at 11:30 a.m., newt gingrich was a town hall meeting hosts a town hall meeting. in the afternoon, mitt romney holds a meet and agree to discuss jobs in the economy. at 8:00 p.m., ron paul attend a rally at the iowa state fairgrounds in des moines. see it live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. now, a former lobbyist jack a. bon mot. he discusses political corruption in the washington. he talks about his book. he chronicles his experiences, of being convicted of felony charges and going to prison. he pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy to bribe public officials in 2006. from harvard law school, this is an hour and 25 minutes. this is the first of our new and occasional series. i am the director of the center for ethics and a professor here at the law school. as i describe this series, our aim is to have a conversation with a wide range of souls. these are people with a different kind of experience, sometimes a legal expense, sometimes ethical experi
lincoln-douglas style debate. and now, from illinois, the life of adlai stevenson is profiled on the contenders. i accept your nomination. now that you have made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all of my heart and my soul. [applause] with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. that was our contender this the democratic nomination for president in 1952. we are joined by richard norton of illinois? for millions of americans, that is all he was. the one-term governor of illinois. they had never heard a voice like his. political revolution was being for the next decade, adlai stevenson would be the voice of the democratic party, someone who would transform american politics, even though he was for the white house. how did he get the nomination in 1952? he is the last candidate to be drafted. he is the last candidate to require one more ballot at the convention. he did not want the nomination is the short answer. there was a vacuum in the dem
business. in the obama economy, the federal reserve announced a downgrade for their economic outlook for growth and employment. we cannot wait. this is not about the personality or politics. it is about his policies. they do not worse. house republicans have a plan for job creators. unfortunately, all of these bills continue to stack up like cordwood in the democratic- controlled senate. a lot of our bills have to do with easing the regulatory burden on small business. it is not just me saying it. we hear from our constituents. i heard from don last week. talking about the health care plan he said, we are giving up this part of our business due to federal regulations. this is one example of how obsessive regulation is stifling business. only one person will lose his job that is a large layoffs and a small company. the bottom line, the federal government is regulating small business out of business. mr. president, senator reid, we cannot wait. work with us together on our p