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(Jen Sloan/WNYC)
We begin our 2006 election series, “30 Issues in 30 Days.” As most of the media track the political horserace, we’ll tackle an issue a day, for 30 consecutive programs, to inform listener choices in the battle for control of congress, and for control of New York State. Issue #1: Do we need a war on terror? Also, Monday Morning Politics with James Carville and Paul Begala.
Party Animals
James Carville, political consultant, co-author, Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
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Paul Begala, political consultant, former advisor to President Bill Clinton, CNN contributor, co-author of Take It Back
- handicaps the Democrats' chances in this year's mid-terms
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Paul Begala, political consultant, former advisor to President Bill Clinton, CNN contributor, co-author of Take It Back
- handicaps the Democrats' chances in this year's mid-terms
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What $4 Buys You
Charles Fishman, Senior Writer, Fast Company, author, The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy (Penguin, 2006)
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John Simons, business writer, Fortune magazine
- discuss the impact of Wal-Mart slashing select generic prescription drugs to $4.
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John Simons, business writer, Fortune magazine
- discuss the impact of Wal-Mart slashing select generic prescription drugs to $4.
30 Issues In 30 Days: Do We Need a War on Terror?
Max Boot, senior fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Los Angeles Times columnist and author of the forthcoming, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today (Gotham, 2006)
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Ian Lustick, professor of political science at the ...
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Ian Lustick, professor of political science at the ...
Open Phones
Brian takes calls from swing voters in New Jersey and New York to find out why they are still undecided about the upcoming elections.
Reading Project: Chavez Speech
On Friday we'll discuss this speech by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to the General Assembly of the U.N. Read the text here and call in on Friday.
Required Reading: September 25, 2006
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat (NY Times – Sunday)
Negroponte Highlights U.S. Successes (Washington Post)
FBI Is Casting A Wider Net in Anthrax Attacks (Washington Post)
Army Warns Rumsfeld It's Billions Short (LA Times)