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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 23, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, December 23, 2004
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  • Cyber Salon

    If 2003 was the year blogs burst onto the scene, 2004 was the year they became respectable. Today, the scribes behind Wonkette, Pressthink, and Powerline (Time magazine’s first-ever blog of the year) share their thoughts on journalism’s most untamed frontier.

How Long Has This Been Going On?

Jay Price, staff writer for the Raleigh, NC News & Observer, has the details on the first known case of an Iraqi murdered by a US serviceman
» "Guardsman killed Iraqi after sex" in the Raleigh News & Observer

Widespread Abuse?

R. Jeffrey Smith, staff writer for the Washington Post, says new documents show abuse in Iraq and Guantanamo was more widespread than previously thought
» "New Papers Suggest Detainee Abuse Was Widespread" in the Washington Post

Elegy for a Friend

Wayne Barrett, Senior Editor at the Village Voice, and Author, Rudy: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani (Basic Books, 2001) and City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York (Harpercollins, 1988), remembers journalist Jack Newfield
» The Village Voice

Open Phones

your calls on charitable giving and their person of the year

Cyber Salon

Scott Johnson, an attorney and senior vice president of TCF National Bank in Minneapolis, fellow at the conservative Claremont Institute, and co-writer of Powerline, explains how he helped brake the fake National Guard documents story
» Powerline
and
Ana Marie Cox, writes Wonkette, gives her snarky take on being sassy
» Wonkette
and
Jay Rosen, Professor of Journalism at New York University, writes Pressthink, speculates on the future of blogs
» Pressthink

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.

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.

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.