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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, January 09, 2007
  • The 9/11 Commission
    The 9/11 Commission (9-11commission.gov)

    Commission Accomplished?

    The Democratic-controlled House plans to adopt the final 9/11 Commission proposals. The proposals would change the formula for Homeland Security funding, but what will it mean for New York? Also: neocon scholar Robert Kagan makes the case for a troop surge in Iraq.

Commission Accomplished?

Richard Ben-Veniste, member of the 9/11 Commission and former chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office from 1973 to 1975, member of the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Interagency Working Group Roster
- on the 9/11 Commission Report recommendations that the Democratic Congress plans to enact during its first 100 hours

Baby's First Controversy

Jason Sperber, co-founder and coordinator of the group blog by Asian American dads, Rice Daddies, and has his own blog at daddyinastrangeland.com, and writes for antiracistparent.com--and the father of a 2-year-old daughter
- talks about the Toys R Us debacle over the first New Year's baby

Daddy Dearest

Neal Pollack, author, Alternadad (Pantheon Books 2006)
- talks about being a father who refuses to grow up

Alternadad is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Risk Assessment

Robert Kagan, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, project director at the Project for a New American Century and author, Dangerous Nations (Knopf 2006)
- talks about American foreign policy in the post 9/11 world

Dangerous Nation is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Open Phones: Crime and Property Values

- Listener calls on whether they're in denial about crime in their expensive neighborhoods

Step One: The Brainstorm

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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 8/21
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

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