Personalities and leadership. This was the the communicators. Thank you for watching. Cspan2, created by americas Cable Companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a local service by your local cable or satilate provider. On the next washington journal, congressman tom kohl of oklahoma talks about the elections, budget and deadlines. And then the representative on wednesdays deadline to fund the highway trust fund. And greg fitch talks about the cost of congressional perks and new rules that will affect how congress handles expenses. Washington journal is live at 7 am eastern and you can join the conversation with calls or comments on facebook and twitter. A signature feature of booktv is all day coverage over the weekend. Here is the schedule for this weekend. We will be in nashville for it southern festival of books. At the start of november, we are back on the east coast for the boston book festival. In the middle of the month, it is the louisiana book festival and at the end of no
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Were all defined by the decisions we make every day, and we make hundreds of them. Paper or plastic, chicken or fish. Most are mundane and require little thought. But others are agonizing. And then there are decisions made my leaders, some of which have changed the course of history, for better or for worse. July 4, 1776, the decision to declare independence. January, 1863, abrahams decision to emancipatell persons held as slaves. June 1941, adolf hitlers decision to invade the soviet union. August 1945, president trumans decision to use abatomic bomb against japan. Tonight, well examine the process of making a tough decision. Well hear about major decisions on an international stage. About corporate decisions to personal ones. From taking down the most wanted man in the world. The president said im going to go with my decision. Write up the orders. To giving up a dream career. It was a sense of lm unreality, im not really sure i know who i am. To uprooting a company culture. Some peop
Gen David Petraeus, who held CIA director post for only 14 months, dramatically announced resignation Friday Had been scheduled to testify next week in closed-door hearing about September 11 attack of U.S. Consulate in Libya Will no longer testify as he's left his position Some have suggested conspiracy theory and question the timing of Petraeus'…