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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, September 20, 2002

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  Unpredictable Party People

  Airs weekdays at 10am on 93.9 FM and AM 820
  Democrat Dick Gepardht gearing up for an attack on Iraq. Republican Dick Armey questioning the evidence. Party lines don't seem to be dividing congressmen into predictable positions on whether we need to oust Saddam now. Find out how two New York representatives, Charlie Rangel (D-NY 15) and John Sweeney (R-NY 22), would vote on a resolution on Iraq. But we may not be so divided anymore, racially that is. Former Wall Street Journal columnist, Leon Wynter's discusses the topic of his book, American Skin: Pop Culture, Big Business and the End of White America, in which he argues that since the late 70s, American pop culture is increasingly, "transracial." Also: think class envy is outmoded? Not so, argues one journalist. And The full Text of Bush's National Security Strategy. (Login required)

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