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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 16, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, May 16, 2003

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A Capital Idea

Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams recently caused a stir when he reversed his longstanding oppostion to school vouchers. "We've got a model we've been using for 140 years," he said in a recent interview. "I think it's time to try something else." Also on the show: how technology can reduce your workload while making you look busy.
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Norman Reimer, president-elect of the New York County Lawyer's Association, and a partner at Gould, Fishbein, Reimer and Gottfried, on the allegation that Lemrick Nelson's former defense lawyer lied about his client's confession

Cut Me Some Slack

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Word Up

Steve Kleinedler, senior editor at the American Heritage Dictionary, on his book, One Hundred Words Every High School Graduate Should Know (Houghton Mifflin, 2003)

A Black Sheep

Anthony Williams, mayor of Washington DC, on why he’s changed his mind and supports school vouchers

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Listeners comment school vouchers and whether they should be brought to New York

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