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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, November 27, 2006
  • Rep. Scott Garrett
    Rep. Scott Garrett

    Monday Morning Politics

    David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News and World Report and New Jersey Republican Congressman Scott Garrett discusses being a minority in the Democratic controlled Congress. We explore the reality of compromise between Nancy Pelosi and George Bush. Also, Blair Williams discusses the Anglo-Indian community in India, and we examine the current experience of teenagers in the foster care system.

Monday Morning Politics Part 1

David Gergen, Editor-at-Large, U.S. News and World Report and Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government
-discusses the possibility of common ground between Nancy Pelosi and George Bush
and
Scott Garrett, Republican Congressman from New Jersey
- talks about being a minority in the Democratic-controlled Congress and what is on the political agenda for Republicans

The Jewel in the Crown

Blair Williams , Professor of Industry at Polytechnic University
- examines the Anglo-Indian community in India and the diaspora

Jesus Christ: Superstar

Jerry Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and current writer-at-large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and co-author
and
Tim LaHaye, minister and co-author
-on their new book, "John's Story: The Last Eyewitness (Book One of The Jesus Chronicles) (Putnam 2006)

John's Story available for purchase at Amazon.com

Bachelor Party Shooting

Rickford Burke, president of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy
and
Graham Weatherspoon, of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
-on the controversial shooting of a man in Queens before his wedding day

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

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!

From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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