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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, October 30, 2006
  • Bob Menendez
    Bob Menendez

    Every Morning Politics

    Each week, we usually spend time talking Monday Morning Politics bringing context to the issues consuming Washington. As we enter the homestretch of the mid-term elections, Every Morning Politics will bring analysis and candidate interviews every day. First up: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, (D-NJ), who is in a tight reelection battle, which may determine control of the Senate. Also, 30 Issues in 30 Days #26: Reforming Albany.

Garden State Run

Robert Menendez, Senator , Democrat from New Jersey
- talks about his run for Senate for the state of New Jersey

Jersey Political Daze

Herb Jackson, Washington correspondent for The Record of Bergen County
- discusses the race between Tom Kean Jr. and Robert Menendez

Pacing Politics

Chris Paige director of the Pace Poll
- analyzes his poll's findings for the 2006 election cycle

Download PDF file of selected Pace Poll questions

30 Issues in 30 Days: Reforming Albany

Seymour P. Lachman, former New York State Senator, professor at Adelphi University and author, with Robert Pollner, Three Men in a Room: The Inside Story of Power and Betrayal in an American Statehouse (The New Press, 2006)
and
Suzanne Novak, deputy director of the Democracy Project at the Brennan Center of Justice
- everything you want to know about the way New York State is run

The Brennan Center’s Unfinished Business: New York State Legislative Reform 2006 Update

Three Men in a Room is available for purchase at Amazon.com

A Green Governor?

Malachy McCourt, Irish writer and candidate for governor for the Green Party
- on his run as a third party candidate for Governor of New York

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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