The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hammer Nailed?

The Brian Lehrer Show

The Hammer Nailed?

Thursday, September 29, 2005

A Texas jury yesterday indicted Congressman Tom “the Hammer” DeLay on charges of criminal conspiracy. DeLay immediately stepped down form his job as House Majority Leader, but Washington Republicans fear the taint of corruption could dog them in the ’05-’06 legislative session.

"The Hammer" Nailed?

Michael Isikoff, Professor of History at Nassau Community College and author, Doubt, a History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson (HarperSanFrancisco, 2003),
-says it's good to harbor doubts

» Newsweek

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Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothin' Left To Lose

Matthew Schuerman, commerical real estate and economic development reporter for the New York Observer
- on the demise of the Freedom Center at Ground Zero

» The New York Observer

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30 Issues: New Jersey Property Tax

Louis Greenwald, member of the New Jersey State Assembly (D-District 6)
- on the virtues of Sen. Corzine's Property Tax plan
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Steve Corodemus, member of the New Jersey State Assembly (R-11th District)
- on the advantages of Doug Forrester's property tax plan

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Fear and Loathing

Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and author, Politics of Fear: Beyond Left And Right (Continuum, 2005),
-says the language of fear permeates our politics, left and right

» Frank Furedi's webpage
» Reflections on ...

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