The Brian Lehrer Show: Indiana and North Carolina Results

The Brian Lehrer Show

Indiana and North Carolina Results

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

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Another primary closer to the Democratic Convention; has anything changed? WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein and Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell analyze the results from Indiana and North Carolina. Plus, Mary Tillman pays tribute to her son Pat Tillman in Boots on the Ground by Dusk , and Debbie Almontaser recalls her career as former head of Khalil Gibran International Academy.

Guests:

Debbie Almontaser, Andrea Bernstein and Melissa Harris-Perry

Primary Results

WNYC Political Director Andrea Bernstein and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University, review the Democratic presidential primary results from Indiana and North Carolina.

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Debbie Almontaser

Debbie Almontaser

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Debbie Almontaser, former head of Khalil Gibran International Academy, talks about the controversy surrounding the school's curriculum on The Brian Lehrer Show, 5/7/2008.

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