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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 29, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, November 29, 2005
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  • Sensitivity Training

    With more and more prospective parents adopting kids from abroad, it is no longer rare to spot children in the playground who do not look like their parents. But manners have not caught up with the times, and an innocent query from a confused observer can upset both parent and child.

Khyber Attack

Griff Witte, foreign reporter for the Washington Post
and
Ahmed Rashid, journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan and author Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia (Penguin, 2003) and Taliban (Yale University Press)
- on the increased violence in Afghanistan

» "Afghans Confront Surge of Violence" (The Washington Post)
» Ahmed Rashid

Fire Side Chat

Christopher Breiseth, president and CEO of The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, NY
- on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's fire side chats to the country at the time of war

» The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

Sensitivity Training

Dawn Davenport, researcher and writer specializing in adoption and author, The Complete Book on International Adoption: A Step By Step Guide to Finding Your Child (forthcoming from Random House Broadway in 2006),
- says curiosity, not malice, prompts insensitive questions to adoptive parents

We Should Be Moving Shortly...

Sewell Chan, reporter for The New York Times
- on labor negotiations between the transit union and the MTA
and
Ed Watt, secretary and treasurer of the transit workers union local 100
- on the transit workers' negotiations with the MTA

» "M.T.A. Seeks Flexibility on Job Rules" by Sewell Chan in the New York Times

Open Phones

Brian and callers remember Dillon Stewart, the New York City police officer who was shot and killed yesterday.

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

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.

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.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.