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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, March 22, 2005
  • State of Mind

    In a widely-distributed family video from 2001, Terri Schiavo appears to respond to her mother. Dr. Russell Portenoy explains the nature of a persistent vegetative state and other medical and ethical issues surrounding the Schiavo case.

Whip Lash

Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip in the U.S. Congress (D-MD 5), on the Democratic agenda in the House of Representatives
» Democratic Whip's Office

State of Mind

Russell Portenoy, MD, neurologist and the Chair of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, on the medical and legal issues issues underlying the Terri Schiavo case
» Dr. Russell Portenoy

Fields of Dreams

C. Virginia FieldsC. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President
-on her bid for the Democratic nomination for Mayor
» Borough President's Office

The House That Mike Built

Emily Youssof, President of The New York City Housing Development Corporation,
-on housing as an issue in the election year and the mayor's policies thus far
» New York City Housing Development Corporation

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Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

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