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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, July 24, 2006
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    The Sheriff of Wall Street

    A son of the Bronx, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer made his name prosecuting brokerages that inflated their stock value artificially. Now he’s running for Governor. A Spitzer biographer says family scrabble games early in life made young Eliot competitive. Plus, Monday Morning Politics, the power outage and outrage in Queens and investigating suspicious fires.

Monday Morning Politics

Mike Hirsh, senior editor, Newsweek and author, At War With Ourselves (Oxford University Press 2003)
- reviews the news from the Middle East

» Newsweek

Primary Concerns

Steve Clemons, director of foreign affairs at the New America Foundation and publisher of the thewashingtonnote.com
- on Lieberman, Clinton and the change in national primary dates

» thewashingtonnote.com

Fired Up

Shelly Reuben, private fire investigator and author, The Skirt Man (Harcourt, 2006),
-on being an arson investigator and a novelist

» Shelly Reuben (personal website)
» The Skirt Man (Harcourt)

Spit Fire

Brooke Masters, reporter for The Washington Post and author, Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer (Times Books)
- on the man who would be governor.

Powerless

Eric Gioia, councilmember (D-Queens)
- on day eight of the blackout in Queens

» Councilmember Gioia’s webpage

Call Councilmember Gioia's office at 718-383-9566

Call 1-800-75CONED to report individual outages to Con Edison

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.