C-SPAN Weekend Alert

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C-SPAN Weekend Alert
« Thread Started on Dec 19, 2008, 3:45pm »

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C-SPAN Weekend Alert
Programming Information for Fri. 12/19 - Mon. 12/22, 2008
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C-SPAN Highlights

Friday:
* Pres. Bush Announcement on Federal Aid to Auto Industry (8pm)
* GM CEO Rick Wagner on Federal Aid to Auto Industry (8:10pm)

Saturday:
* A&C: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (7pm)
* C-SPAN's White House Week (9pm)

Sunday:
* C-SPAN Interview with Pres. George W. Bush (7:30pm)
* Q&A: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) (8pm)

Monday:
* U.S. House: Not In Session
* New America Foundation on "A Pro-Israel Approach to Palestine" (12:15pm) - LIVE
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C-SPAN 2 Highlights

Friday:
* NPC Address by Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman on the Economy (8pm)
* NPC Address on America's Retirement Savings System (9pm)

Saturday:
* Book TV Airs Every Weekend from 8am Sat. to 8am Mon.
* Check the Schedule, Updated Daily: http://www.booktv.org/

Monday:
* U.S. Senate: Not In Session
* Programming TBA. Check Schedule for Updates - http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/c ... hedule.csp


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C-SPAN 3 Highlights

Friday:
* C-SPAN3 History Programming on America's First Astronauts (8pm)

Saturday:
* C-SPAN3 History Programming on Politics in Northern Ireland (8am)

Sunday:
* C-SPAN3 History Programming on Former Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC) (8pm)

Monday:
* C-SPAN3 History Programming on Nobel Prize winning Physicist Albert Einstein (8pm)

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C-SPAN Radio Highlights

Saturday:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE

Sunday:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
* Outside the Beltway (10am)

Monday:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
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Politics Highlights

* C-SPAN Interview with Pres. Bush - Sunday on C-SPAN at 7:30pm & 10pm ET

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Washington Journal Highlights

Saturday:
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Chris Edwards, Cato Institute, Tax Policy Studies Director
* Tom Ramstack, Washington Times, Transportation Reporter
* Kevin McCormally, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, Editor
Sunday:
* Newspaper Articles
* Viewer Calls
* Discussion on Political Issues
* Discussion on Pres. Ronald Reagan

Monday:
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Kerry Weems, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Acting Administrator
* Justin Fox, Time Magazine, Business & Economics Columnist
* David Hoff, Education Week, Associate Editor
* Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), National Governors Assn. Chairman
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C-SPAN Capitol Spotlight

* By acting Friday to send low-interest, short-term loans to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC in return for concessions and restructuring, President Bush left the toughest questions... - Full Story at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight

* Which former U.S. Labor Secretary never served in Congress? - Answer at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight