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First Days
It’s day two of the Democratic Congress and the party is trying to implement an ambitious agenda. Find out how the first 100 hours program is going. Also, Eliot Spitzer continues to unveil his plans for reform as he enters his fifth day in office. We’ll break down some of the new proposals. Plus: the causes of our winterless winter.
Disciplinary Action
Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission, a group that monitors the police
- explains the disciplinary actions of the NYPD
The Winter that Wasn't
Jeff Warner, meteorologist at Penn State University, prepares the New York Times daily weather page
- explains our balmy weather
Mapping Politics
Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
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Dr. Ivan Oransky, deputy editor of The Scientist magazine
- how Spitzer wants to overhaul the redistricting process
Eliot Spitzer's State of the State speech (opens a PDF)
Brennan Center's response to the Spitzer proposals
The Kindness of Strangers
-taking listener calls on random acts of kindness, inspired by subway samaritan Wesley Autrey
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