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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 18, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, October 18, 2004
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  • Race, Ethnicity, Equality

    Housing, jobs, the war in Iraq. Minority voters care about the same issues as everyone else, and then some. While Bush is appealing en Español to Latino voters, Senator Kerry is counting on black voters to give him the winning margin.

Rudin Awakening

Ken Rudin, political director for National Public Radio, reviews the weekend in politics
» Ken Rudin bio

Take the A Train, Write a Libretto

Lawrence Feeney, producer of The A Train plays, is inspired by the subway
» http://www.theatrainplays.com/home/ and Natalie Douglas performer in "The A Train Plays" says making music is fun on the A train
» Natalie Douglas

30 Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Equality

Debra Dickerson, journalist and author, The End of Blackness (Pantheon Books, 2004) An American Story (Pantheon Books 2000)
» DebraDickerson.com and E.R. Shipp, Columnist for the New York Daily News,
» and Ruben Navarrette, Jr., syndicated columnist, regular contributor to NPR's morning edition and member of the Dallas Morning News editorial
» Ruben Navarrette compare Bush and Kerry on issues of importance to minority voters

Help Wanted: A New Online Community

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Follow our five authors' stories about looking for work in this ongoing recession. Then share your tips, offer support, ask your own questions & add ideas for others.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.