carla and david cohen, we feel we were here at the creation of politics & prose, the incredible job that they did, and the idea that there would be a second act would be so creative and so exciting under brad and lisa just means a lot to us. i m very, very pleased that you would come out on valentines day [laughter] i love you all. [laughter] and, in fact, i brought, i brought pens that are red. i will sign all books with red pens and put in a heart and an xo, hugs and kisses, as well if you wish them. [laughter] the ancient history behind this book has been largely told by brad in his introduction. i did come to brookings in 1972 after being on the white house staff of two presidents. obviously, i was going to be the presidency man. in 1976 i wrote a book called organizing the presidency which, basically, said all i wanted to say at that time x so i had to look around for another subject. and i decided i would do the washington press. press is what we used to call the me
troops in 2013. but threatening to overshadow the nato summit, president obama s showdown with senate republicans over a new arms control treaty with russia. what s at stake if s.t.a.r.t. doesn t get started? with us this hour, the republican senator trying to turn the tide for the white house, foreign relations committee leader richard lugar. and the chief treaty negotiator, assistant secretary of state rose gottemoeller. plus, mr. burt who started the treaty two decadeses ago. we are headed down a path of absolute disaster if we don t get this deficit under control. it s just plain and no sugar coating it. the co-chairs of the president s deficit commission say americans need to be prepared to make tough choices to bring down the federal deficit. and why is sarah palin taking another shot at first lady michelle obama? finally, dessert. we ll go viral with the today show video that s guaranteed to give you a good feeling on a getaway friday. that tonight
swap services and build community. lehrer: judy woodruff talks about how to cut the deficit with budget veterans alice rivlin and pete domenici. ifill: and jeffrey brown talks to photographer tim hetherington about his new book capturing life on the battlefield in afghanistan. i just wanted to show the texture of it. and that meant not just photographing just the combat but as you say the guys you know their time, when war is often very boring. and its boredom punctuated by sheer terror and i wanted to capture all of that. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: i do a lot of different exercises, but, basically, i m a runner. last year, i had a bum knee that needed surgery, but it got complicated because i had an old injury. so, i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and united healthcare s database helped me find a surgeon. you know, you can t have great legs, if you don t have good knees. we
swap services and build community. lehrer: judy woodruff talks about how to cut the deficit with budget veterans alice rivlin and pete domenici. ifill: and jeffrey brown talks to photographer tim hetherington about his new book capturing life on the battlefield in afghanistan. i just wanted to show the texture of it. and that meant not just photographing just the combat but as you say the guys you know their time, when war is often very boring. and its boredom punctuated by sheer terror and i wanted to capture all of that. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: i do a lot of different exercises, but, basically, i m a runner. last year, i had a bum knee that needed surgery, but it got complicated because i had an old injury. so, i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and united healthcare s database helped me find a surgeon. you know, you can t have great legs, if you don t have good knees. we
swap services and build community. lehrer: judy woodruff talks about how to cut the deficit with budget veterans alice rivlin and pete domenici. ifill: and jeffrey brown talks to photographer tim hetherington about his new book capturing life on the battlefield in afghanistan. i just wanted to show the texture of it. and that meant not just photographing just the combat but as you say the guys you know their time, when war is often very boring. and its boredom punctuated by sheer terror and i wanted to capture all of that. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: i do a lot of different exercises, but, basically, i m a runner. last year, i had a bum knee that needed surgery, but it got complicated because i had an old injury. so, i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and united healthcare s database helped me find a surgeon. you know, you can t have great legs, if you don t have good knees. we