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The Brian Lehrer Show / June 27, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, June 27, 2005
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  • Supreme Beings

    This could be the biggest week for the Supreme Court in recent years. A host of important rulings are expected on intellectual property, religious displays, cable internet, and more. And it’s rumored there will be at least one retirement from the court.

Time and Again

Doug Waller, senior writer at Time (HarperSanFrancisco, 2003),
-on the weekend in news
» Time

Stemming the Tide

Mario Cuomo, Former Governor of New York
- proposes an alternative to President Bush's policy on stem cell research
» Mario Cuomo's opinion piece on Stem Cells in The New York Times

Supreme Beings

Noah Feldman, Professor of law at New York University, former senior adviser for constitutional law at the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq and author, Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem - and What We Should Do About It (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005)
- on the intersection of religion and politics and the latest supreme court rulings on displaying the Ten Commandments at court houses
» Noah Feldman's bio

and
Nick Thompson, senior editor at Legal Affairs magazine
- reacts to the rulings on file sharing and high speed internet carriers

» Legal Affairs

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.