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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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    Underground Rumbles

    Weekend service changes are a vexing experience for many subway riders, but some things are changing underground: starting tomorrow, reduced-fare holiday MetroCards can be used. And the MTA is now considering a plan to replace swipe-cards with a technology similar to EZ-Pass.

Caveat Emptor

Bob Graham, former Senator (D-FL) and former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
- says not all Senators and Congressmen had the same access to pre-war intel

» "What I Knew Before the Invasion" by Bob Graham in the Washington Post

That's the Ticket

Gene Russianoff, staff attorney for NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign
- helps listeners figure out which holiday farecard is right for them

» NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign

The Promised Land

Hany Abu-Assad, director of the movie "Paradise Now"
- on his film about suicide bombers

» "Paradise Now" (Warner Bros.)

Upstate, Downstate, Elephants Fighting

Fred Dicker, state editor for the New York Post
and
Jim Rutenberg, metro reporter for the New York Times
and
Andrea Bernstein, WNYC reporter
- handicap the next year's New York gubernatorial race and examine the struggle for control of Ground Zero

» "Gay Marriage Hot Issue In Gov Race" by Fred Dicker in the New York Post
» "In Second Term, Bloomberg Has Promises to Keep" by Jim Rutenberg in the New York Times

Free Expression Choked in Zimbabwe

Beatrice Mtetwa, media lawyer in Zimbabwe and honoree of the Committee to Protect Journalists,
-says it's good to harbor doubts

» Beatrice Mtetwa (CPJ)

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

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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

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