But wnyc's Brian Lehrer has been wondering about the other part of the appeals court bombshell: the overturning of the obstruction of justice convictions of all three defendants, that seems to have left the blue wall of silence in tact.

As it turns out, the prosecutor in the case brought the ...

But wnyc's Brian Lehrer has been wondering about the other part of the appeals court bombshell: the overturning of the obstruction of justice convictions of all three defendants, that seems to have left the blue wall of silence in tact.

As it turns out, the prosecutor in the case brought the ...

One of the biggest challenges for mayor-elect mike bloomberg, as for any mayor, will be to preside successfully over the nypd. But wnyc’s brian lehrer says with hard economic times and new security demands, it will be particularly difficult in 2002.


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Some new yorkers are still in shock that a billionaire media mogul with no government experience has been elected mayor. But wnyc’s brian lehrer says if you’re one of those people, look on the bright side.

Brian:

On the morning after the election, an unhappy politically progressive colleague walked up ...

ANCHOR: In these last few days before new year’s, many commentators make predictions of things they expect to see in the new year. but wnyc’s brian lehrer has an ANTI-prediction: something he’s not SURE whether to expect in 2002.


BRIAN: I’m not sure whether to expect the following headline:

Bush to city: ...

ANCHOR: It’s back to the drawing board for the idea of a statue to represent the three white firefighters who hoisted an american flag at ground zero after the world trade center attacks. The controversial design that depicted the firefighters as white black and latino has been withdrawn. But wnyc’s ...

ANCHOR: the bush administration says it will extend a health insurance program for poor children to cover unborn children, beginning at conception. advocates on both sides of the abortion issue argue see it as a way to define life as beginning at conception under the law, despite roe versus wade. ...

The andrew cuomo-carl mcall race for the democratic nomination for governor next year is off to a racially-charged start. that’s bad news for a party still recovering from the divisive ending of the Mark Green - Fernando Ferrer mayoral campaign. WNYC’s Brian Lehrer says maybe the problem is the rules. ...

The smart thing is: he learned from history. remember 1989 when Jim Florio had just been elected and he found out the state’s budget deficit was much worse than he had been told by the outgoing republican governor? That was the reason for the now-infamous florio tax hikes. Florio thought ...

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WNYC's brian lehrer says if YOU'RE undecided, don?t listen too closely to what the candidates say in their campaigns, because politics is the mother of reinvention.

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Two positions taken by President Bush in the last week highlight the friction between the national Republican Party and the GOP in NY and New Jersey. WNYC’s Brian Lehrer sees more delicate relations ahead.

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Republican mayoral hopeful Michael Bloomberg has been taking a lot of media heat this week for daring to criticize the city's progressive campaign finance system. But, WNYC's Brian Lehrer has been wondering about the system himself.

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