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Elevating Ike: An Audiobook Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Eisenhower, Jim Newton, Russian, Gop, The Presidency, Teddy Roosevelt, President Obama, Vision Critical/Angus Reid, Dwight D. Eisenhower, D-Day, Little Rock-Arkansas, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Los Angeles Times, 22nd Ammendment, Random House Audio, Bay of Pigs, West Point, C-Span, Communist, The White House Years, The Cold War, The New York Times, Audiobooks, Martin Van Buren, Zane Gray, The White House, Democrats, France, Five-Star General, Ike, Suez Crisis, Oval Office. Golf, Israel, The U.K., Republicans, James Reston, Cuba, Books News

If you're a hardcore Democrat, this audiobook could turn you around about the man.

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Supreme Court Scandals

Brent Budowsky | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Corruption, Insurance Companies, Public Option, Social Security, Campaign Finance, Individual Mandate, C-Span, Medicare for All, Insurance Profits, Scandal, Ideology, Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Change, Clarence Thomas, Health Insurance Companies, Obamacare, Mitt Romney, Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act, Louis Brandeis, Bush v. Gore, Medicare, Partisanship, John McCain, Health Care Law, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News

Sadly for America, there is far too much money, and far too little sunlight, in a government that most voters believe, correctly, is corrupted by money that buys democracy in the dark.

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C-SPAN Is America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Woodward and Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Paul Fahri, Newton Minnow, Vast Wasteland, Civil War, New Deal, Ronald Reagan, Book Tv, C-Span, Ernest Hemingway, Democracy, Televising the Supreme Court, Free Press, Brian Lamb, George Washington, Citizens United, Abraham Lincoln, Rob Kennedy, Edward R. Murrow, Susan Swain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John F. Kennedy, Freedom, Supreme Court, News Cycle, Informed Citizenry, Katharine Graham, Ted Turner, Franklin Roosevelt, Media News

While our politics have become a shouting match of pander and slander, name-calling and talking points, celebrity media and instant misanalysis, C-SPAN shines as an exemplar of what a free press in a free nation should be.

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C-SPAN's Founding CEO Stepping Down

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Television, Brian Lamb Stepping Down, Video, Brian Lamb, Rob Kennedy, Susan Swain, Washington, C-Span, C-Span Ceo Stepping Down, Brian Lamb C-Span, Media News

NEW YORK -- Brian Lamb, who helped found the public-affairs cable network C-SPAN in 1978 and has been its CEO ever since, will step down at the end of...

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Confessions of a Nightly News Junkie

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: C-Span, White House, Talk Radio, News-Junkies, Nightly News Wars, Naitonal Discourse, Twitter, Biased-News, Political Establishment, Facebook, Nightly News, Partisan Media, PAC Ads, Ed Schultz MSNBC, Media News

During the last ten or twenty years, it's become tough for even the most savvy nightly news junkie to find out what he or she needs to know about the ongoing political circus in Washington.

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C-SPAN Prank Callers Ask Lewd Questions About Mitt Romney

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Cspan Prank Callers, Mitt Romney C-Span Callers, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Penis Questions, C-Span, Washington Journal C-Span, Mitt Romney C-Span, C-Span Callers, Romney 2012, Romney, Mitt Romney Penis, C-Span Callers Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Prank Callers, Video, Mitt Romney 2012, C-Span Washington Journal, Romney Penis, Politics News

The true hazards of running live broadcasts including viewer participation were on full display this week, with multiple calls into C-SPAN leading to ...

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WATCH: Obama's Awesome Handshake

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Obama Awesome Handshake, Video, Handshake, President Obama, C-Span, Urlesque, Obama, Obama Handshake, Barack Obama, Comedy News

A video of President Obama doing an awesome job of shaking someone's hand has been making the rounds on sites like Buzzfeed, but no one can seem to re...

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You're Either Part of the Solution or You're Part of the Problem

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Recycling, Epa, C-Span, Clean Air, Ecology, Environmental Responsibility, Eldridge Cleaver, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment, Clean Water, Green, Organic, Biodegradable, Mcaf, Green News

After my son was born and I brought him home from the hospital, I looked at my surroundings with new eyes. Everything seemed dirty and dangerous. All I could see was a world that held out potential harm.

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Dem Rep: Debbie Wasserman Schultz's New Role As DNC Chair Will 'Strain Her'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Dnc, Rep. Jim McDermott, Campaign 2012, Video, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jim McDermott, Elections 2012, C-Span, DNC Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee, DNC Chairwoman, Donna Brazile, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) says Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) has her work cut out for her. When asked about Wasserman's d...

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NPR, PBS, 'The Good Wife,' C-SPAN, More Win Peabody Awards

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Pbs, Npr, C-Span, Peabody Awards 2011, Peabody Awards 2010, Peabody Awards, Slidepollajax, Media News

ATHENS, Ga. — The winners of the 2010 Peabody Awards announced Thursday include some of the biggest names in television, but the age-old medium ...

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America's Funniest Home Videos Meets C-SPAN

Tom Bergeron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C-Span, America's Funniest Home Videos, Partisanship, Politics News

Having spent a decade hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, I think I've come to a deeper understanding of the budget stalemate in Washington. Bear with me.

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A Viewer's Guide to C-SPAN (VIDEO)

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Congress, Cspan, Political Television, Tom Hanks, Viewers Guide, Andrew Satter, C-Span, Roll Call, Dc Decoder, Media News

Here are some tips for C-SPAN junkies who might find watching Congress a bit puzzling at times. Clunky opening ceremonies and endless roll calls? It's all here.

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Bernie Sanders Filibuster A Hit For C-SPAN

nytimes.com | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C-Span, Bernie Sanders Filibuster, Bernie Sanders C-Span, Bernie Sanders, Media News

Mr. Sanders has gone to C-SPAN. Senator Bernard Sanders, independent of Vermont, started speaking against the Obama administration's tax cut deal o...

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John Boehner Rejects C-Span Offer To Increase Transparency

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Boehner, C-Span, House of Representatives, Transparency, Media News, Eat the Press, Politics News

Let's face it, arm-twisting and backroom deals are a big part of how your legislative sausage gets made. So, in November, C-Span sent Boehner a letter in which they offered to improve that. He has, however, chosen to decline.

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FLASHBACK: Larry King Reflects On His Legendary Career...In 1982

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larry King Last Show, C-Span, Larry King Live Ending, Video, Larry King, Larry King C-Span, Larry King LIve, Media News

Leave it to C-SPAN to unearth these two gems from their archives: Larry King in 1982, reflecting on his already-legendary broadcasting career and tapi...

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Unlisted -- But OK

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Just because you got some wonderful TV coverage doesn't get you on the list of "Reviewers' favorites from 2010."

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C-SPAN Microphone Catches Bennet Lamenting Lame Duck Session; 'It's All Rigged'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lame Duck Session Rigged, It's All Rigged, Michael Bennet Rigged, Michael Bennet, C-Span, Lame Duck Session, Michael Bennet Lame Duck, Lame Duck, Bennet Rigged, Video, Denver News

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet was caught by a C-SPAN microphone on Tuesday lamenting what he referred to as a "rigged" lame duck Senate process. ...

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Citing Boehner, C-SPAN Asks Boehner For Permission To Add Cameras

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, C-Span, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Media News

With the GOP poised to assume control of the House Of Representatives, the good people of C-SPAN have made a humble request of Representative and inco...

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Thank You, Class of 2008

Chris Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Mid-Term Elections, Democratic Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, 99 Weeks, Roger Cohen, COBRA Legislation, Health Care Reform, C-Span, New York Times, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

When Barack Obama won the presidency and Democrats took firm holds of both Houses for the first time in a decade, my obsessive interest in politics be...

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After Zakaria, What About Other ADL Humphrey Prize Recipients?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tim Rutten, Jon Meacham, Marvin Kalb, Charles Krauthammer, Adl, Lesley Stahl, Tolerance, Fareed Zakaria, Clarence Page, Floyd Abrams, Bernard Lewis, Hubert Humphrey, Cordoba Mosque, Larry King, Muslims, George Will, Mortimer Zuckerman, Arabs, Bernard Shaw, C-Span, World Trade Center, Discrimination, Daniel Pearl. Bob Schieffer, Dan Rather, Ground Zero, Bill Moyers, Martin Peretz, Anti-Defamation League, Nat Hentoff, Media News

I don't necessarily believe in follow-the-leader, but knowing how other recipients feel about the ADL controversy and the Cordoba mosque could be instructive and important.

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Charlie Rose Meet Dr. Z

Jordan Dey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Rose, Jordan Dey, Jim Lehrer, Diane Rehm, Csis, Brookings, C-Span, The Asia Foundation, Obama, Afghanistan, Karzai, Rahimi, Atmar, Zakhilwal, Politics News

With Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to Washington now officially confirmed for May, the time is ripe for the American public to meet the other ...

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Felice Friedson and The Media Line Bring Balance to Issues in the Mideast

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Nations, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, Bias, American Colony Hotel, Foreign Affairs, Media, Journalism, Media Line, Israelis, Gaza, Middle East, Arab Press, Palestinian Journalists, The Media Line News Agency, C-Span, Israel Parliament, Jerusalem, Paul Stevers, Television Broadcast, United States, Hamas, Felice Friedson, Palestinians, Fourth Estate, Tel Aviv, Michael Friedson, Public Relations, Journalistic Standards, Arab, Mideast Press Club, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Ramallah, CharityHelp International, Intifada, News, Media News

When Felice Friedson brought Palestinian journalists to Israel's parliament for the first time, the powerful chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs a...

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C-SPAN's Brian Lamb on Offensive Callers

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C-Span, Brian Lamb, Media News

Brian Lamb, a founder of the cable industry's iconic channel C-SPAN, convincingly explains in this interview why he believes so strongly in not screening callers, no matter how foolish their views.

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Jon Stewart Shows C-SPAN How To Handle Racist Callers (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C-Span, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Daily Show, Video, Washington Journal, Racism, Bill Scanlan, Eat the Press, Comedy News

"The Daily Show" did an enjoyable segment about the recent on-air incident on C-SPAN, in which a caller from North Carolina went on a racist diatribe ...

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C-SPAN Caller Assails Network For Taking Black Callers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Scanlan, Washington Journal, Racism, C-Span, Eat the Press, Video, Media News

This video's been making the rounds and it's worth watching, just for the bare flicker of recognition in Bill Scanlan's eyes when the C-SPAN host realizes that this is going to be one of "those calls."

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