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The Brian Lehrer Show / July 27, 2005

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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

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Paul Browne, Deputy Commissioner of Public Information for the NYPD

The View from One Police Plaza

When the NYPD announced random bag checks in the subways, it timed the new policy to coincide with increased fear of terrorist attacks. Police spokesman Paul Browne says the checks are not only necessary, but also consistent with the Fourth Amendment.
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Our Bodies No Longer Ourselves

Alexandra Jacobs editor at the New York Observer
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What's Your Bag

Paul Browne Deputy Chief of Public Affairs with the New York City Police Department
- on the random searches of bags in the subway

Democracy Wonk- Small Businesses Unite

small business owners share their political beliefs and on-the-job challenges, with Stacy from Maplewood the owner of a small business owner in New York
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Fred Dicker state editor for the New York Post
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George Pataki's press conference

Andrea Bernstein WNYC reporter
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