Celebration Excuse
Remember when Reagan fans liked Iran?
1528
Should have turned around and gone home...Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas.
1861
The original “Two Americas": Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America.
1944
Scientists produce Plutonium at the Hanford Atomic Facility. Later, it’s used to kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians.
1947
Politicos rejoice. Meet The Press debuts.
1985
The press reveals that conservative icon, US President Ronald Reagan, had authorized the shipment of arms to Iran.
Happy birthday, folks...
1946: Sally Field, American actress and star of “Steel Magnolias” among countless other tearjerkers
1955: Maria Shriver, first lady of California and retired journalist
1970: Ethan Hawke, American actor star of “Gattaca"...go watch it now
1972: Rebecca Romijn, American actress and former wife of Uncle Jesse
Daybook
POTUS
President Bush welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Washington.The President and Mrs. Bush will host President Sarkozy at a dinner at the White House
STUMPIN’
They’re practicing their stump speeches.
CONGRESS
HOUSE
10 AM
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee meets to discuss whether the domestic energy industry has an adequate workforce to address the nation’s growing energy needs
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a full committee markup to vote on the nomination of Michael Mukasey to the position of Attorney General.
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee meets on the issue of hiring practices and quality control in Veterans Affairs’ medical facilities.
2:30 PM
The Senate Finance Committee Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee discusses issues concerning the pensions and social security of the federal workforce.
SENATE
10 AM
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee meets to discuss comprehensive children’s product safety legislation and Consumer Product Safety Commission reform.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee discusses the question of whether Yahoo! Inc. lied to Congress regarding its cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party in the arrest of Shi Tao, a pro-democracy activist now serving a 10 year prison sentence. Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang, and general counsel, Michael Callahan, testify.
1 PM
The House Judiciary Committee Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee meets on H.R. 1759, the “Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007,” which establishes guidelines and incentives for states to establish arsonist registries and requires the attorney general to establish a nation registry and notification program.
2 PM
The House Foreign Affairs Committee International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Subcommittee hears testimony from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), and others on the issue of human rights concerns in Vietnam.
2:30 PM
The House Science and Technology Committee’s Technology and Innovation Subcommittee meets and hears testimony on the issue of the globalization of research and development and the implications for the science and engineering workforce.
TV
TIVO…
Oprah: YouTube’s Greatest Hits with the Billionaire Founders
The View: Terri Irwin the widow of the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, and the renowned Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli
Regis and Kelly: Dylan McDermott the star of the new ABC show Big Shots, New star of Nip/Tuck Portia de Rossi
Ellen: Country music star Keith Urban
STAY UP FOR…
Letterman: From the new movie August Rush Robin Williams, Man vs. Wild star Bear Grylls, and musical guest Common
Leno: Daytime television host Ellen DeGeneres, and American Gangster star Josh Brolin
Late Late Show: Playmate turned advocate Jenny McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry, and comedian Ryan Sickler
Conan: Supermodel Heidi Klum, CNN’s Lou Dobbs, and musical guest Grizzly Bear
Last Call: Retired NBA star turned broadcaster Kenny Smith, with musical guest Soulja Boy
Kimmel: The seventh celebrity eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars,” and musical guests the Backstreet Boys
Daily Show: Robert Reich, the former US Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton (rerun...writers on strike)
Colbert Report: AJ Jacobs, author of the new book “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible” (rerun...writers on strike)
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