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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 19, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 19, 2004
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  • NYS Senator Guy Velella (senatorvelella.com)

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    Last month former State Senator Guy Velella was released from jail after serving only three months of a year-long sentence for bribery. Now all four members of the commission that freed Velella have either resigned or been fired by Mayor Bloomberg.

30 Issues: Judicial Appointees

Nan Aron, President of the Alliance for Justice, a liberal judicial selection advocacy group, says Bush would make the court too conservative
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Todd Gaziano, director of the Center for Legal & Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, says Bush’s nominations are mainstream
» Heritage

Return to Guyville

Andrea BernsteinSenior Reporter, WNYC discusses her report on the early release of Guy Velella

Marsh Words

Gretchen Morgenson reporter and columnist for the New York Times business on Eliot Spitzer's latest investigation
» New York Times

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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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