ongoing series in the august lunchtime lecture series we have. this program was set up a long time ago by my colleague. we all know that there are people behind the scenes that really make this stuff happen. for us that s lauren and she put together this program to include some really interesting lectures and discussions. today s is no exception. i ll be introducing you to laura blessing, but before i do that i wanted to just point out that we have a couple more lectures coming up before the end of the series. the series is taking place on wednesdays is longer than usual because there are five wednesdays in august. plus, lauren gave us a bonus in september. so i hope you re around for all of those. today s by laura blessing is very interesting. it s something that i haven t thought a lot about. i tend to think more historically. she approaches public policy issues from a historical perspective. and this year i have come to realize is a biggy. you probably know that, that s wh
congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. jim walden is an attorney for the russian doctor who led and later publicly disclosed a state-run sports doping program. he talked about his clients experience. it was part of an event hosted by the u.s. helsinki commission. this is an hour and 10 minutes. ranging from military affairs my name is paul. i m the international economic policy adviser at the commission, responsible primarily for anticorruption and sanctions-related issues. i am joined today by jim walden, he attorney for russian doping whistle blower for this work into the dark underworld of fraud in sports and what we can do about it. as an administrative aside, would like to mention that camera crews are permitted to record the briefing in its ntirety. our topic today is a russian doping scandal, a story of corruption and fraud on an
climate and energy policy, and drug availability. and later, becky pringle on recent school shootings and safety. host: good morning everyone on this friday, february 23rd. we begin this morning with gun owners only. do you support or oppose what you are hearing from the president on combating gun violence? if you own a gun and you support .imits, (202) 748-8000 if you oppose limits as a gun owner, (202) 748-8001. you can also join us on twitter or join the conversation on facebook.com/c-span. gun owners only this morning for our first hour. the washington post front page this morning with the headline arminges teachers is the president s top priority. here is what he had to say yesterday when he met with state and local officials on the issue. [video clip] lot have been reading a about it, and i think when you allow a person that has been in the marines for 20 years, who has done nothing but handle guns and handle them safely and well you cannot just get a teacher a
opposite of donald trump, it s barack obama. part two of a special two-part series. obama came on the mandate of changing washington. by his very presence, he forced more polarization and gridlock than we had seen in the eight years prior. divided states of america frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. (cheers and applause) the president-elect of the united states
opposite of donald trump, it s barack obama. part two of a special two-part series. obama came on the mandate of changing washington. by his very presence, he forced more polarization and gridlock than we had seen in the eight years prior. divided states of america frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. (cheers and applause) the president-elect of the united states