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Congress Prayers After School Shootings Jun 02, 2022

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Often after mass shootings, you hear Senators and Congressmen say that more than thoughts and prayers were needed in reaction to the tragedies. That was the case once again after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas.

But there are people in Congress whose job it is to specifically provide prayers -- the Chaplains.

In this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we hear prayers offered by Chaplains opening the House and Senate following decades' worth of mass shootings in America's schools.

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Memorial Day 1993: President Clinton is booed at Vietnam Veterans Memorial May 25, 2022

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Presidents are no strangers to getting booed. But what about getting booed by war veterans when making a speech at a war memorial on Memorial Day? In this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" -- themed for Memorial Day -- we remember the rough reaction President Bill Clinton faced when he spoke at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1993. Clinton was the first president to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day. But was met with boos and catcalls from war veterans who weren't forgiving his avoiding the draft and anti-war positions as a student.

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P.J. O'Rourke: Reporter? Satirist? Remembering Him As Both May 19, 2022

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When P.J. O'Rourke died recently, he left behind a legacy of very funny articles, very funny books ... and very funny C-SPAN appearances. In this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we play some of the conservative writers best moments on C-SPAN and BookTV -- and try to find out what he considered himself: a reporter, a satirist, or both.

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The "Odd Couple": The Unlikely Friendship of Senators Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy May 12, 2022

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Orrin Hatch was the longest-serving Republican in U.S. Senate history.

But his legacy was more than longevity.

Orrin Hatch was close friends with Ted Kennedy...

The Kennedy-Hatch bipartisan friendship ... The Odd Couple, as Senator Hatch called it ... That's the part of Orrin Hatch's Senate legacy we'll explore in this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly"

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30 Years of asking the abortion question at Supreme Court confirmation hearings May 03, 2022

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This week. a look back at 30 years of Supreme Court justice nominees being asked about their positions on abortion and Roe v. Wade. This topic is particularly noteworthy right now because the Supreme Court recently heard an oral argument about a Mississippi law that is a direct challenge to the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which established the legal right to abortion in the United States.

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Special comedy episode: Joe Biden Dinner Jokes Apr 26, 2022

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With President Biden set to appear at the April 30 White House Correspondents' Association dinner (watch/listen LIVE on C-SPAN Networks), the C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" looks back at past media dinners: Jokes told about Joe Biden, jokes told by Joe Biden. A special all comedy podcast to prepare you for the first presidential appearance at the WHCA dinner since 2016. No ticket or proof of vaccination required to listen.

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Biden and McConnell: Longtime Opponents, Longtime Friends Apr 21, 2022

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President Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell rarely see eye-to-eye on politics and policy. Yet over the years both have publicly remarked about their friendship, and have praised each other personally. In this episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we remember the nicer things President Biden and Senator McConnell have said about each other.

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We Lost Don Young, But We Still Have Earmarks Apr 14, 2022

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When Rep. Don Young (R-AK) died recently, he left behind several records: longest-serving Republican in the history of the House, Alaska's only U.S. House member from 1973 until his death, and last remaining member of the House who was there on March 19, 1979 -- when live TV coverage of Congress began. But one element of Rep. Young's legacy remains earmarks. They're back, under a different name and different rules, but still, they're back. In the next episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we remember Rep. Young's history with and advocacy for congressional earmarks, the bridge to nowhere, and his legislative philosophy.

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Baseball is back! Let's revisit the 2005 House hearing on steroids! Apr 07, 2022

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How to mark the Opening Day of the new Major League Season? The most obvious way possible: by remembering the 2005 House hearing into alleged steroid abuse and cheating. In this episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we replay what some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress about steroid use among Major League players. And how important it is to be a role model for the kids. Today, none of them are in the Hall of Fame.

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Those times Joe Biden called Milošević "a damn war criminal" Mar 31, 2022

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President Biden recently says he thinks Russian president Putin is a war criminal. It's not the first time he's called a foreign leader was a war criminal. In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we return to the mid-90s -- and the war in Bosnia. Then-Senator Biden met with Slobodan Milošević. Out of that meeting came a story Biden would repeatedly tell -- how, to his face, he called the Serb leader a "damn war criminal."

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