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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, February 11, 2003
  • Sad Clown

    The McDonald's franchise belongs to the rare club of brands whose symbolic value transcends the product it was designed to sell. There's even a "big mac index" to measure purchasing power in different countries. But recently Ronald McDonald has worn a sad clown face: for the first time in its 47-year history, the company has posted a quarterly loss. Also on the show: Economist editor Bill Emmott, City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, and how many casualties in Iraq?

Duct Tape and Cover

Charles Aswad, MD, executive vice president of the Medical Society of the State of NY and Jim Francis, senior vice president of Kroll inc, a security consulting, on preparing for terrorist attack

Gif Us a Break!

City Council Speaker Gifford Miller (D-5th district), wants the commuter tax to be reinstated

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Douglass Cassel, director, Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University's School of Law and Beth Osborne Daponte, senior research scientist at the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University, on projecting the civilian casualty toll in a war on Iraq.

Lessons For The New Century

Bill Emmott, editor in chief of the Economist, says 21st century diplomats have a lot to learn from 20th century flubs

Sad Clown

Karen Springen, Chicago correspondent for Newsweek, explains Ronald McDonald's grimace

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

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