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Monday, October 03, 2005
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    30 Issues: Teachers’ Pay

    The Bloomberg administration and the city’s teachers are back at the bargaining table after an arbitration panel suggested teachers get an 11.4% raise in exchange for giving up some perks. Since 2003, the teachers have been without a contract, and Fernando Ferrer says the Mayor could treat them better.

Harriet Is Happy

Dan Klaidman, Washington bureau chief for Newsweek
and
Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate
- on the nomination of Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor

» Newsweek
» Slate
» "President Nominates Harriet Miers as Supreme Court Justice" (whitehouse.gov)

Underground Designs

William Bright , web designer and creator of ipodsubwaymaps.com
- on his dispute with the MTA over offering iPod subway maps for download

» ipodsubwaymaps.com
» The MTA's subway map

30 Issues: The Teachers' Contract

Kate Lucadamo, education reporter for the New York Daily News
- explains the new deal reached by the Mayor and teachers

» The New York Daily News

No-Showtime at the Apollo

Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter
and
Wilbert Tatum, publisher emeritus and chairman of the board of the Amsterdam News
- on Bloomberg's opt-out from the Apollo Theater debate this week

» The Amsterdam News

Miller Tells Her Tale

Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist, editor of the HuffingtonPost.com, and author, Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America (Mirmax, 2004)
-says that Judy Miller is trying to restore her reputation by speaking with the special prosecutor

» The Huffington Post

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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

Chief of Technology

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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.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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