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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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    Drug of Choice

    Mexico’s President Vincente Fox is considering a bill that would legalize the use of narcotics for personal consumption. The move is an attempt to defang Mexico’s powerful drug cartels, but it will make the country one of the most permissive in the world. Hector Tobar, Mexico City bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times looks at the implications for Mexico and the US. Plus: former Homeland Security Department Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin exposes the softspots in American security.

Drug of Choice

Hector Tobar, Mexico bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, author, Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish Speaking United States (Riverhead Books Trade, 2006)
- reports on Mexico's move to legalize some hard drugs

» Mexico to Allow Use of Drugs in the LA Times

Superhero Needed

Clark Kent Ervin, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and currently is the director of the Homeland Security Initiative at the Aspen Institute and author, Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
- on national security vulnerabilities

» Aspen Institute's bio of Clark Kent Ervin

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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.

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