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The Day After

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

With the Democrats taking control of the House, we continue our coverage of the 2006 election. Who won, who lost and why? What's still unresolved and what happens next for the nation, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The Results are In

John Dickerson, Slate.com's chief political correspondent and author, On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
and
Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune
- recap the election

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Counts and Recounts

Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton
- on voting problems that arose on Election Day
and
Beverly Amsler, Morning Edition Anchor for WVTF in Roanoke, Virginia
- tells us ...

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Tri State Round Robin

Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science at the University of Hartford
and
Bob Hennelly, WNYC Reporter
and
Elaine Rivera, WNYC Reporter
- with the election results from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, plus listener calls on what the Democrats should do first.

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Dems in the House

Paul Mirengoff, Attorney based in Washington, DC, and co-creator of powerlineblog.com
and
Marie Cocco, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Group
- the post-election state of affairs for Republicans and Democrats

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What should the Democratic congress do first?

They have to get us out of Iraq, fix the economy, and restore our frayed Constitution. But before they do any of that, they need to pledge themselves to a higher level of honesty and accountability than we have seen, on both sides, for a long time.
-J.A.

I think the first thing the Democrats should do is to work with Bush on immigration reform. The Democrat needs to show that they can get things done and this is the smallest gap between them and the White House.
-C.W.

I would like to see approval of negotiating with drug companies for lower drug costs for seniors. My in-laws are on a very low fixed income and too proud to let us help, but their drug costs are ridiculous and I want to see that law changed from banning negotiation to demanding competitive pricing.
-M.M.

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