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What's MTA Minus 50 Cents?

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Thursday, May 15, 2003

A State Supremem Court Judge has given the MTA two weeks to roll back the 50-cent fare increase. But what about an appeal? Join Brian and a group of reporters for more on the MTA, the Lemrick Nelson verdict and Governor Pataki's vetos.

The MTA Must Try Again

State Senator David Paterson of the 29th District (part of northern Manhattan) and Democratic Senate leader, on the Straphangers' victory

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Fair Rejection

Frank Padavan, Republican state senator for the 11th District (part of Queens), on the Senate plans to override the guv's veto and the MTA ruling

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Black Humor

Damali Ayo, artist and creator of rent-a-negro.com, rents herself out to the black-deprived

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Queen of the Desert

Queen Noor of Jordan, on her book, Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life (Hyperion, 2003)

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Shipping Peace

David Shipler, former reporter with the New York Times and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Penguin, 2002), on the roadmap for establishing peace in Israel and Palestine

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Fielding Questions

Paul O'Neill, former right-fielder for the New York Yankees, on his book, Me and My Dad (William Morrow, 2003)

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