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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, November 08, 2006
  • Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman gives his wife, Hadassah a kiss during his acceptance speech after he won a 4th term in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
    Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman gives his wife, Hadassah a kiss he won a 4th term (AP Photo/Bob Child)

    The Day After

    With the Democrats taking control of the House, we continue our coverage of the 2006 election. Who won, who lost and why? What's still unresolved and what happens next for the nation, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

The Results are In

John Dickerson, Slate.com's chief political correspondent and author, On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' First Woman Star (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
and
Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune
- recap the election

Counts and Recounts

Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton
- on voting problems that arose on Election Day
and
Beverly Amsler, Morning Edition Anchor for WVTF in Roanoke, Virginia
- tells us how the Senatorial race in Virigina will be decided

more on the Election Protection coalition

Tri State Round Robin

Darryl McMiller, assistant professor of political science at the University of Hartford
and
Bob Hennelly, WNYC Reporter
and
Elaine Rivera, WNYC Reporter
- with the election results from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, plus listener calls on what the Democrats should do first.

Dems in the House

Paul Mirengoff, Attorney based in Washington, DC, and co-creator of powerlineblog.com
and
Marie Cocco, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Group
- the post-election state of affairs for Republicans and Democrats

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
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.

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.