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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, July 25, 2005
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    Citizen Aguilar

    On November 25th 2002 the Department of Homeland Security was established. Integrated within the organization are various government agencies including immigration. Monday on the Brian Lehrer Show Alfonso Aguilar, the first head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks about civic responsibilities of new citizens and the organization's New Immigrant Orientation Guide.

For Subway Searches

R. P. Eddy senior fellow for Counterterrorism at the Manhattan Institute and founder and executive director of the Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT)
- is in favor of the random searches on the subway system

Against Subway Searches

Norman Siegel attorney representing the West Harlem Business Group (who are protesting the expansion of Columbia University), developed "Don't Destroy Brooklyn," an advocacy group and candidate for Public Advocate
- on the police backpack searches in the subway

Beltway News

Michael Duffy assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief for Time Magazine - on the political news from Washington DC and around the world
» Time Magazine

Listening to Ground Zero

Dave Isay public radio producer, founder of Storycorps with more stories from StoryCorps

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Emily Feit facilitator on facilitating StoryCorps at the World Trade Center site

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Norene Schneider family member who recorded her memories at Story Corps lost her brother at the World Trade Center
» StoryCorps

Democracy Wonk

listeners tell us how they feel about the searches in the subway

CIS: New York

Alfonso Aguilar, chief of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Office of Citizenship,
-on integrating immigrants into American society
» United States Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.