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Non-Stick Nontoxic?
Teflon continues to be one of the most successful consumer polymers ever developed more than fifty years after it hit the American market. But new research suggests DuPont’s non-stick coating may pose significant health risks. Also, John Kerry’s position on Iraq, a bilingual school in Westchester, Google’s IPO, and your calls on Governor McGreevey’s immediate future.
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Peter Grier, Washington Editor for the Christian Science Monitor, provides analysis on the weekend's news
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Reading, Writing y Matemáticas
Mirla Puello, Assistant Principal at Roosevelt Pre-Kindergarten School in Ossining
I Read It in Playboy
Mike Santoli senior editor at Barron's on questions over the search engine's much-hyped stock flotation
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» Barron’s
» Playboy
Stuck with Teflon
Amy Cortese contributing writer to the New York Times, on Dupont's problems with the EPA over the chemicals used to manufacture Teflon
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New York Times
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Timothy Kropp Senior Scientist at the Environmental Working Group
on the ubiquity and toxicity of the chemical used to manufacture Teflon
» Environmental Working Group
» Amy Cortese's recent article on Dupont
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New Jersey listeners call with their thoughts on Governor McGreevy’s announcement and political infighting surrounding it
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Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary
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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.
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.
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No Logo: One Decade Later
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