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    Reading Project: Pope Benedict’s Speech at University of Regensburg

    Your calls on our latest Brian Lehrer Show Reading Project: the full text of the speech by Pope Benedict that has so upset Muslims. Read the Pope’s remarks in their full context then call in when we discuss the speech on air with Christian and Muslim guests.

Chavez Heats Up Harlem

Tavis Smiley, host, The Tavis Smiley Show, which airs Fridays at 9PM and Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM on AM 820
- discusses the appearance of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez at Harlem’s Olivet Baptist Church.

» http://www.tavistalks.com

Exonerated in Canada

Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights
and
Michelle Shepard, national security reporter for the Toronto Star
- talk about the rendition of Maher Arar, the Canadian citizen who was held without trial and tortured in a Syrian jail cell.

» Center for Constitutional Rights
» Maher Arar's website

Exonerated in Westchester

Nina Morrison, a staff attorney with the Innocence Project
and
Jonathan Hicks, political writer for the New York Times
-discuss Jeffrey Deskovic, a man wrongfully convicted of rape and murder, and the implications of his case on Jeanine Pirro's campaign for Attorney General.

» The Innocence Project
» Jonathan Hick's New York Times Article

Papal Controversy: A Roundtable Discussion

John L. Allen Jr. , Vatican correspondent, National Catholic Reporter, and author of The Rise of Benedict the XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church (Random House, 2006)
and
Irshad Manji , author of The Trouble with Islam Today (St. Martin's Press, 2005)
and
Fawaz Gerges , Carnegie Scholar, visiting Professor at the American University in Cairo, and author of Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy (Harcourt, 2006)
and
Reza Aslan , Middle East Correspondent for CBS News and author of No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (Random House, March 2005)
- discuss Pope Benedict the XVI's speech and the reaction it's provoked around the world.

» National Catholic Reporter
» Irshad Manji's website
» Reza Aslan's website
» Read the Pope’s remarks

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.

Video Picks

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