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  • Street theater in Union Square during the Republican National Convention (Czerina Patel/WNYC)
    Street theater in Union Square during the Republican National Convention (Czerina Patel/WNYC)

    Party Hardy

    With the Convention over and George W. Bush officially re-nominated we look to see how successful Republicans were in drafting a message to the American voters with Congressman Charles Rangel, Gail Collins of the New York Times and David Frum. Also how did New York fair with the onslaught of delegates, protestors, politicians and journalists?

Wrapping the RNC

Gail Collins Editorial Page Editor, New York Times on Bush's speech and the week at the convention
» New York Times

The Day After

Amity ShlaesSyndicated Columnist, Financial Times on George W. Bush's speech at the RNC
» Financial Times

Huricane Charlie

Charles Rangel Congressman (D-NY-15th District-Upper Manhattan and Queens)
» Rep. Charles Rangle

Shoot Frum the Hip

strong>David Frum former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, contributing editor of National Review, and co-author, An End to Evil: How to Win the War On Terror(Random House; January 7, 2004)
» David Frum

New York State of Mind

Joshua Robin Staff writer at Newsday's New York City edition
» Newsday
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Errol Louis Columnist, New York Daily News
» Daily News

Counter Attack

Peter GrierWashington Editor, Christian Science Monitor On Kerry’s speech in Ohio last night at midnight, an hour after George Bush’s address at the RNC

Open Phones

on Kerry's speech last night in Ohio and George Bush's speech at the convention

Schrock and Awe

Eric Ephron managing editor of The Week has all the news you missed this week
» The Weeks

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a 'Change We Need' rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) September 27, 2008 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to Obama but has recently stepped up efforts to swing her supporters behind her former rival. : U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a 'Change We Need' rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) September 27, 2008 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to Obama but has recently stepped up efforts to swing her supporters behind her former rival.

Junior Senator

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Glenn Thrush, senior Congressional correspondent for Politico.com, talks about potential replacements for Hillary Clinton in the Senate, once she's confirmed as Secretary of State.

Jewish toddler Moshe, 2, who lost his parents when militants staged an assault on a Jewish centre in Mumbai.

Mumbai Monday

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The Mumbai terrorist attacks have caused shockwaves that reach communities here in New York. How are south Asian immigrants coping with the crisis? Plus, on January 20th, Barack Obama will become the first black president, but he’s already the most prominent black father in America. Is he setting a new standard for African-American parenthood?

Baby's Mouth

Baby Blues

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Alex Kuczynski, New York Times style writer and the author of Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery (Doubleday, 2006), talks about her recent NYT Magazine article "Her Body, My Baby" and her experience having a child through a surrogate.

Maya Angelou

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Poet-activist Maya Angelou, author of Letter to My Daughter (Random House, 2008), on the significance of the Obama presidency and more.

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 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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