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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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  • President George W. Bush delivers a statement on Border Security
    President George W. Bush delivers a statement on Border Security on Nov. 29th. (White House/Eric Draper)

    The Plan

    For weeks, President Bush’s friends in the Republican Party have been calling on him to speak directly to the American people about Iraq. Today he delivers what’s being billed as a major address on the war at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.

A Way To Win?

Ted Alden, Washington correspondent for the Financial Times,
- previews President Bush's address to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis and examines at the semantic difference between a "victory strategy" and an "exit strategy"

» The Financial Times
» "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" (The White House)

Live Remarks by President Bush

President Bush speaks at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on the war in Iraq

Reaction to the President's Speech

Jerrold Nadler, US representative(D-NY-8th District-Manhattan & Brooklyn)
and
Peter Brookes, senior fellow for National Security at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank
- respond to the President's speech on in Iraq

» Jerrold Nadler
» Peter Brookes (Heritage)

The Next Step In Iraq

Colonel Sam Gardiner, retired Air Force colonel, has taught strategy and military operations at the National War College
- analyzes the Iraqi Army's readiness to control the country

Miller Time

Jody Miller, founder of United Talent Group, a business consultancy, and contributor to Fortune Magazine
and
Matt Miller, host of "Left Right and Center" and author, The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love (PublicAffairs, 2003)
- say there's a movement afoot among top execs to spend less time at work

» "Get A Life!" by Jody and Matt Miller in Fortune Magazine
» The Two Percent Solution

Students Unite

Julian Pena-Vargas, New York University undergraduate and an organizer of Graduate Undergraduate Solidarity (GUS)
- says undergrads should support the NYU grad student strike
plus
your calls on NYU's labor dispute

30 days 30 issues

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
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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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

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We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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