The state nominating conventions are getting underway. We speak to Republican gubernatorial candidate William Weld, get analysis of the conventions, including highlights from Eliot Spitzer’s speech to the Democrats. Also, a debate on the acceptibility of the "n" word; Middle East Studies professor Fawaz Gerges puts the battlefronts of Iraq and Afghanistan in context and talks about his new book, Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Militancy; and coverage of Secretary Rice's announcement about negotiating with Iran.
William Weld, running for Republican gubernatorial nomination, former governor of Massachusetts
- on the campaign and the state convention
» Weld for New York
Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Reporter
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Errol Cockfield , Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
- on the New York State Democratic Convention
Jill Merrit, co-founder of abolishthenword.com
- says the n-word is never a term of endearment, as claimed by the defense in the Nicholas Minucci trial
» abolishthenword.com
» an article covering prosecution testimony in the Minucci trial from the Daily News
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