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All Politics Are National
It’s been decades since Tip O’Neill coined the adage about local politics. But are all politics national in 2006? Republicans want people to vote against a Speaker Pelosi. Democrats want a vote against President Bush. What about the local candidate? Also, Ned Lamont on his Senate race; Nueva NY: A guide to Latina life in the 5 boroughs, and listeners' calls on international adoption.
Looking at Lamont
Ned Lamont, Democratic candidate for Connecticut's US Senate seat
- says he'd do a better job in Washington than Joe Lieberman
It's My Party
Jill Gardiner, metro reporter for the New York Sun
- on Mayor Bloomberg's endorsement of Joe Lieberman
La Gran Manzana
Seth Kugel, New York Times columnist,
and
Carolina Gonzalez, freelance writer, former reporter and editorial board member
with the New York Daily News,
co-authors,
Nueva York: the Complete Guide to Latino Life in the Five Boroughs, (St. Martin's Griffin, 2006)
- where to find Latino culture in New York City
Nueva York is available for purchase at Amazon.com
30 Issues: Are All Politics National?
Dick Zimmer, former Congressman (R-NJ-12th District) and lawyer with Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher
and
Charles Rangel , Congressman (D-NY-15th District-Upper Manhattan)
- discuss whether Iraq and other national issues will prove Tip O'Neill wrong in 2006.
Adopt-A-World
Dawn Davenport, mother, attorney and author,
The Complete Book of International Adoption
(Broadway, 2006),
- discusses the intricacies of international adoption and takes calls from our listeners on their adoption experiences.
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
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Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
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Squatting, Then and Now
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