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The Brian Lehrer Show / July 22, 2004

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Thursday, July 22, 2004

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Sheryl Oring takes a letter to the President

Take a Letter!

This week artist Sheryl Oring has decamped to Bryant Park with a vintage 1950s typewriter. She’s taking dictation for postcards to the President from anyone who wants to give it.
Get a look at the project here. Plus, the 9/11 Commission's final report.
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Boston Tea Party

Eileen McNamara Columnist for the Boston Globe discusses the security at the Boston convention and police issues

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Open Phones listeners who are undecided voters call in

Take A Letter!

Sheryl Oring artist and founder of "I Wish To Say", a project promoting citizens' correspondence with the President

Joseph Wilson former ambassador and career diplomat, and author, The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies that Led to War and Exposed My Wife's CIA Identity--A Diplomat's Memoir (Carroll & Graf;)discusses controversy surrounding the investigation on the leaking of his wife's name and the drive to go to war with Iraq

The Final Say

Elaine Shannon Criminal Justice Correspondent for Time Magazine previews the release of the final report from the 9/11 Commission

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the show with a 20 year news quiz.

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Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!

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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

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What's Next for the Movement?

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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.