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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 18, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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  • New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on July 26, 2006 in New York.
    New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on July 26, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo)

    Should the U.S. Get Out of Iraq?

    After three and a half years, 2,700 U.S. casualties, spending of $379 billion, and no end in sight, a forum at Town Hall took on the question: Should the U.S. get out of Iraq? Congressman Jack Murtha and former Senator George McGovern grappled with the question along with others. We’ll play excerpts of the taped debate and make available the full audio online. Plus: Eliot Spitzer takes questions on what he’d do if he gets elected governor and a new play that encompasses the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn, roller coaster rides, 9/11, and Starbucks.

Stuy-Town Sold

Daniel Garodnick, New York City Councilmember, District 4
- discuses the sale of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village

On the Road

Eliot Spitzer, New York State Attorney General and candidate for Governor (D)
- talks about his campaign

Open Phones

-Listeners call in about the Stuy-Town sale

The Old Ball Game

Heather Woodbury, playwright and performer, winner of the inaugural Spalding Gray Award
- on her first multi-actor ensemble work, A Tale of 2Cities: An American Joyride on Multiple Tracks, that takes as its starting point the move of the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles

Tale of 2Cities: An American Joyride on Multiple Tracks is in performance at Performance Space 122 through October 29th.

Tale of 2Cities is also available for purchase at Amazon.com

Should the U.S. Get Out of Iraq?

Congressman John Murtha, D-12 (PA), ranking member, and former chairman, of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; Vietnam combat veteran and retired Marine Corps colonel
and
George McGovern, former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate; co-author of Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
and
William Polk, historian and co-author of Out of Iraq
and
James Carafano, senior fellow for National Security and Homeland Security at The Heritage Foundation
and
Salameh Nematt, Washington bureau chief for Al Hayat International Arab Daily
-a live forum at Town Hall examining the options for, and the consequences of, an exit strategy for the U.S. in Iraq
Listen to the whole debate

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.