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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

In a rebroadcast of the some exciting recent Brian Lehrer Show interviews. Jane Fonda discusses her life so far, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock talks about the junk food diet, and callers debate homosexuality and hate speech

Fonda Talking

Jane Fonda, Academy award-winning actress, activist, fitness guru and author, My Life So Far (Random House, 2005)
- on her roles in film and onlife as an actress, activist, and wife

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Eat This!

Morgan Spurlock, director of the film "Supersize Me" and author, Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America (Putnam , 2005)
- says junk food is the next big tobacco
» "Supersize Me"

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Commentary Slam- The Results

Mike Kelly, columnist at The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey and author, Fresh Jersey: Stories from an Altered State (Camino Books, 2000)
- judges the contributors of the first-ever commentary slam
» The Record of Bergen County

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Democracy Wonk

a highlight from our "Democracy Wonk" Summer series, in which Brian and his guests discuss whether it's appropriate to shut down speech that is critical of homosexuality

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Priorities

Let's face it: the difficulty of getting a decent lo mein in Baghdad is definitely one of the most pressing problems facing Iraqis today. Nevertheless, was anyone else puzzled by the Times' decision to a story about Dragon Bay restaurant above the fold, and relegate to page A 10 ...

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Guest Bloggers

Now that we're in the two-digit dates, it's officially "mid August", that time when most everyone of any importance at all--Brian Lehrer, your congresspeople, even respected bloggers (ie, not lebhoeme) go on vacation.

Some of the enjoyable subsitutions taking place in the blogosphere right now:

Dan Savage is in for ...

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