space Exploration
The purpose of this hearing is to address and articulate NASA s goals for human space exploration and how they complement the complete exploration portfolio, including support and utilization of the International Space Station, technology development, international collaboration, and commercial activities. Administrator Bolden has been asked to provide the broad picture of NASA s exploration portfolio, while NASA center Directors Cabana, Coats, and Lightfoot have been asked to discuss the details of implementation of programs at their respective centers.

Panel One:
Charles F. Bolden Jr. administrator, NASA
Panel Two:
Robert D. Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center, NASA
Michael L. Coats, director, Johnson Space Center, NASA
Robert M. Lightfoot, director, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

10a-12p 253 Russell SOB www.senate.gov
FEED LIVE
Also LIVE on C-SPAN.org
5:42 pm ET Approx. 10 min. Senate Re-Air: Sen. Brown (D-OH) on John Glenn LIVE U.S. SENATE K: 30443101/UK: 30443104
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LIVE U.S. SENATE K: 30443101/UK: 30443104
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5:54 pm ET Approx. 7 min. Moon Colony Portion Newt Gingrich FOR PRESIDENT
Newt Gingrich Space Coast Town Hall Meeting
4:30pm - 5:30pm ...
Newt Gingrich FOR PRESIDENT
Newt Gingrich Space Coast Town Hall Meeting
4:30pm - 5:30pm ET, Holiday Inn, Cocoa, Florida
ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE
FED LIVE BY NETWORK POOL
6:02 pm ET Approx. 41 min. Space Policy and the 2012 Election John McArdle; Stewart Powell Stewart Powell talked about how space policy issues are being discussed during the Republican ... Stewart Powell talked about how space policy issues are being discussed during the Republican primary cycle, and the future of NASA funding under the Obama administration. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
6:44 pm ET Approx. 47 min. Portion on NASA Budget The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
FY2013 budget ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
FY2013 budget briefing.

PARTICIPANTS: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson
2-3:30 p.m.: Overview briefing NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, James Webb Memorial Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
7:32 pm ET Approx. 26 min. The Communicators with Dieter Zetsche and Jon Bucci Dieter Zetsche and Jon Bucci talked about cars that tap into the Internet and respond to voice ... Dieter Zetsche and Jon Bucci talked about cars that tap into the Internet and respond to voice commands in new ways. They also describd how technology is increasing automobile safety and in some cases aiming for crash-free cars.

Mr. Zetsche and Mr. Bucci were interviewed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
8:00 pm ET Approx. 40 min. Life Upon These Shores Sal Cilella; Henry Gates Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presented a history of African Americans in the United States from the ... Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presented a history of African Americans in the United States from the 16th century to the present. He talked about why this book was dedicated to his father, and what inspired the illustrated format of the book. Topics included misconceptions about the earliest history of interactions between Europeans and Africans, the first blacks to arrive in the Americas, the activities of free blacks, and the numbers of Africans involved in the slave trade. He also talked about education and interesting children in science and history through genealogy and genetics.

This was an Aiken Lecture at the Atlanta History Center.
8:40 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. 2 min. Power Concedes Nothing Constance Rice Civil rights attorney Connie Rice recounts her life and legal career. Ms. Rice, the second cousin ... Civil rights attorney Connie Rice recounts her life and legal career. Ms. Rice, the second cousin of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, recalls her upbringing and education as well as her numerous court cases that include legal actions against the Los Angeles Police Department and bus and school system. The author also detailed her work to reduce gang violence in Los Angeles and her efforts to produce a dialogue between gang leaders and the police. Ms. Rice responded to questions from members of the audience at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California.
9:42 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. 29 min. The John Carlos Story John Carlos; Dave Zirin John Carlos, winner of the bronze medal in the 200 meters in the 1968 Olympics, recalls the ... John Carlos, winner of the bronze medal in the 200 meters in the 1968 Olympics, recalls the raised-fist Black Power salute he and his teammate, Tommie Smith, gave on the medal podium in Mexico City. Mr. Carlos recounts his symbolic gesture at the Olympics, the subsequent fall-out, and his continued political activism. John Carlos and his co-author, Dave Zirin, also responded to questions from members of the audiene at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle.
6:52 am ET Approx. 1 hr. 2 min. Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Distinguished Astronauts Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held an event honoring former astronauts ... Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives held an event honoring former astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin with the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor.
7:56 am ET Approx. 29 min. The John Glenn Story On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. In a ... On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. In a flight lasting just under five hours, he orbited the earth three times in a spacecraft named Friendship Seven.

This 1963 NASA film biography, The John Glenn Story, includes interviews with people who knew him growing up in New Concord, Ohio. Then the astronaut is shown preparing for his space flight. Included are interior shots aboard the Friendship Seven space capsule, and comments as he works inside the capsule during this mission.
8:27 am ET Approx. 1 hr. 36 min. Health and Human Services 2013 Budget Secretary Sebelius testified about the fiscal year 2013 Health and Human Services budget. Secretary Sebelius testified about the fiscal year 2013 Health and Human Services budget.
10:00 am ET Approx. 1 hr. LIVE NPC Newsmakers Committee on Status & Impact of New State Voter ID Laws
8:00 pm ET Approx. 57 min. George Washington at 22 Richard Smith Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 22 and ... Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 22 and how his parent, peers, and early military experiences helped shape his personality. He also responded to questions from members of the audience.


This Gay Hart Gaines Lecture at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate was the first of a three-part series looking at the evolution of President Washington's character throughout his life.
8:57 pm ET Approx. 58 min. George Washington at 43 Richard Smith Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 43. He ... Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 43. He looked at how George Washington's life experience up to that point, including his command of the Continental Army and his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis helped shape him. He responded to questions from members of the audience.


This Gay Hart Gaines Lecture at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate was the second of a three-part series looking at the evolution of President Washington's character throughout his life.
9:56 pm ET Approx. 1 hr. 13 min. George Washington at 57 Richard Smith Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 57, the ... Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith reflected on George Washington at the age of 57, the year he became president of the United States. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

This Gay Hart Gaines Lecture at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate was the last of a three-part series looking at the evolution of President Washington's character throughout his life.