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New York 51: Life and Politics in Every Neighborhood. Snapshots of the City captured through interviews with every elected City Council member
In this municipal election year, we take a look at New York neighborhood concerns by speaking with some of the people who know them best: City Council members. Over the first six months of 2005, we'll explore the issues like housing, demographic change, the arts, and where to get a good meal.
First Day on the Hill
Peter Grier Washington Editor, Christian Science Monitor discusses the legislative agenda of the 109th Congress
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Emily Pierce Legislative and Policy reporter for Roll Call on the legislative agenda of the 109th Congress
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» Christian Science Monitor
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Emily Pierce Legislative and Policy reporter for Roll Call on the legislative agenda of the 109th Congress
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Helping Hand Call-In
Imat Badruddin, tsunami relief coordinator for the Al Hikmah mosque in Long Island City, on local relief efforts for tsunami victims in Indonesia
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Yasoja Gunasekera, First Secretary at the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN, on how the Sri ...
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Yasoja Gunasekera, First Secretary at the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN, on how the Sri ...
A Tale of Two Elections
Fawaz A. Gerges, holds the Christian A. Johnson Chair in Middle East and International Affairs at Sarah Lawrence College and author, The Jihadists: Unholy Warriors (Harcourt Press, forthcoming Summer 2005) discusses what's at stake in the upcoming Palestinian and Iraqi elections
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New York 51: District 1
Alan Gerson, City Council Member (D-District 1-Lower Manhattan), explains the disturbances and delights of lower Manhattan
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The Sherlockians Are Coming!
January 6, 1855 is considered the "birthday" of one of the world's most famous literary detectives, Sherlock Holmes. Later this week, members of the invitation-only Baker Street Irregulars will converge on New York (a city Holmes never visited) to celebrate his birthday.