Today's Highlights
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President Promises Business Tax Breaks
Wednesday
President Obama layed out his plan for stimulating the national economy and job creation in Cleveland today. He discussed extending tax cuts for the middle class, and announced new policies for businesses to write off the purchase of new equipment. Read More »
In his speech, the President said he will extend Bush-era tax cuts for those making making $250,000 or less. He also said that for any income over this amount, "the tax rates would go back to what they were under President Clinton."
President Obama will continue to discuss the economy and jobs on Friday when he holds a White House news conference to outline additional efforts to help revive the economy.
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Foreign Sec. Testified on U.K.'s Policies; Parliament Returned for Question Time
Wednesday
British Foreign Secretary William Hague testified earlier before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee in London. Hague discussed diplomatic efforts of the newly formed coalition government, as well as addressing inquiries from committee members on a host of subjects relating to UK foreign policy, including the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
This morning, members of the British Parliament returned from their summer recess for their weekly Prime Minister’s Question Time. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg stood in for the absent Prime Minister David Cameron whose father died after suffering a stroke in France earlier today. Clegg addressed a wide-range of topics including the economy, the war in Afghanistan and a proposal by the coalition government to overhaul the voting system.
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Clinton Asserts U.S. has entered ‘a new American moment’
Wednesday
Citing current global complexities facing the nation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton avowed today that the "U.S. can, must and will lead in this new century."
Sec. Clinton delivered a foreign policy address this morning on the Obama Administration's vision of American global leadership in the 21st century. Assuring critics that the U.S. is empowered by recent challenges in the new century, she told an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations that providing leadership through innovation is "in our DNA." She added that the U.S. has entered "a new American moment" with the global eyes watching how U.S. will help guide the world.
She cited experiences from her past year and a half on the job to demonstrate how the United State's global leadership is yielding results and progressing American interests. Sec. Clinton also discussed the Mideast peace talks that she conducted last week in Washington.
After her remarks, Sec. Clinton responded to a question about a plan by a Florida pastor to burn Korans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a “disgraceful plan” and could be harmful to U.S. troops.
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Recent Programs
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The State Department announced that U.S. diplomats would travel to Asia to discuss the impasse over negotiations regarding North Korea’s nuclear program. At the same time, press reports indicate that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may confirm his youngest son as his successor. With all of these issues surrounding North Korea, four academics talked about how well the U.S. can really know what’s going on inside the isolated country. The Woodrow Wilson Center hosted the panel discussion in Washington, DC.
Washington, DC
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 Discussion on North Korea
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) spoke to reporters via teleconference to provide an update on ongoing response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington, DC
: 22 min.
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 Admiral Allen Daily Oil Spill Update
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Fresh from the recent Middle East peace talks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a foreign policy address on the Obama Administration's vision of American global leadership in the 21st century. During the address to the Council on Foreign Relations, Sec. Clinton reaffirmed that America continues to successfully mobilize the nations needed to solve international problems on a global scale.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 13 min.
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Sec. Clinton Address: From Earlier
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague testified before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee about the direction of British foreign policy under the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government, and proposed spending cuts in the budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. William Hague is a member of the Conservative Party, and was appointed Foreign Secretary by Prime Minister David Cameron following the May election.
London, UK
: 1 hr. 55 min.
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British Foreign Affairs Cmte.
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Members of the British Parliament returned from their summer recess for their weekly Prime Minister’s Question Time. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg stood in for the absent Prime Minister David Cameron, whose father died after suffering a stroke in France. Clegg addressed a wide-range of topics including the economy, the war in Afghanistan and a proposal by the coalition government to overhaul the voting system.
London, UK
: 30 min.
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Prime Minister's Questions
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C‑SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles are traveling the country this summer and fall, visiting communities and congressional districts as we look at some of the most closely contested House races leading up to this November’s mid-term elections. Our cameras followed Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, Bryan Lentz.
Washington, DC
: 6 min.
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Pennsylvania 7th District Race
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The Brookings Institution in Washington held a discussion on India’s military expansion. The co-authors of a new book on India’s military were among a panel of analysts who discussed their predictions of a major Indian rearmament, and how this expansion will impact relations with neighboring Pakistan.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 30 min.
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Discussion on India's Military
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National Security Adviser to Vice President Biden and a Director at the National Endowment for Democracy spoke on the future of U.S. policy towards Iraq at the U.S. Institute of Peace. August 31st marked the end of U.S. combat operations in that country, as responsibilities transitioned to Iraqi security forces.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 10 min.
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Discussion on U.S. Policy Toward Iraq
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