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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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  • The Tax Man Cometh

    Just in time for the April 15th tax deadline, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and author Charles Rossotti gives his insider’s view of the agency everyone loves to hate, including the effects of the anti-tax movement on the IRS and the controversial alternative minimum tax.

Hearing Whispers

Faye Bowers National Security Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
- discusses the hearings for Bolton and Negraponte
» Christian Science Monitor
and
Mike Hirsh Senior Editor for Newsweek At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World (Oxford Univeristy Press 2003)
- discusses the confirmation hearings for UN ambassador, John Bolton and Intelligence Director, John Negraponte
» Newsweek

Clarification Unclear?

Welch Suggs, Senior Editor for Athletics at the Chronicle of Higher Education and author, and author, A Place on the Team : The Triumph and Tragedy of Title IX (Princeton University Press, 2005),
- on whether the Department of Education's recent "clarification" of a Title IX compliance rule means less money for women's college sports
» Chronicle of Higher Education
and
Jocelyn Samuels Vice President for Education and Employment for the National Women's Law Center
- is against the new changes to Title IX
» National Women's Law Center

The Tax Man Cometh

Charles Rossotti, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, author, Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest To Turn Around The Most Unpopular Organization In America (Harvard Business School Press, 2005)
- with an insider's account of the IRS
»

Roommate Rules

Listener Calls,
- on what makes the perfect roommate
» Roommate "posting" with extravagant rules

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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 Brian Lehrer Show.

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Uncommon Indicators

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